Software Developer, SSENSE

React Native

Salary not provided

React

TypeScript

React Native

JavaScript

GraphQL

Java

Kotlin

Swift

Objective-C

Bitrise

Mid and Senior level

Toronto

More information about location

2 days a week in office

Luxury apparel & goods

Posted today

Luxury apparel & goods

1001+ employees

B2CRetailB2BLifestyleEnterpriseMarketplaceFashioneCommerce

Posted today

Salary not provided

React

TypeScript

React Native

JavaScript

GraphQL

Java

Kotlin

Swift

Objective-C

Bitrise

Mid and Senior level

Toronto

More information about location

2 days a week in office

1001+ employees

B2CRetailB2BLifestyleEnterpriseMarketplaceFashioneCommerce

Company mission

SSENSE's mission is moving culture forward.

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Company

Role

Who you are

You possess a minimum of 3 years of professional experience developing mobile applications with React Native, backed by a strong foundation in JavaScript/TypeScript and React. Experience with native modules (Swift/Objective-C or Java/Kotlin) is a significant advantage
You are experienced and comfortable working with modern data layer technologies, specifically using GraphQL for efficient and flexible data fetching in a mobile environment
Your expertise extends to the entire mobile development lifecycle, including CI/CD pipelines (like Bitrise or similar), test automation frameworks, and observability tools (Crashlytics, Real User Monitoring, etc.)
You understand the unique challenges of building an application for a large and passionate user base. You think about performance, accessibility, and scalability in everything you build
You are a natural problem-solver with a can-do attitude. You take immense ownership of your work, are meticulous with details, and are driven to find the best possible solution to any challenge
You are an excellent team player who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative squad environment. Your strong communication skills allow you to articulate technical concepts clearly and effectively

What the job involves

At SSENSE, we are at the intersection of culture, community, and commerce, and our mobile application is the most direct connection to our customer
We are looking for a skilled React Native Developer to join our team and help us translate a world-class digital experience into an immersive, intuitive, and tactile mobile application
As a Level 3 Developer, you will be a key player in your squad, tackling complex challenges with autonomy and shaping the very features our millions of users interact with daily
This is your chance to move beyond the ordinary and build a product that defines the future of luxury retail in the palm of their hands
End-to-End Feature Development: Take ownership of complex tasks from the product roadmap, breaking them down into manageable steps and delivering high-quality, production-ready features with minimal guidance
Championing Code Quality & Best Practices: Be a main contributor to our codebase, writing testable, efficient, and reusable code
You will elevate the team's work through thoughtful and detailed Pull Request reviews, ensuring everything we ship meets SSENSE's high standards
Active Participation in Technical Design: Do more than just implement—actively contribute to solution design
You will challenge ideas, collaborate with peers on technical decisions, and help more junior developers understand the "why" behind the architecture
Mentorship and Continuous Learning: Play a key role in growing our team by leading the onboarding of new developers. You will also be an active participant in SSENSE University, our internal learning platform, to constantly sharpen your own skills
Ensuring Application Performance & Reliability: Go beyond functionality to guarantee a flawless user experience
You will be accountable for your code's quality and performance, leveraging tools for telemetry, crashlytics, and monitoring to ensure our app is fast, stable, and reliable
Collaborate on Product & Roadmap Definition: Act as a technical partner to your squad's Product Manager. You will contribute to high-level estimations and help sequence development, ensuring the product vision is technically sound and achievable

Our take

Luxury fashion has taken well to eCommerce, but it can be difficult for a brand to stand out in the crowded online market. SSENSE, a Montreal-based luxury fashion retailer, manages this with a history of projects and services pushing the boundaries of the industry.

The company’s driving vision is to be a “cultural protagonist”. That means collaborating with brands large and small, lavishly produced cultural events, and a now-iconic photography style for its catalogue.

While the retailer has made a real name for itself in North America and Europe, it will need to localise its offering to compete with the emerging brands shaking up the Chinese market - where it hopes to capture some of the rapidly growing luxury market.