Mobile Product Engineer (React Native)

At lastminute.com, we live for the holidays. We are the European Travel-Tech leader in Dynamic Holiday Packages. With technology, we turn spontaneous thoughts into meaningful experiences, helping people travel the world. 

We are looking for a Mobile Product Engineer (React Native) to join our team of around 1,700 people worldwide to help us power up the traveller's journey for millions of holidaymakers. If you are passionate about apps, and a curious problem solver great at collaborating with a team, keep on reading, as you might be the perfect fit for this job.

The job in brief:

Job Title - Mobile Product Engineer (React Native)

Working model -  full-remote from Portugal

Team - You will join the Mobile App team within the Technology department.
Level - Professional (working in teams or individually on projects, with emphasis on technical/discipline knowledge rather than managing people)

Contract -  Permanent

What your impact will be

- Participate in the entire product lifecycle and strategy of our apps: this encompasses concept, design, testing, release and support phases.

- Build mobile apps using React Native, from architecture to release to both Apple App Store and Google Play Store

- Ownership in improving all aspects of our stack (development, testing, CI, automation, architecture)

- Designing and engineering features that deliver value to the people who use them. This means collaborating closely with the entire team (designers, product managers, stakeholders)

- Collaborate across teams and departments: foster knowledge sharing and teamwork across the organisation.

- Understand our business and customer value: recognise how products impact our customers and drive business success.

Your expertise:

- Passion and enthusiasm: demonstrated love for your work with attention to detail.

- 2+ years of professional mobile app development: experience with publicly available apps on both iOS and Android.

- Knowledge of React Native (Typescript): proficiency in this framework.

- Understanding of mobile UI/UX design guidelines: skills in custom views, interaction, animations.

- Experience with agile and pair programming methodologies: proven teamwork in agile environments.

- Collaborative feedback experience: ability to share and receive feedback constructively.

- Fluent in English: strong communication skills.

Desirable:

- Passion for creating amazing mobile experiences: a drive to delight users.

- Business acumen: understand and align with business needs.

- Problem-solving mindset: view challenges as opportunities for simplification.

- Self-starter attitude: initiative-taking and innovative thinking.

- Humble and open-minded: willingness to learn and adapt.

Perks of working with us:

How we work together:

• An inclusive, friendly, and international environment (you’ll be working with colleagues from +10 countries and over 48 nationalities)
• Shorter working week (36h as full time), with a half working day on Fridays
• Flexible start and end of the working day
• Possibility to work from anywhere for a period of time per year defined according to local regulations
   

How we learn together:

• Fri-Yays: half a day on Friday morning with a no-meeting mandate and dedicated to deep work, personal growth, learning and training and/or focus time.
• Professional and managerial skills development training paths, access to e-learning platforms such as O’reilly, Udemy, Coursera (depending on the department), and to our internal platform offering bespoke training content

Other perks:

• 2 paid days off per year for volunteering purposes
• Occasional social events to foster connections among colleagues
• Travel industry discounts and flash exclusive staff fares
• We support our employees through life's significant moments with leave options (e.g parental responsibilities, marriages, bereavements, relocations, etc.) in line with local laws.

Wish you were here? We do, too!

Selection process steps*:

• HR interview (30 minutes)
• 1st interview (Manager): soft skills + technical knowledge
• Offline business case
• 2nd interview (team members): Test review
• Offer extended

(*Please note the process can slightly vary. The recruiter in charge will share more details when setting up the interview)

Our commitment to celebrate diversity and generate belonging

At the heart of our culture is a commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, gender identity or expression, and accessibility. We strongly believe in an equal opportunity space, which is welcoming and celebrates the uniqueness of everyone who works here. We value different lived experiences and respect viewpoints, as we know unicity drives innovation. We want to make sure our people reflect the communities across the world we help travel.

Eligibility criteria:

By submitting your information and application, you confirm that you are legally authorised to work in the country of employment and that you do not require visa sponsorship to obtain employment visa status.