Staff Mobile App Engineer - App Squad (f/m/x) - Remote

Founded in 2017, refurbed is Europe’s fastest-growing marketplace for refurbished products, active in 12 European countries and having surpassed €2Bn in GMV — all while being profitable. With beautiful headquarters in Vienna, we operate as a remote-first company, and our 250+ employees enjoy up to two months of workation per year. We’ve also been recognised as a Top DACH Employer by Kununu for three consecutive years.

Our mission is to make sustainable consumption the easy choice by enabling customers to buy products up to 40% cheaper while significantly reducing CO₂ emissions.

We believe flexibility works best when paired with ownership. While we offer a remote-first setup built on trust and autonomy, we look for people who are self-driven, proactive, and motivated to turn ideas into impact in a high-accountability environment.

We are looking for a Mobile/Full-Stack App Engineer to strengthen the App Squad and to lead modernization and performance initiatives for the Refurbed app.

WHO YOU ARE:

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 4+ years in React Native / Expo
• Deep expertise in TypeScript, React Native, and modern mobile architecture patterns (navigation, modularization, OTA updates)
• Proven experience leading app architecture evolution and mentoring multiple teams or squads
• Proficiency in native iOS (Swift) and/or Android (Kotlin) bridging and advanced SDK integration
• Track record of driving mobile performance initiatives (e.g., cold start optimization, crash-free stability >99.7%)
• Strong understanding of mobile CI/CD, release management, observability, and scaling across markets
• Excellent communication skills, able to influence technical direction across teams and stakeholders
• Strong judgment in leveraging AI tools (ChatGPT, CursorAI, etc.) — knowing when they accelerate delivery, when to avoid them, and how to uphold quality while using them

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Own and evolve the technical architecture of Refurbed’s mobile app built with React Native / Expo
• Partner with product and design leads to define long-term app strategy — from navigation to experimentation frameworks
• Design and implement cross-cutting systems for performance, scalability, and modularization
• Guide the integration of AI-powered experiences (chat-based shopping, voice, image search) into the mobile app
• Lead SDK and native integration strategies (Bloomreach, payments, analytics, experimentation)
• Establish best practices, patterns, and libraries used across multiple squads
• Mentor and coach engineers across teams to level up app development standards
• Collaborate closely with platform and backend engineers to ensure seamless end-to-end performance
• Represent the mobile domain in company-wide architecture reviews and technical roadmap discussions

WHY YOU WILL ENJOY WORKING WITH US:

Our Culture and Values:

• Decisions should be made based on facts and not by hierarchy levels? We sure think so!
• We embrace giving and receiving feedback, testing and welcoming new ideas, as well as sharing our knowledge across the company.
• You fail sometimes? Well, so do we! We’re all just human, let’s learn from our mistakes to improve in the future!
• No matter who you love, where you’re from, who you pray to, whether you pee sitting down or standing up – we are a bunch of talented people who enjoy spending our time making a difference!

Personal & Professional Development:

• You'll have access to a dedicated learning budget within your department to support your growth, whether it's courses, conferences, or other learning opportunities that matter to you.
• We partner with Likeminded, offering you private sessions with experts for your personal growth and mental health.
• We frequently host internal workshops, allowing our teams to further develop their skills in different areas and enhancing collaboration across departments.

Flexibility:

• We care about a healthy work/life balance. We not only function and support a fully remote setting but also offer the possibility to work from our beautiful office in the vibrant heart of Vienna – we love dogs, so feel free to bring your furry little buddy too 😊
• We trust you to do the best job, so we don't care so much when you do it – you are able to self-organize.
• You will also be invited to take part in our office weeks, happening three times a year, where you will have the chance to work side by side with your colleagues and enjoy the team-building events and on-site workshops

…and much more! See https://careers.refurbed.com/ for further insights!