Software Development Lead (React Native, mobile)

Our dream at HEINEKEN is to help our customers grow their businesses by serving them better, faster, and smarter with digital solutions. The last few years have seen a significant increase in the importance of digital in the Commerce space at Heineken. HEINEKEN’s digital solutions are a vital component in protecting and growing the company's revenue. To ensure that this trend is supported the Commerce DevOps Hub has been established. This newly created organization, being an integral part of the Global Digital & Technology Function, is tasked with engineering the software which powers e-Commerce. The Commerce DevOps Hub location is in Kraków, Poland.

As the Software Development Lead, you will be a leader of the software development team working on in-house products in eazle (our e-Commerce platform). In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust, scalable mobile applications for both iOS and Android. Collaborating closely with Product Owner(s), Product Architect(s) and other engineering teams you will need to understand the business needs, helping Product Architect(s) to convert those needs into solution architecture specifications and services in line with overall engineering standards and roadmaps. You will be driving excellence in engineering practices to deliver high-quality solutions throughout the software development lifecycle in our Commerce IT landscape, fostering a culture of technical creativity and staying ahead of technology trends. This role involves both hands-on work and people management.

Your responsibilities would include:

• leading a team of experienced team members (Software Development Engineers, DevOps Engineers, QAs, UX/UI, etc.) in designing, developing, and delivering scalable, reliable, and high-performing software solutions
• leading the team from a technical standpoint, and drive operational excellence, including code reviews, design reviews, testing, and deployment processes
• being an individual contributor (~60%) engineering the software products/solutions, jointly with the team
• ensuring that the team adheres to coding standards, best practices, and architectural guidelines, oversee team spirit and team performance, guide and mentor team members
• overseeing the implementation of the technical architecture, solve immediate technical challenges
• implementing good practices, coding standards and modern architecture for DevSecOps; be a „go-to person” for technical decisions and problem-solving within the team
• ensuring that the execution of DevSecOps is in place in the team's daily work
• inspiring, advising, and driving the selection of development approach
• coordinating software development and address technical debt in the team
• hiring, onboarding, mentoring, and developing top engineering talents, fostering a culture of learning, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• leading technical discussions with other teams/departments and oversees state-of-art quality of the stack
• being involved in cross-functional discussions, representing the domain in broader technical discussions across domains
• being responsible for designing and improving processes that enhance efficiency and quality.

Technology Stack:

Mandatory to know: 

• main programming languages; JavaScript / TypeScript (Next.js, React Mobile, Node.js)
• hands-on experience with React Native offline libraries such as:
• Redux-Persist or MobX-Persist for state persistence
• Realm, Firebase or similar
• AsyncStorage or WatermelonDB for offline data storage
• SQLite or Realm for local database management
• familiarity with data synchronization strategies for managing online and offline data consistency.
• solid understanding of RESTful APIs and offline caching mechanisms.
• experience in implementing Redux or other state management libraries.
• experience with GraphQL and offline caching using tools like Apollo Client
• knowledge of native iOS/Android development (Swift, Objective-C, Java, Kotlin).
• modular architecture, microservices, micro frontends, etc.
• automation testing tools like Selenium, Playwright or Cypress
• experience in web application performance optimisation
• Azure Cloud, Azure DevOps and pipelines.

Good to know:

• experience with service workers for progressive web applications (PWAs) and other offline-first strategies.
• understanding of background sync and local notifications to improve user engagement.
• other programming language (PHP, Python, React)
• Contentful
• Jira
• Azure DevOps
• Optimizely
• NewRelic, JMeter, BrowserStack, etc.
• Microsoft Azure Services: Proficient in using core Azure services such as Azure App Services, Blob Storage, Cosmos DB, and Azure SQL for cloud application development
• RESTful API Development: Experience in building, consuming, and testing APIs
• Security Basics: Understanding of role-based access control (RBAC), OAuth 2.0, and basic encryption practices.

You are a good candidate if you have:

• 8+ years of experience as a software development engineer and 3+ years in a lead role
• hands-on experience and in-depth knowledge of the technologies listed as mandatory in the Technology Stack section
• strong understanding and implementation of software development principles, coding standards, and modern architecture
• hands-on experience in implementing and managing DevSecOps practices in a team
• proven ability to lead software development teams of engineers with varying experience and adapt to team sizes from small to large
• experience in working in diverse projects with varying technologies, products, and systems
• strong problem-solving skills and ability to make critical technical decisions
• ability to guide / mentor other team members
• Stakeholder engagement/influence skills
• pragmatic, and collaborative team player.

You are a perfect match if you also:

• like to ship secure software, often and with major impact and fast throughput
• know how to work within set Enterprise architecture guidance and boundaries
• are a performance tuning expert, to maximize the entire stack and edges.

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