The Role
Build and own the React Native mobile app architecture and user experience. Implement UI architecture, state management, API integration, real-time sync, offline-first features, and streaming AI responses. Ship production-ready features, optimize performance, ensure type safety, and iterate based on user feedback.
Summary Generated by Built In
acemate is building an AI learning & teaching platform for higher and further education institutions. We have strong traction, secured funding and are entering an exciting growth phase. We're looking for a passionate Mobile App Developer (React Native) to drive our product forward and help us scale.
About acemate
Founded in 2024, acemate has quickly become the leading AI learning platform for higher and further education, trusted by top-tier institutions across four countries, including University of Cologne, WHU and the German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (IHKs).
* Our Mission: Democratizing access to personalized learning. We don’t believe that AI will replace educators. Instead, we empower them to design and deliver personalized learning experiences at scale.
* Our Growth: We've raised pre-seed funding and are growing rapidly. While we focus on higher and further education in the DACH area today, we're already expanding into new regions and markets.
* Our Culture: We’re a young, driven team passionate about tackling the toughest challenges in education. We embrace builder culture and minimize scheduled meetings for ad-hoc discussions and maximized focus on coding and creating.
Tasks
What You'll Be Doing
Joining as an early-stage Mobile Software Developer, you'll take heavy ownership of the app's architecture and user experience. You will build out our mobile technical foundation from scratch, making the key decisions on UI architecture, state management, API integration, and performance monitoring.
* Own the product beyond the interface: You will take full accountability for your features from end to end. This means managing complex local state, building smooth user journeys, and ensuring native-level performance. You're going to write, ship, and iterate on your own code.
* Design scalable, smart architecture: You will build out a robust mobile foundation using patterns like MVVM or TCA to connect seamlessly with our Effect-based backend and AI systems. Expect to tackle tough engineering challenges involving real-time synchronization, offline-first capabilities, and streaming AI responses.
* Keep the technical bar high: You'll actively hunt down and fix performance issues like sluggish render cycles or slow app startup times. At the same time, you'll push for better maintainability, strict type safety, and a consistent UX throughout the codebase.
Requirements
What We're Looking For
* Strong experience with TypeScript & React Native.
* End-to-End Ownership: You don’t throw things over the wall. You own your features until they are running successfully in production and used by real learners.
* Startup experience: You’re comfortable in fast-paced, evolving environments
* Balanced AI approach: You knew how to code before Cursor and Claude Code, but understand how to leverage them effectively
* Product passion: High identification with our mission to transform education
Benefits
Benefits
* Competitive salary package with equity component
* Fully covered Deutschlandticket
* BusinessBike (bike or e-bike via leasing, also for private use )
* Working in a small but driven team built around performance and learning
* Flexible environment with high degree of autonomy
* Frequent team events and acemate parties! 🥳
About acemate
Founded in 2024, acemate has quickly become the leading AI learning platform for higher and further education, trusted by top-tier institutions across four countries, including University of Cologne, WHU and the German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (IHKs).
* Our Mission: Democratizing access to personalized learning. We don’t believe that AI will replace educators. Instead, we empower them to design and deliver personalized learning experiences at scale.
* Our Growth: We've raised pre-seed funding and are growing rapidly. While we focus on higher and further education in the DACH area today, we're already expanding into new regions and markets.
* Our Culture: We’re a young, driven team passionate about tackling the toughest challenges in education. We embrace builder culture and minimize scheduled meetings for ad-hoc discussions and maximized focus on coding and creating.
Tasks
What You'll Be Doing
Joining as an early-stage Mobile Software Developer, you'll take heavy ownership of the app's architecture and user experience. You will build out our mobile technical foundation from scratch, making the key decisions on UI architecture, state management, API integration, and performance monitoring.
* Own the product beyond the interface: You will take full accountability for your features from end to end. This means managing complex local state, building smooth user journeys, and ensuring native-level performance. You're going to write, ship, and iterate on your own code.
* Design scalable, smart architecture: You will build out a robust mobile foundation using patterns like MVVM or TCA to connect seamlessly with our Effect-based backend and AI systems. Expect to tackle tough engineering challenges involving real-time synchronization, offline-first capabilities, and streaming AI responses.
* Keep the technical bar high: You'll actively hunt down and fix performance issues like sluggish render cycles or slow app startup times. At the same time, you'll push for better maintainability, strict type safety, and a consistent UX throughout the codebase.
Requirements
What We're Looking For
* Strong experience with TypeScript & React Native.
* End-to-End Ownership: You don’t throw things over the wall. You own your features until they are running successfully in production and used by real learners.
* Startup experience: You’re comfortable in fast-paced, evolving environments
* Balanced AI approach: You knew how to code before Cursor and Claude Code, but understand how to leverage them effectively
* Product passion: High identification with our mission to transform education
Benefits
Benefits
* Competitive salary package with equity component
* Fully covered Deutschlandticket
* BusinessBike (bike or e-bike via leasing, also for private use )
* Working in a small but driven team built around performance and learning
* Flexible environment with high degree of autonomy
* Frequent team events and acemate parties! 🥳
Skills Required
- Strong experience with TypeScript and React Native
- End-to-end ownership of features in production
- Startup experience and comfort in fast-paced environments
- Experience designing scalable mobile architectures (MVVM or TCA)
- Experience with real-time synchronization, offline-first capabilities, and streaming AI responses
- Strong focus on performance optimization, maintainability, and strict type safety
- Ability to integrate with Effect-based backends and AI systems
- Familiarity with modern AI coding tools and leveraging AI effectively in development (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code)
- High product passion and alignment with the mission to transform education
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The Company
What We Do
Founded in 2024, acemate is a leading AI learning and teaching platform for higher and further education. Its mission is to democratize access to personalized learning by empowering educators to design and deliver personalized learning experiences at scale, transforming university documents into interactive study materials and adaptive learning experiences.
