About The Company
Jobrapido is seeking a senior React Native engineer to work on Whiskey Social, a mobile app built for whiskey fans. The product brings together a community of enthusiasts and is developing new AI-powered experiences. You will work directly with the founders, Adam Bancroft and Jerry Corley, and Aaron McElroy, Chief Product Officer.
This is a direct contract engagement with the individual selected for the role. Jobrapido and the Whiskey Social team do not work with staffing agencies, corporations-to-corporations (C2C) arrangements, or subcontractors for this position.
About The Role
This is a senior-level, remote contract position for a U.S.-based engineer, with an anticipated start in October. You will be the only engineer on the team, with substantial ownership of the technical direction and day-to-day development of the product. The role spans the existing React Native application and its serverless AWS backend, as well as upcoming AI vision and personal intelligence features.
Your first priority will be to understand the codebase before recommending changes.
The team wants a thoughtful technical assessment: review how the product works, identify what you would address first, and explain why. You will work from tickets written against the actual code and product, contributing your engineering judgment and raising concerns when a ticket does not reflect the right solution. You will also take responsibility for delivering app updates to both the Apple App Store and Google Play.
Qualifications
You have professional experience building and shipping React Native applications with Expo to both major app stores. You have operated serverless AWS services in production, including AppSync, DynamoDB, Lambda, and Cognito, and can make informed decisions across both mobile and backend systems.
You are comfortable inheriting an existing codebase, understanding its constraints, and improving it without losing sight of product needs. You use AI coding tools regularly and carefully review, test, and validate their output before incorporating it into production. You communicate clearly with founders and product leadership, can explain trade-offs, and are confident pushing back respectfully when a proposed ticket or implementation approach needs reconsideration.
Whiskey expertise is not required; the team will provide the domain context.
Responsibilities
Review the existing application and backend, then present a practical, prioritized assessment of what should be improved first and the reasoning behind your recommendations. Own technical decisions for the React Native app and serverless AWS architecture, balancing maintainability, reliability, user experience, and delivery needs.
Develop and maintain mobile product features, contribute to AI vision and personal intelligence capabilities, and work from tickets grounded in the existing codebase. Assess requirements critically, ask clarifying questions, and recommend alternatives when they would better serve the product. Use AI-assisted development tools responsibly, verifying generated code and other outputs before they ship.
Manage release work and publish approved updates to both app stores. Collaborate directly with the founders and Chief Product Officer, keeping them informed about progress, risks, and technical decisions.
Benefits
This opportunity offers direct collaboration with the company’s founders and product leader, meaningful technical ownership, and the ability to shape a product from the inside. You will work remotely within the United States on a contract basis and have room to influence both the mobile experience and the supporting AWS services. The engagement is intended to begin in October. Compensation and other contract details can be discussed during the hiring process.
The selection process begins with a short live video call with camera on and identity verification, followed by a small paid trial project. Applicants will not be asked to pay money, submit recorded video responses, or provide remote-desktop access. To apply, use LinkedIn only and include links to a production app you have shipped and your GitHub profile.
Equal Opportunity
Jobrapido and the Whiskey Social team welcome qualified applicants and are committed to a fair, respectful hiring process. Hiring decisions are based on relevant skills, experience, and the requirements of the role. Applicants will be evaluated consistently and without regard to protected characteristics under applicable law.
We aim to provide a professional selection experience, communicate expectations clearly, and consider candidates on the merits of their work and demonstrated ability to contribute to the product.