Staff Mobile Engineer, Gametime
Tech Lead
$213.6-251.2k
+ Equity package
AWS
TypeScript
Redux
React Native
GCP
JavaScript
GraphQL
Java
iOS
Android
Kotlin
Swift
Sentry
Azure
Objective-C
Jest
Amplitude
Firebase
Fastlane
Bitrise
REST API
Datadog
Expert level
Remote from US
Last-minute ticket platform
Be an early applicant
Last-minute ticket platform
201-500 employees
B2CRetailMarketplaceEventsSaaSSports
Be an early applicant
$213.6-251.2k
+ Equity package
AWS
TypeScript
Redux
React Native
GCP
JavaScript
GraphQL
Java
iOS
Android
Kotlin
Swift
Sentry
Azure
Objective-C
Jest
Amplitude
Firebase
Fastlane
Bitrise
REST API
Datadog
Expert level
Remote from US
201-500 employees
B2CRetailMarketplaceEventsSaaSSports
Company mission
To connect people trough incredible shared experiences.
Role
Who you are
- React Native Mastery: Deep, production-proven expertise in React Native, including the New Architecture (Fabric/TurboModules), bridging native modules, and cross-platform parity strategies
- AI Tooling & Integration: Experienced leveraging AI for code generation and evangelizing best practices for integrating it into the development workflow. Familiar with shipping AI/ML-powered features in mobile apps — on-device models, LLM-backed experiences, and recommendation systems
- Mobile Platform Expertise: Strong understanding of both iOS (Swift/Objective-C) and Android (Kotlin/Java) native layers — comfortable diving into native code when React Native abstractions aren't sufficient
- TypeScript: Expert-level TypeScript usage for type safety, scalability, and maintainable codebases across large mobile teams
- State Management & Architecture: Deep experience with scalable state management patterns (Redux, Zustand, Jotai, or equivalent) and mobile-specific architectural patterns (clean architecture, modular monorepos, etc.)
- Performance Engineering: Expert at diagnosing and resolving React Native and native performance bottlenecks — JS thread, UI thread, bridge overhead, memory, startup time, and render optimization
- Mobile Observability: Strong command of mobile crash reporting, performance monitoring, and analytics tooling (e.g., Firebase, Datadog, Sentry, Amplitude)
- App Distribution & Release Engineering: Deep knowledge of App Store and Google Play release processes, phased rollouts, feature flags, and OTA update strategies (e.g., EAS Update). Experienced designing mobile CI/CD pipelines using tools like Bitrise, GitHub Actions, and Fastlane
- Testing: Strong culture of testing — unit, integration, and end-to-end testing for mobile using tools like Jest, Detox, or Maestro
- Cloud & API Integration: Proficient with RESTful and GraphQL API design and consumption patterns, and cloud infrastructure as it relates to mobile backends (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Technical Vision: Defines technical direction for the mobile platform with clarity, conviction, and organizational buy-in
- Domain Expertise/Ownership: Deep understanding of the mobile product surface area with the ability to lead initiatives from concept through production at scale
- Org-Wide Influence: Shapes engineering practices, architectural decisions, and tooling choices that extend beyond the mobile team to the broader engineering organization
- Mentorship: Actively mentors engineers and uplifts team performance through coaching, feedback, and hands-on pairing
- Project Leadership: Independently manages the full lifecycle of complex, multi-team projects with competing priorities and stakeholders
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Trusted partner to Product, Design, Data, and Engineering peers — able to translate technical constraints into business context and vice versa
- Strategic Influence: Helps shape technical direction, roadmap priorities, and engineering best practices at the organizational level
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
- Experience: 10+ years in software engineering, with 5+ years of hands-on experience building and scaling production mobile applications, including significant time in React Native
What the job involves
- You will be a key contributor to the Engineering team responsible for building and maintaining the client-side applications and backend systems that power the Gametime experience for millions of users
- We empower engineers to take full ownership of their code and foster a culture grounded in testing, code reviews, observability, experimentation, and operational excellence
- At Gametime, we value collaboration, inclusivity, and the strength of diverse perspectives — creating an environment where people love to build together
- We are also investing deeply in the future of AI. This includes building internal tools and workflows powered by AI, incorporating agentic systems into our backend architecture, and preparing our marketplace and infrastructure to be AI-ready
- Engineers are encouraged to explore and adopt AI capabilities in their development process, and those who contribute to advancing AI adoption within our stack will play a key role in shaping that evolution
- We are looking for an experienced Staff Mobile Engineer to join the Gametime Engineering team
- This role is responsible for guiding the mobile technology that powers our flagship product — experienced by more than 1 million users every week
- This is a senior individual contributor (IC5) position for engineers who are domain experts, lead complex initiatives across teams, and raise the technical bar through mentorship and architectural influence
- You will collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, Design, Data, and business stakeholders to shape the future of our platform
- Define and drive the long-term technical vision and architecture for Gametime's mobile platform across iOS and Android via React Native
- Explore, evaluate, and champion AI-powered capabilities within the mobile development workflow — including agentic coding tools, on-device intelligence, and AI-driven personalization features
- Own the end-to-end technical strategy for the mobile app, from architecture patterns and platform infrastructure to performance and release engineering
- Lead cross-functional initiatives spanning mobile, backend, product, design, and data teams, ensuring alignment on priorities and execution
- Establish and enforce engineering standards for code quality, testing, observability, and mobile-specific best practices across the org
- Mentor and uplift engineers at all levels through code reviews, architectural guidance, and technical thought leadership
- Drive mobile app performance, reliability, and release quality — including CI/CD pipelines, crash monitoring, and progressive rollout strategies
- Partner with Product and Design to shape the mobile roadmap, translating business goals into technically sound solutions
- Identify and eliminate platform-level bottlenecks that slow down team velocity or degrade user experience
- Promote a high-performing, inclusive engineering culture through tech talks, documentation, and engineering excellence
Our take
Gamtime is a last-minute event ticketing platform that aims to stand out from the myriad of other similar apps by allowing customers to buy a ticket after the event has started. The reason for this is that ticket prices for sports often fall dramatically after the game has started, making the most of the easy-to-use, quick-buy app's features.
Though this may only cater to a small percentage of its customers, it exemplifies a certain boundary pushing from the company. This is clearly something that the market supports, given its substantial fundraising from the likes of Bolt Ventures and Maven Ventures. In addition, Gametime’s position as both a seller and buyer marketplace has placed it in a great position as a commentator on live events, collecting valuable data.
With the demand for great-value event tickets likely to continue to grow, Gametime is in a prime position to capitalize on this trend. Although the company only sells tickets for the North American continent, it is seeing huge revenue across the sports, theatre, and music concert markets - and aims to use its funds to further enhance its products and market its app to younger eventgoers.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Top investors
38% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
May 2022
$30m
EARLY VC
Sep 2017
$8.2m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $71.5m
Company benefits
- Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
- Equity: An ownership stake in the company you'll be helping to build
- Flexible PTO: 'Take what you need' vacation policy (we actually mean it)
- Remote First: Fully remote company
- Remote Work stipend: Monthly stipend to offset the cost of internet and any home office updates
- Paid Parental Leave: Peace of mind for parents to dedicate their time to the care of their new child
- Gametime Credit: Monthly Gametime credit to experience the product for yourself
- Team Celebrations: Company meetups and events in different cities across the US
Company HQ
Yerba Buena, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Brad Griffith
(Founder & CEO)Currently Visiting Lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Previously worked in Growth, iOS Development and Interactive Marketing at Zappedy, and was a Quantitative Researcher at LOLapps.
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