Senior React Native App Engineer

Join a fast-growing, listed company with a purpose! Fastned owns and operates a network of 300+ fast charging stations across Europe, allowing electric vehicle drivers to charge their cars with 100% green energy in just 15 minutes. Our goal is a European network of 1000 fast charging stations in prime locations, where all-electric vehicles can charge with renewable energy from the sun and wind. We have recently been voted the best charging network in the UK, France, and the Netherlands. If you want to make a difference and work in an informal, international scale-up environment with prospects, read on!

Your role

Fastned aims to accelerate the transition towards sustainable mobility by giving freedom to electric drivers. As our React Native App Developer you are responsible for developing experiences that are simple, drive engagement and deliver WOW to our users on every journey touchpoint. By delivering best in class app solutions for Fastned digital products, you get the unique opportunity to improve the EV driving experience and contribute to the transition to sustainable mobility. 

In this role, you will contribute to our customer-facing products, including the Fastned mobile app and in-car applications. As a true problem-solver, you will be accountable for the delivery of a well functioning product, while teaming up with Product Design to raise the bar on usability. This role is part of the Software team, and works as a member of the scrum team with fellow Frontend Developers, Backend Engineers, Product Owner, Product Designer and QA.

Your overall responsibilities include

• Contribute with your team to product development from ideation to deployment;

• Development, testing and doing code reviews for Fastned frontend applications;

• Refine with your team feature requirements to deliver a product that materially impacts the business and improves the customer experience;

• Raise the bar on product usability, contributing to design system creation while developing experiences that deliver WOW on every journey touchpoint;

• Participate in scrum ceremonies and contribute to tech decision making;

• Coach and assist the team in improving development methodologies and applying best practice patterns.

Who we are looking for
In order to be successful in this role you bring along a highly entrepreneurial mindset - we want our employees to ‘Think like a founder’. You thrive in taking ownership of all software engineering aspects that help create the best-in-class user experience. Additionally, you tick the following boxes:

• Minimum 3 years of experience with React Native.

• Proficient in React, Node JS, and Typescript.

• Skilled in cross-platform mobile development using React Native, including native modules and APIs.

• Ability to take complex designs from Figma and make the corresponding UI components.

• Experience with React Query.

• Familiarity with iOS Store and Google Play Store distribution.

• Know-how with CI/CD tools such as Bitrise.

• Experience with Jest for testing.

• Experience with native iOS (Swift/Objective-C) and Android (Kotlin/Java) development

• Strong analytical, detail-oriented, and organized.

• Problem-solver, innovative in finding and guiding development solutions.

• Good communication and interpersonal skills.

• Team player with a collaborative mindset.

• Familiar with Agile methodologies and Scrum framework.

• Interested in the energy transition and Fastned’s mission.

Nice-to-haves:

• Experience with Maestro testing.

• An app link from Google Play or Apple Store showcasing your work.

• Experience with Apple Car Play/Android Auto development.

• Some familiarity with Nest.JS.

  
  

Join us in building a better future!

We work hard to change the world, but we don't forget to recognise & celebrate our successes, big and small. We put a focus on work-life balance, provide you with genuine work flexibility, and have family-friendly policies in place. Our benefits include:

• Stock option plan -> We believe in shared value creation;

• A training and development budget of €3,000 per year per employee, because development and training are important to us and our sector offers endless opportunities;

• In order to feel & enjoy the EV life, you get access to our fully electric vehicle fleet (all charging expenses covered), also for private use;

• Daily lunches, snacks & drinks are provided at our office locations;

• 29 days of holidays. Additionally, we give you two mission days you can use to contribute to Fastned’s mission or to support a cause that is important to you.

• Next to fun events year-round, we throw notorious Christmas parties and organise an amazing yearly trip abroad with all employees;

• Other perks include flexible working hours, full travel compensation and the working gear of your choice.

Interested in making an impact?

We would love to have a conversation with you! Apply now, send us your CV and explain in your motivation letter why you’re excited about joining Fastned. After submitting your application, we will review your application. 

If we decide to move forward, here’s what you can expect from our hiring process at Fastned:

1. Video screening call with our recruiter.

2. Take-home technical assignment to assess your problem-solving approach.

3. Technical interview with the hiring manager + engineer to dive deeper into your skills.

4. Team interview with your potential future colleagues, focused on collaboration and team fit, this won’t be a technical conversation.
   
   If all goes well, we’ll move to the offer stage and hope to welcome you on board at Fastned!

Fastned is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly encourage women, people of colour, and LGBTQ(+) people to apply. We consider applicants of all gender identities.