Job Description

Company Description

About Us: SSENSE (pronounced [es-uhns]) is a global technology platform operating at the intersection of culture, community, and commerce. Headquartered in Montreal, it features a mix of established and emerging luxury brands across womenswear, menswear, kidswear, and Everything ElseTM. SSENSE has garnered critical acclaim as both an e-commerce engine and a producer of cultural content, generating an average of 100 million monthly page views.

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.

Responsibilities

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.

Qualifications

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.

Additional Information

Hybrid work schedule

We believe in a balance between in-person collaboration and flexibility. That's why this is a hybrid role, with in-office days on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to connect as a team, and the potential for additional days based on business needs.

Perks And Benefits:

Extended health and dental benefits, including comprehensive mental health programs and coverage. Parental top up program. Generous Employee Discount. Access to telemedicine and employee and family assistance program. Savings and retirement plan matching contributions. Gender Affirmation Coverage. Opportunity to work with cutting edge technologies and an innovative team that's pushing the boundaries of technology.
SSENSE is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you need special accommodations, let us know. We will do our best to accommodate you!

This job posting was drafted with the assistance of AI.


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