React Native Developer (up to £55,000)
Immediate is home to some of the biggest and most loved consumer brands in the UK, including Radio Times, Good Food and BBC Gardeners World magazine. Our trusted, quality content reaches millions of people a month across digital, print, video, podcasts, apps and live events.
We’re the destination for people looking to get more from the things they love. We’re here to inspire, fuel, encourage and educate.
Whether it’s the big things, or the little things; from reaching fitness goals to savouring good food, cultivating outdoor spaces, or enjoying the latest TV sensation – we help bring our audiences joy!
About the role
We are looking for a skilled and passionate React Native Developer to join our app development team. You’ll help shape the future of Fabric, our digital publishing platform that powers some of the UK’s most iconic brands including and serves over 60 million unique users monthly. Our native apps are a rapidly growing part of this platform with hundreds of thousands of active subscribers.
As part of our cross-functional development team, you'll contribute to a shared codebase powering multiple apps, working with modern tooling and infrastructure including TypeScript, React Native, REST APIs, automated tests, and Bitrise for CI/CD.
You’ll report to the Lead React Native Developer and play a key role in building new features, supporting new brand rollouts, and maintaining app quality — always with a focus on user experience, performance, accessibility, and engineering best practices.
As a React Native Developer, you will;
Immerse yourself in our technical ecosystem
Develop and test new user-facing features, and support existing ones, across our iOS and Android apps
Build reusable code, components and libraries for future use
Optimise screens, code and assets for maximum speed and scalability
Follow our standards, best practices and guidelines, and be actively involved in improving them
Use testing frameworks to ensure automated test coverage for platform functionality
Collaborate with other team members and the Product Manager to progress our digital strategy
Keep up to date with industry and technical developments
Write and improve technical documentation when necessary
Work across disciplines to deliver a great user experience for our customers
Requirements
JavaScript / TypeScript
React Native
Integrating first and third-party services including REST APIs and analytics
Automated testing including unit and end-to-end
Understanding of the key differences between native platforms
Git and NPM/Yarn to manage your work and dependencies
Great communication skills with colleagues and stakeholders
Desirable
In-App Purchases and subscriptions via the stores
Agile working principles
Working with a design system/component library
Using JavaScript and React in the browser
Hands on experience working with native modules on iOS and/or Android
Bitrise
Benefits
A relaxed working environment with regular socials including a summer festival
Immediate Community webinars, well-being initiatives and Mental Health First aiders
25 days holiday plus a day for your birthday. Our offices will be closed between Christmas and New Year’s which are in addition to your annual entitlement
Claim back everyday health care cost with Medicash our Health Cash back plan
Lease an Electric vehicle through our EV salary sacrifice scheme
Tailored training and development through our Love Learning platform
A progressive and transparent culture with clear career progression
Flexible / hybrid working plus early finish Fridays
Cycle to work scheme
Enhanced Family Policies including paternity, adoption and surrogacy leave. We also provide a pregnancy loss, fertility, and carers policy
Competitive pension plans and Life Assurance
A newly renovated modern office with lots of collaborative spaces
At Immediate, we pride ourselves on our open, collaborative, and dynamic culture that empowers our people to thrive and give their best. We care deeply about our people, environment, and impact. Our active Diversity \& Inclusion network, comprehensive well-being programs, and clear sustainability strategies reflect this commitment.
People are at the heart of our business and creating a diverse and inclusive working environment is extremely important to us. Immediate is an equal opportunities employer. We’ll never treat anyone less favourably because of their sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, marital/civil partnerships, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, age, religion or belief or disability. We’re also committed to supporting applications from those who are returning to work following a career break, maternity leave or caring responsibilities.
Immediate is a place where you can grow, be supported, and make a difference