React Native Developer

This is a remote position.

Location: South Africa | Work Type: Remote | Contract Duration: 12 Months | Job ID: J107204

About our client:
Our client is a professional management consultancy and IT services provider, focused on delivering creative and innovative digital solutions. Their client base includes both startups and large corporations, but their mission remains the same: to provide excellent support in the design, development, and implementation of digital products that drive value and transformation.

What you will be doing:

• Own, maintain, and scale a single, shared React Native codebase targeting mobile (iOS, Android) and TV ecosystems (tvOS, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV).
  
• Design and implement robust user interfaces and navigation structures explicitly optimized for 10-foot TV experiences, including strict focus management and D-pad (remote control) navigation.
  
• Implement, optimize, and maintain high-performance video playback engines using HLS and DASH streaming protocols.
  
• Secure premium content workflows by configuring and troubleshooting Digital Rights Management (DRM) systems, including Widevine, FairPlay, and PlayReady.
  
• Integrate and maintain video ad insertion protocols, specifically handling VAST, VMAP, and Server-Side Ad Insertion (SSAI) to ensure seamless ad delivery on big screens.
  
• Manage the end-to-end submission, compliance, and release lifecycle for both mobile marketplaces (App Store, Google Play) and TV stores, with specific focus on Amazon Fire OS submission requirements.
  
• Maintain high-quality JavaScript/TypeScript code, ensuring performance optimization specifically tailored to the hardware constraints of TV streaming sticks and older smart TV hardware.
  

What our client is looking for:

• Between 2 - 4 years of experience with React Native, including proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript.
  
• Experience deploying React Native applications across tvOS, Android TV, and Amazon Fire TV platforms, with a specific understanding of Fire OS submission procedures.
  
• Showcase a minimum of one successful application launch on the App Store or Google Play, covering either mobile or TV devices.
  
• Maintain a comprehensive technical understanding of video streaming technologies such as HLS and DASH, alongside DRM systems including Widevine, FairPlay, and PlayReady.
  
• Apply practical expertise in digital advertising integration, specifically involving VAST, VMAP, and SSAI protocols.
  

For a more comprehensive list of opportunities that we have on offer, do visit our website - https://www.parvana.co.uk/careers

Requirements

React Native, JavaScript, TypeScript, iOS, Android, tvOS, Fire TV, HLS, DASH, DRM, Widevine, FairPlay, PlayReady, VAST, VMAP, SSAI, Mobile Development, Streaming Protocols, Digital Advertising