Staff Software Engineer (React Native)

• We’re building an ecosystem of end-to-end tools for photographers, enhancing our existing product while creating entirely new tools and services. This is a crucial role for someone who will help define and drive that vision forward, shaping the way our users create, connect and earn. Join us in shaping the future of mobile, desktop and web technology and making a meaningful impact on the global creative community
• As a Staff Engineer, you are first and foremost a technologist. You’ll be in the trenches with the team in terms of writing code, solving hard problems, and staying current with the latest technologies. But your impact goes beyond individual contributions
• You’ll act as a technical leader who guides the team through complex challenges, champions best practices, and anticipates what’s coming around the corner so the team can stay ahead. You think about scalability, long-term maintainability, and future features — even while the rest of the team is focused on shipping today’s work. You’ll mentor engineers, raise the bar on quality, and enable others’ success
• Lead the development of high-quality, scalable mobile React Native applications. Push for rigorous testing, solid CI practices, and high standards across the codebase
• Collaborate on and own decision making on forward-thinking architectural decisions. Align technical choices with company goals, and be pragmatic enough to choose the faster path when the business demands it. Watch for what is coming down the pike in React Native development
• Mentor and elevate the team: guide engineers through tricky bugs, design decisions, and architectural trade-offs. Coach, teach, and create space for others to grow
• Drive code quality through PR reviews, pushing work toward completion in an encouraging way. Your critical feedback motivates authors to improve their work and reach approval
• Champion AI-assisted development. You’ve used AI tools extensively in your own workflow and actively mentor others to adopt them. You see AI as a multiplier for the team’s velocity and quality
• Collaborate across the organization: work closely with Product, Design, and business stakeholders. Translate complex technical concepts into clear language for non-technical audiences
• Willing to blur the lines: you are willing to step outside your defined role when the work demands it. Whether it’s jumping into an unfamiliar part of the stack or pitching in on cross-platform efforts, you are flexible to help where needed

Benefits

• Balance: Flexibility is really important to us, and family always takes precedence. We have a Flexible Time Off policy for eligible employees, and we encourage each other to take breaks so that we can do our best work, refreshed. We also offer paid parental, medical, and caregiver leave so you can take the time you need to disconnect
• Benefits: Our team’s health and wellness is a top priority. VSCO offers flexible time off, a 401(k) retirement plan, insurance (medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, short and long-term disability), 11 paid holidays, and a monthly tech & well-being stipend. Employees also have access to well-being perks such as Peloton, Wellhub (formerly Gympass), One Medical, Spring Health, and Headspace
• Remote Work @ VSCO: VSCO operates as a fully remote organization with employees working from their home office across several states in the US, with over 50% of the company working in the Bay Area and Los Angeles. While we are dispersed, teams stay connected through participation in quarterly virtual team-building events and bi-annual in-person offsites

• Cross-functional experience collaborating closely with designers and product managers
• Strong knowledge of mobile design principles, patterns, best practices, and the mobile application lifecycle
• Experience owning projects end-to-end from initial prototypes to customer roll out
• Note: You don’t need to check every box. If you’re excited about this role and think you’d be a strong fit, we encourage you to apply — even if your experience doesn’t match every qualification listed above
• Experience integrating with RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and third-party services
• 5+ years of professional experience shipping React Native and/or Electron applications
• Track record of mentoring engineers and raising team-wide code quality
• Familiarity with state management libraries (e.g., Redux) and asynchronous programming, including async work from Node, web, or service workers
• Comfort with AI-assisted development workflows and a desire to push what’s possible
• Experience with feature flagging, release management, and observability tools (Datadog, Crashlytics, etc.)
• Proven experience in building and maintaining complex, high-performance mobile applications
• Deep expertise in JavaScript, TypeScript, and modern front-end technologies
• Experience shipping React Native applications on macOS, or Electron applications on the desktop
• Experience leading platform expansion initiatives from mobile to desktop
• Experience interoperating with native C, C++, or Objective-C libraries
• Experience integrating third-party tools for media manipulation
• Experience with OpenGL, 3D rendering, matrix-based transformations, or scene composition in three.js
• Experience with WebAssembly
• Familiarity with Android to facilitate cross-platform design discussions