React Native & Go Developer

React Native & Go (Golang) Developer

Department/Function: Technology
Reports To: CEO
Employment Type: Contract (Fixed Term)
Work Location: Lagos Island
Work Mode: Remote (Work from Home)
Salary Range:monthly (Gross)
Industry/Sector: Information Technology & Telecommunications
Years of Experience Required: 610 years (Senior)
Minimum Education Level: HND / BSc / BA

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced React Native & Go (Golang) Developer to design develop and maintain scalable high-performance mobile and backend solutions. The ideal candidate will be autonomous detail-oriented and capable of managing the full lifecycle of mobile and backend applications from architecture and development to deployment and production support.

This role involves working closely with cross-functional teams including backend and product engineers to deliver production-ready solutions that meet business and technical requirements.

Key Responsibilities

1. React Native Developer (Hybrid Mobile)

• Design develop and maintain production-ready mobile applications using React Native.

• Build scalable reusable and high-performance mobile features.

• Integrate mobile applications with backend APIs and services.

• Optimize applications for performance reliability and scalability across iOS and Android.

• Manage the full mobile app lifecycle including development testing deployment and store releases.

• Prepare and submit builds to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store ensuring compliance with platform guidelines.

• Debug troubleshoot and resolve production issues across multiple devices and OS versions.

• Participate in code reviews and maintain high standards for code quality and documentation.

• Continuously improve development processes tooling and app architecture.

• Stay current with React Native updates mobile development best practices and emerging technologies.

2. Go (Golang) Backend Developer

• Design and implement user management systems (users roles permissions).

• Build role-based access control and implement authentication and authorization flows.

• Design develop and maintain production-grade backend services using Go.

• Architect distributed systems with a focus on scalability reliability and performance.

• Maintain microservices and well-defined service boundaries.

• Design implement and maintain REST and/or GraphQL APIs.

• Collaborate with mobile engineers to support product features.

• Own services through development deployment monitoring and optimization.

• Implement observability logging and alerting for production systems.

• Design database schemas and manage migrations.

• Debug and resolve production incidents.

• Contribute to code reviews technical documentation and architecture discussions.

• Continuously improve system design tooling and operational practices.

Must-Have Skills

React Native & Mobile Development

• Strong hands-on experience with React Native.

• Proven track record of building and maintaining production mobile apps.

• At least one live app published on both the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

• Solid understanding of mobile performance optimization rendering efficiency and memory management.

• Experience with API-driven architectures RESTful APIs async data handling and error states.

• Familiarity with app release cycles versioning and store submission processes.

• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work independently.

Go (Golang) Backend Development

• Proven experience building and operating production-grade distributed systems.

• Hands-on experience with microservices architecture.

• Knowledge of authentication authorization and RBAC patterns.

• Experience designing and maintaining RESTful or GraphQL APIs.

• Strong experience with relational databases preferably PostgreSQL.

• Experience with containerized environments (Docker) and production systems.

• Solid understanding of concurrency networking and system performance.

• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Startup or fast-paced environment experience.

• Advanced mobile development (offline-first complex state management).

• Automated testing and CI/CD pipelines for mobile apps.

• Scalable mobile app architecture and UX knowledge.

• Kubernetes infrastructure as code (Terraform/CloudFormation) and event-driven architectures.

• Multi-role or multi-tenant systems caching layers GraphQL schema design and security best practices.

• Experience with high-scale high-availability systems and technical leadership.

Required Software/Tools

React Native

• React Native JavaScript (ES6) npm/Yarn

• Xcode (iOS) and Android Studio (Android)

• iOS and Android SDKs

• React Native CLI RESTful APIs HTTP libraries (Axios/Fetch)

• GitHub issue tracking/project management tools (Jira Linear)

• Testing: Jest or equivalent debugging tools simulators/emulators

• Build & release: App Store Connect Google Play Console

Go (Golang)

• GitHub GitHub Actions PostgreSQL Docker Kubernetes Swagger

• Issue tracking/project management tools

Ideal Candidate Personality

• Highly autonomous and self-motivated

• Problem solver with strong analytical skills

• Detail-oriented and reliable

• Strong sense of ownership and accountability

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit their CV and a brief cover note highlighting relevant mobile and backend development experience to:

Subject Line: React Native & Go (Golang) Developer Lagos