Technical Lead, Mobile Apps (React Native) - Hybrid at pelmorex

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A WORKPLACE THAT HAS... Flexible Work Environment 💻 Retirement Savings Matching Plan (RRSP). Plan for your future with us! 💸 Personal Spending Account 💰 Up to $500 to spend on anything related to physical, mental or financial well-being (in addition to your Health Care Spending Account)  17 Paid Days Off (in addition to 13 Personal Days) 🌅 This includes an extra day off during the month of your birthday 🍰- our gift to you! An IDEAS (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Awareness, Solidarity) team ⚖️ Weather is inclusive, we will be too. Our IDEAS team is committed to making this happen!   📣HAVE WE GOT YOUR ATTENTION? WANT TO LEARN MORE?   Read about us here! (spoiler alert… we are the home of The Weather Network )📍     WHY WE NEED YOU? GLAD YOU ASKED...   This is a high-visibility, senior engineering role where you will directly shape the mobile experience for millions of users worldwide.  As our React Native Technical Lead, you will design, architect, and implement mission-critical features for Canada and Spain’s #1 Weather applications:The Weather Network, Météo Média, and ElTiempo. Your contributions will be fundamental in driving the next-generation iterations of our applications, making you a key architect in a high-scale, high-impact environment. You will thrive within a highly collaborative agile team composed of software developers, developers-in-test, designers, and product owners.     Please note we are only considering candidates who are eligible to work in Canada and are currently located in the Greater Toronto Area. WHAT IS THE DAY TO DAY LIKE (Your Dual Mandate) This role offers a unique balance between hands-on engineering and strategic leadership. As a core member of our cross-functional team of leads, your time will be split between two crucial areas: • Technology Leadership & Implementation: You will lead and implement forward-looking improvements for our mobile applications and technology stack, which includes a server-driven layout, with customized rules per brand and market. This means being hands-on with cutting-edge, modern React Native frameworks like Expo and architecting solutions using the New Architecture (Fabric/TurboModules). • Engineering Excellence & Mentorship: You will guide software development standards across the mobile apps realm. This includes actively mentoring and influencing the growth of other software developers, ensuring efficient feature delivery, and bringing the latest technologies into practice We are a Continuous Deployment shop, aiming to get code to users instantly so we can learn, iterate, and innovate immediately WE ARE HOPING THAT YOU HAVE (The Non-Negotiables) • Experience & Mastery: 6–8 years of overall software development experience, including 4–5 years dedicated to high-scale React Native application development. • Modern React Native Architecture: Deep expertise in concurrent rendering, modern React Native architecture, and building sophisticated cross-platform design systems. • Quality Assurance Champion: Proven expertise in Test-Driven Development (TDD) and robust unit and functional testing methodologies. • DevOps Fluent: Strong experience working with Continuous Delivery pipelines and practical knowledge of Firebase or other modern cloud infrastructure platforms. • Architecture & Design: Working knowledge of OOP techniques, design patterns, Clean Code, and Clean Architecture. • Agile Leadership: Proven ability to mentor developers and technically steer agile teams towards complex product completion A HUGE PLUS (Highly Desired) • Experience writing native code (Kotlin or Swift) to build custom, high-performance React Native bridges. • Experience with Full Stack development in Node or Go Lang. YOU ARE MADE FOR THIS IF YOU... • Are a true React Native enthusiast obsessed with staying up-to-date on all the latest cross-platform and AI ecosystem advancements. • Live to ship production-ready, high-quality code on mobile platforms. • Are a natural coach who enjoys elevating the technical skills of your teammates. • Act as a proactive and collaborative individual who thrives in a fast-paced, iterative environment. • Value quality in every detail and are never afraid to roll up your sleeves to test and champion new technologies. DON’T MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS? DON’T WORRY… Not all applicants will have skills that match a job description exactly. Pelmorex values and welcomes diverse experiences. While having “desired” qualifications makes for a strong candidate, we encourage applicants with alternative experiences to also apply. If your career is just starting or hasn't followed a traditional path, don't let that stop you from considering Pelmorex. We are always looking for people who will be a culture add (yup, that's right, we don’t subscribe to culture fit, we want you to add to what we think is an amazing culture and work environment OUR PROMISE TO YOU... We’re highly focused on doing the right thing. We’ll discuss issues and timelines professionally, so you have the time you need to do the best work you can You will see the result of your work pushed out to real users quickly We’re a team that enjoys learning new technologies and we’re open to trying new things We’ll try our best not to bog you down with boring meetings Weather inspires, protects, and transforms. For 35+ years, Pelmorex has led the way with trusted forecasts and alerts. With innovation at our core, we provide precision, speed, and unmatched reliability—safeguarding lives, powering decisions, and driving business success. Whatever the weather, we turn its potential into action. We’re Pelmorex. Imagine it and we’ll deliver it. Fair and Authentic Interview Experience We welcome candidates using AI tools to prepare for interviews or to learn more about Pelmorex. During the interviews themselves, we expect responses to come from your own experience and thinking. We ask that candidates not use real-time AI assistance, live answer prompts, or automated response tools during interviews. This helps ensure a fair process for everyone and allows us to evaluate how you approach problems and communicate in your own voice.