Senior Mobile Software Engineer

The Role Are you ready to be part of a revolutionary team that's reshaping content creation and driving the future of the creator economy with cutting-edge technology? Jellysmack is on a mission to harness innovation and creativity, and we're seeking exceptional engineering talents like you to join our vibrant community of 100 engineers and innovators!

Our dynamic team has already made waves with state-of-the-art generative AI technology, and we're excited to expand our horizons with more diverse expertise.

As a Software Engineer at Jellysmack, you'll be at the forefront of the creator economy's future, working on one or more crucial projects that drive innovation in content creation.

You'll thrive in our fast-paced environment, where adaptability is key. You may need to switch teams or projects as the company evolves, and we value engineers who bring versatility, leadership qualities, and enthusiasm to the table. Beyond solving technical challenges, we want you to actively contribute to building Jellysmack's engineering culture, improving practices, and fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.

We take pride in creating cutting-edge products empowering content creators with data-driven insights and inspiring them to unleash their creativity. A few flagship projects to give you an idea of what you could be working on:

 Jellystudio: Revolutionizing video editing with automation and machine-learning tools that  empower video editors to be more efficient and creative.  Digital Asset Manager: A robust platform managing terabytes of clips, leveraging deep learning capabilities to analyze video content, deduce topics, and offer a formidable search engine.  JellyX: The future of content creation—an LLM chatbot powered by Jellysmack's unique data that suggests innovative video topics, captivating thumbnails, and engaging headlines—a true creator's muse.  Jellypulse: An immersive data visualization tool offering insights into trends, signals, and behaviors across multiple platforms and millions of creators in the dynamic world of social video data.  Data Lake: A vast repository of social media data, fueling our products and machine and deep learning algorithms, offering invaluable insights for BI and data visualization.

What You Can Expect

• As a Senior IC Mobile Software Engineer at Jellysmack, you are not just a craftsman of pixels and code; you are the architect of experiences, the bridge between innovative technology and its users.
• Craft User Experiences: Dive deep into user-centric design, weaving functionality and aesthetics seamlessly together. Your work will define the first impression and ensure user retention through intuitive interfaces.
• Performance Mastery: Optimize our mobile experiences ensuring they are not only beautiful but blazingly fast, responsive, and accessible across devices and browsers.
• Bridge the Gap: Collaborate closely with UX/UI designers, understanding and translating their visions into functional, pixel-perfect web interfaces, while also working with back-end teams to integrate APIs and data sources seamlessly.
• Champion Best Practices: Be at the forefront of mobile development practices. Whether it's about deploying progressive web apps, optimizing access to native device capabilities, state management or the latest trends in fluid animations, you're always up-to-date and eager to experiment.
• Mentor & Guide: Share your wealth of knowledge, guiding junior team members, and advocating for best practices, performance improvements, and innovative solutions.
• Our majority Tech stack is: Python/FastAPI and React with some projects in Node.js, Rust, React Native. Mandatory knowledge: Git, Docker. Nice to haves: AWS, Terraform.

A Little About You

• At least 5  years of experience with mobile-oriented software development in one or more programming languages, and with data structures/algorithms.
• Solid experience in testing, maintaining, or launching mobile apps and experience with software design and architecture.
• Passion for solving tech problems and building products that customers love
• Excellent skills in both written and spoken English, with an ability to articulate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Skills and Qualifications

• Drive: A relentless quest for perfection and a passion for creating immersive mobile experiences that users love.
• Expertise: Proven proficiency in React Native is a must, with significant contributions to apps released in Apple/Play stores. Experience with Expo is a plus. Experience with native mobile technologies (Swift/Objective-C/Kotlin/Java) is a plus.
• A deep understanding of JavaScript (including ES6+), TypeScript, CSS preprocessors like SCSS or LESS, and bundling tools like Webpack or Rollup. Experience with WebGL and Three.js is a plus.
• Familiarity with cloud-based hosting solutions and CI/CD pipelines is a plus.
• Growth Mindset: The mobile and web landscape evolves rapidly, and so do you. An insatiable curiosity and a continuous learning approach are vital in staying ahead of the curve.
• Team Spirit: While your mastery lies in mobile app development, you appreciate the symbiotic relationship with back-end systems and excel in cross-functional collaboration.