Frontend Architect - React Native

Frontend ArchitectAbout the Role : The Client Company is building a media super-app bringing together video, audio, radio, micro-drama, news and commerce on a single platform. We're hiring a Frontend Architect to own the technical architecture and long-term technical direction for our entire frontend and mobile surface spanning our React Native consumer app, admin portal, CMS and shared design system.This is a foundational, individual-contributor technical leadership role. You will define how a single codebase and design system scales across six content and commerce verticals, setting the technical direction that the wider Frontend Engineering team builds against.Key Responsibilities : - Define and own the frontend/mobile technical architecture across the React Native app, Admin Portal, CMS and internal tools- Establish and evolve the shared Design System and component library used across all frontend surfaces- Set technical standards, code quality bars and architectural guardrails for the Frontend Engineering team- Make foundational technology decisions state management, navigation, module boundaries, build/release pipeline that keep engineers interchangeable across mobile, web and admin surfaces- Partner closely with the Backend Architect and Platform Engineer to define clean API contracts and integration patterns- Partner with the Tech Lead to translate architectural direction into a deliverable roadmap- Conduct architecture and code reviews for high-impact changes- Evaluate and introduce new frontend technologies and tools where they meaningfully improve velocity, performance or maintainability- Own frontend performance, scalability and technical debt strategy as the platform scales beyond Phase 1Required Qualifications : - 810 years of frontend/mobile engineering experience, including at least 23 years in a formal architecture or staff/principal engineering capacity- Deep, hands-on expertise in React Native at production scale, plus modern React, JavaScript and TypeScript- Proven experience architecting frontend systems that serve multiple products or surfaces from a shared codebase or design system- Strong understanding of mobile app performance, state management patterns and cross-platform architecture trade-offs- Experience building or scaling a design system / component library- Comfortable operating as a high-impact individual contributor, leading through technical authority and influence- Excellent communication skills able to document and evangelize architectural decisions to engineers and non-technical stakeholders alikePreferred Qualifications : - Experience in a media, content or commerce super-app environment- Prior experience at a high-growth startup building 0 1 platforms- Familiarity with backend API design (GraphQL/REST) to enable strong full-stack architectural conversations- Experience with CI/CD, build performance optimization and release engineering for mobile apps (ref:hirist.tech) .