Middle React Native Engineer

ABOUT THE CLIENT:Paramount Global creates entertainment experiences that drive conversation and culture around the world.

Through television, film, digital media, live events, merchandise and solutions, our brands connect with diverse, young and the young at heart audiences in more than 180 countries.

PROJECT DETAILS:Pluto TV, a Paramount Global company, is the leading free streaming television service in America, delivering 200+ live and original channels and thousands of on-demand movies in partnership with major TV networks, movie studios, publishers, and digital media companies. Pluto TV is available on all mobile, web and connected TV streaming devices and millions of viewers tune in each month to watch premium news, TV shows, movies, sports, lifestyle, and trending digital series. Headquartered in West Hollywood, Pluto TV has offices in New York, Silicon Valley, Chicago and Berlin.

YOUR TEAM:Citizens of Pluto TV have the privilege of entertaining millions of people. We are entrepreneurs looking to revolutionize the future of TV. While our planet is small, our ambition is boundless. The stakes don’t get much higher.

Becoming a Citizen is hard work. We need self-starters that thrive in changing environments, who treat company resources like their own, and who deliver seemingly impossible outcomes at warp speed. It’s the only way we stay ahead of the giants looking to take the opportunity we have earned. We are selective but once chosen, you’re in.
- WHAT’S IN FOR YOU:Develop connected TV, mobile and web app features using React Native.
- Using Test Driven Development principles, build unit tests and automated functional tests using tools like Playwright, WebDriver API and Appium.
- Write clean, maintainable, sharable and efficient cross-platform shared code with appropriate abstraction layers to accommodate the nuances of multiple platforms.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
- Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new tools and technologies to maximize development efficiency.
- Identify and correct process bottlenecks, fix bugs and maintain CICD pipeline automation using NX Monorepo, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Helm and Harness.
- Help maintain code quality, code organization and test automatization through regular updates to app packages and refactoring of code.
- RESPONSIBILITIES:Strong proficiency in React Native, including RN for Web.
- Proficient in TypeScript.
- Strong experience with Zustand, RTK Query, Recoil or similar state management libraries.
- Strong experience consuming REST APIs in desktop and mobile apps.
- Strong experience with Git, JIRA, and Agile development methodologies.
- Strong experience with unit testing and continuous integration.
- CI/CD with Github Actions and similar platforms.
- Strong problem solving and debugging skills.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team
- B.S. degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience

Nice to haves:

- Experience with Firebase integration
- Experience with DataDog integration
- Experience working with React for Web apps using Node/Bun backend, Next JS, Hapi
- Experience working with monorepo architectures, especially NX
- Experience building automated testing
- Experience with Reanimated or other animation libraries
- Experience building React Native apps on TV devices (Android TV, tvOS, web-based CTVs)
- Have lead experience on React Native projects
- Have experience on other native TV platforms like TVOS or Android TV