Technical Lead - Stripe Mobile App

Technical Lead – Stripe Mobile App

Our client is seeking a Technical Lead – Stripe Mobile App to guide the development of a next-generation hybrid mobile application for a large-scale industry event. This role will oversee technical direction, collaborate closely with cross‑functional partners, and ensure the successful delivery of a premium attendee experience built on an enterprise event platform with custom integrations and enhancements.

This role is fully remote.

• Provide technical leadership across the project, partnering with Product, Design, and Engineering to define architecture, implementation patterns, and delivery standards.
• Oversee front‑end development efforts using modern component‑driven workflows, ensuring code quality, consistency, and long‑term maintainability.
• Lead integration efforts across platform providers, internal teams, and external systems, ensuring seamless data flow and feature functionality.
• Translate design specifications into scalable, accessible UI components and ensure visual fidelity across devices and breakpoints.
• Manage performance strategy, including Web Vitals optimization, code splitting, caching, and asset‑loading techniques.
• Guide platform configuration and customization, including branding, feature extensions, and pre‑event onboarding flows.
• Support app store submission requirements, QA cycles, and live event readiness.
• Mentor engineers, promote best practices, and uphold standards for readability, maintainability, and craftsmanship.

• Advanced expertise in React.js, including modern patterns, hooks, state modeling, and optimization techniques.
• Strong experience with Next.js (SSR, SSG, ISR, routing, server actions, middleware, and edge rendering).
• Proficiency in Type Script with an emphasis on predictable, scalable codebases.
• Experience working within a component‑driven development workflow such as Storybook, design tokens, and modular architecture.
• Ability to translate Figma design systems into accessible, scalable component libraries.
• Hands‑on experience with modern UI styling frameworks (e.g., Tailwind, Styled Components) and responsive layout best practices.
• Strong familiarity with state management and data‑handling patterns such as Zustand, REST, and Graph
  
  QL integrations.
• Working knowledge of Node.js for tooling and lightweight backend interaction.
• Deep understanding of accessibility principles aligned with WCAG AA, including semantic structure, keyboard interaction, and screen‑reader compatibility.
• Strong command of web performance strategies and optimization practices.
• Experience leading code quality initiatives including linting, type systems, CI/CD workflows, and deployments to platforms such as Vercel or Netlify.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor teams, set technical direction, and promote engineering excellence.

Compensation: $55‑75/hr (DOE)

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