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Senior React Native Developer- Freelance
Location: New York - Hybrid
Type of position: Freelance
Division / Technology
Reports to: Head of Development
About VML
VML is the world's largest creative agency. We combine brand experience, customer experience, and commerce to create connected brands and drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Intel, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's among others. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, which named WPP as a "Leader" in Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization. As the world's most advanced creative company, VML's global network is powered by over 30,000 talented people across 60-plus markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago, Seattle, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney to name just a few.
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITY
Who we're looking for:
The VML Apps Senior React Native Developer- Freelance is responsible for leading React Native development efforts on specific projects. The ideal candidate will have specialized knowledge and experience in React Native development, including implementing React Native development best practices, defining code architecture, implementing processes, and applying advanced debugging techniques.
This position also requires strong leadership qualities, including an ability to clarify team roles within a project, delegate development tasks to other junior team members, and oversee delivery of releases. As a Senior React Native Developer- Freelance, you'll be overseeing and mentoring other React Native developers at a variety of skill levels.
The most successful individual in this position will be one who can implement technical solutions, oversee an internal development team, interface with other disciplines within the organization, and communicate effectively with clients.
This is a W2 Hourly Freelance role on VML Payroll- no 1099 ICs or 3rd party candidates will be considered.
What you'll do:
Develop | Write code that is consistent and clean both in formatting style and design with current React Native coding practices.Review code for your peers.
Collaborate | Work with a team of developers, designers, business analysts, QA, and project management to produce high-quality projects for large brands that you know and use.
Deliver | Ship releases to users regularly and see your work go live early and often.
Plan | Participate in planning for the future of your project, including estimating, scoping, and helping build a feature roadmap with your team and clients.
Mentor | Mentor developers and associate developers on your team and help them grow.
Influence | Grow the React Native development craft, define best practices, and build processes that can be shared across multiple teams.
Who you are:
- Builder | You love leveraging new technologies to build amazing products.
- Team player | You thrive on working collaboratively with a diverse set of team members and are an effective communicator.
- Leader | You have the skills, experience, and acumen to lead a team to success.
- Problem solver | You're driven to keep finding solutions to interesting and challenging problems.
What you'll need:
- At least 5 years of experience as a React Native Developer.
- Experience with tools such as Git, Jenkins, Charles Proxy, and Postman.
- BA/BS degree with a technology-related major or equivalent experience.
- Able to provide direction to other developers up to the Senior level.
- Able to evaluate technologies brought forward from clients.
- Able to advocate for scope of work and resource needs.
- Able to assist peers in project troubleshooting.
- Ability to estimate upcoming scopes of work.
- Excellent communication skills and an eagerness to work tightly with an experienced and diverse set of team members.
- Significant experience working within an Agile environment (referencing user stories, participating in sprints, daily scrums and retrospectives).
- Experience using React Native to develop hybrid mobile projects either professionally or freelance.
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model.
- Experience with popular React workflows (such as Flux or Redux).
Additional desirable skills:
- Experience using React to develop web-based projects either professionally or freelance.
- Experience building native Android and/or iOS apps in Kotlin and/or Swift.
- Experience working with TypeScript
The Ideal Candidate
Will possess an entrepreneurial spirit, who thrives with a certain level of uncertainty and autonomy yet manages to navigate among multiple stakeholders (internally and externally) to secure structured and successful social media engagements and grow target audiences.
Personality and approach: Collaborative, positive, result driven, energetic, self-driven, ethical, emphatic, robust, daring, executional (can do - get things done attitude)
Strong communication, motivational and active listening skills
Culturally aligned with VML values, culture and guiding principles
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