React Native Engineer
Core
Building and shipping Cardboard, a real video editor running in the browser with a cloud media pipeline and AI agent, specifically owning the mobile experience on iOS and Android.
Role type
Senior React Native Engineer (mobile)
Builds
Cardboard mobile app (iOS and Android)
Domain
Video editing, media processing, mobile development (via careerplan.io/jobs/a18a5b6c-8b4a-4418-be14-55235744313f-react-native-engineer-at-cardboard)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
React Native, TypeScript, Expo, New Architecture, Reanimated, Gesture Handler, native iOS (Swift), native Android (Kotlin), performance profiling, media handling (4K HEVC, HDR, variable frame rates), network resilience, background processing
Preferred skills
AVFoundation, MediaCodec, Skia, on-device ML, camera/photo/video app development
Responsibilities
Build and ship Cardboard on iOS and Android; make media-heavy interfaces smooth with 60fps+ gestures and animations; handle real phone footage including large files; build uploads that work on bad networks and persist in background; write native modules in Swift and Kotlin when JavaScript is insufficient; solve hard performance and architecture problems
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
