Required Qualifications and Key Competencies

• 5 + years of professional experience building and shipping production mobile applications, including several years of hands-on React Native development.
• Deep React Native expertise and a strong TypeScript and modern JavaScript foundation, including navigation, state management, hooks, and component design.
• Experience shipping applications to both iOS and Android, including platform-specific differences, mobile build and release pipelines, and app-store distribution.
• Experience integrating GraphQL APIs, including client caching, mutations, and error handling.
• Experience improving mobile performance and reliability through profiling, secure session handling, and debugging production issues.
• A strong testing mindset with practical experience writing unit, integration, and end-to-end tests for mobile applications.
• A track record of owning features end-to-end and helping other engineers through technical decisions, code reviews, reusable components, and mentoring.
• Clear communication and pragmatic engineering judgment, including the ability to explain mobile constraints, build consensus, and balance long-term architecture with MVP delivery.

Preferred experience

• Experience with real-time data integration using WebSockets or similar streaming connections.
• Native iOS or Android development, including work at the React Native/native boundary.
• Experience with complex mobile interfaces such as charts, animations, or gesture handling.
• Familiarity with Expo or comparable React Native tooling.
• Experience building trading, financial, or fintech products.

Company Culture & Perks

• Topstep is an engaging working environment that ranges from fully remote to hybrid. We foster a culture of collaboration by keeping cameras on during meetings and maintaining a robust Slack environment for communication.
• Seven Company-paid Holidays and generous Family Leave. Paid time off is front-loaded.
• Competitive 401(k) matching, health, dental, and vision insurance are offered for full-time employees.
• Vacations are encouraged with a bonus for taking 5 consecutive days. Topstep offers a food and groceries budget and contributes towards health and wellness.

New Hire Base Salary Range

• $155,000 - $200,000 annually.
• The compensation offered will take into account the internal compensation structure and may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors.
• This position is eligible for a performance-based bonus as provided by the plan terms and governing documents.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Topstep is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees and applicants are valued. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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