Application Lead

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 2000000 - Rs 2600000 (ie INR 20-26 LPA)

Min Experience: 6 years

Location: Gurugram

JobType: full-time

We are seeking a highly skilled Application Lead with deep expertise in React Native and Redux to drive the development, optimization, and delivery of high-performance mobile applications. The ideal candidate brings strong technical leadership, hands-on coding proficiency, and the ability to guide teams toward building scalable, robust, and user-centric app experiences. This role requires a blend of architectural decision-making, development oversight, and close collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless execution of product goals.

Key Responsibilities

1. Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Lead end-to-end architecture, design, and development of mobile applications using React Native and Redux.
• Define best practices, coding standards, and architectural guidelines to maintain high-quality codebases.
• Evaluate technical feasibility for new features, propose scalable solutions, and drive continuous improvement across app modules.
• Own critical technical decisions related to performance optimization, state management, API integrations, and application structure.

2. Application Development & Delivery

• Write clean, modular, and maintainable code with a focus on reusable components, optimized rendering, and smooth user experiences.
• Guide the team in implementing robust state management using Redux, Redux-Saga/Thunk, and advanced patterns.
• Oversee complex integrations including REST APIs, authentication flows, third-party libraries, and platform-specific modules.
• Ensure timely delivery of application features while maintaining stability, performance, and user experience standards.

3. Team Mentorship & Collaboration

• Mentor developers by conducting code reviews, architecture walkthroughs, and problem-solving sessions.
• Collaborate closely with Product, UI/UX, QA, and Backend teams to translate business requirements into technically sound implementations.
• Support junior and mid-level developers in understanding advanced React Native concepts, debugging issues, and adopting best practices.

4. Quality, Performance & Release Management

• Implement performance monitoring, debugging strategies, and tools to proactively identify and resolve issues.
• Ensure applications run efficiently across Android and iOS platforms, meeting industry benchmarks for load time, memory usage, and responsiveness.
• Drive CI/CD pipelines, automated testing (unit/UI), and release processes to maintain predictable and reliable deployments.
• Conduct root-cause analysis for production issues and lead corrective/preventive actions.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 6–8 years of experience in front-end/mobile development, with at least 4+ years in React Native.
• Strong command over Redux, Redux Toolkit, Redux-Saga/Thunk, and scalable state management patterns.
• Proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, functional components, hooks, and asynchronous programming.
• Experience with mobile performance tuning, memory optimization, offline storage, and device-level APIs.
• Hands-on experience working with RESTful APIs, authentication mechanisms, and modularized app structures.
• Familiarity with Xcode, Android Studio, app signing, OTA updates, and app store deployment.
• Strong debugging skills using React Native DevTools, Flipper, and performance profiling tools.
• Ability to lead teams, handle multiple projects, and drive outcomes in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder collaboration abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to native modules (Swift/Kotlin) is a plus.
• Experience with Agile methodologies, Jira, Git workflows, and CI/CD tools.
• Understanding of design systems, accessibility, and analytics integrations.