Senior Front End Engineer

PrizePicks

Senior Software Engineer developing mobile applications for PrizePicks, leading technical delivery in React Native. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to create best-in-class user experiences.

Posted 5/11/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $175,000 - $185,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsJestReactReact NativeTypeScriptYarn

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and build mobile features: Architect and implement complex features and interaction flows in our React Native app that are performant, accessible, and deliver exceptional user experiences.
Own technical delivery: Lead the technical design and implementation of complex features end-to-end — from product requirements through deployment and monitoring.
Drive app performance: Diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks, optimize rendering, reduce bundle size, and improve the overall responsiveness of the mobile app.
Define technical direction: Propose and drive architectural decisions for your team’s mobile features, evaluating tradeoffs and communicating recommendations clearly.
Mentor and elevate: Provide hands-on mentorship to Software Engineers I, II, and III on your team and in the organization through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance.
Improve engineering practices: Define, advocate for, and improve best practices around component architecture, testing, accessibility, and mobile deployment for your team.
Collaborate cross-functionally: Work closely with Product Managers, Designers, QA, and other engineering teams to translate product goals into well-scoped technical solutions.
Participate in on-call rotation: Share responsibility for production incidents, contributing to root cause analysis and long-term reliability improvements.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5–8 years of professional software engineering experience, with significant time building production React Native applications
Proven track record of owning and delivering complex, multi-component mobile features in a team environment
Experience with the full mobile development lifecycle — from development through app store submission and post-release monitoring
Experience building mobile applications backed by large-scale, high-throughput distributed systems serving millions of users
Expert-level TypeScript proficiency — you write clean, type-safe, well-tested production code
Deep React Native expertise — performance optimization, native module integration, complex animations, and platform-specific considerations
Strong experience with Expo and its ecosystem
Proficiency with monorepo tooling (Yarn workspaces or similar)
Solid understanding of mobile testing strategies — Jest for unit/component testing, experience with Maestro for E2E testing
Experience with CI/CD for mobile and Expo/EAS workflows — build pipelines, OTA updates, app store deployment
Understanding of observability in mobile — crash reporting, performance monitoring, analytics integration
Comfortable working autonomously with minimal direction on ambiguous problems
Effective communicator who can articulate technical decisions to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders
Experience working in a fully remote engineering organization
Able to context-switch between deep technical work and collaborative planning

Benefits

Comp & perks

Company-subsidized medical, dental, & vision plans
401(k) plan with company match
Annual bonus
Flexible PTO to encourage a healthy work/life balance (2 weeks STRONGLY encouraged!)
Generous paid leave programs, including 16-week paid parental leave and disability benefits
Workplace flexibility and modern work schedules focused on getting the job done, not hours clocked
Company-wide in-person events and team outings
Lifestyle enhancement program
Company equipment provided (Windows & Mac options)
Annual performance reviews with opportunities for growth and career development

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Hard Skills & Tools

React NativeTypeScriptperformance optimizationnative module integrationcomplex animationsmobile testing strategiesJestCI/CDExpoEAS workflows

Soft Skills

mentorshipeffective communicationcollaborationautonomyproblem-solving