Mobile Product Engineer

Summary

Join lastminute.com's Mobile App team as a Mobile Product Engineer (React Native) and contribute to the development and improvement of our mobile applications. This full-remote position, based in Portugal, offers a permanent contract and a collaborative work environment. You will participate in the entire product lifecycle, build apps using React Native, and collaborate with designers and product managers. The role requires 2+ years of professional mobile app development experience with React Native and a strong understanding of mobile UI/UX design. Lastminute.com provides a shorter working week, flexible hours, professional development opportunities, and various other perks.

Requirements

• Passion and enthusiasm: demonstrated love for your work with attention to detail
• 2+ years of professional mobile app development: experience with publicly available apps on both iOS and Android
• Knowledge of React Native (Typescript): proficiency in this framework
• Understanding of mobile UI/UX design guidelines: skills in custom views, interaction, animations
• Experience with agile and pair programming methodologies: proven teamwork in agile environments
• Collaborative feedback experience: ability to share and receive feedback constructively
• Fluent in English: strong communication skills

Responsibilities

• Participate in the entire product lifecycle and strategy of our apps: this encompasses concept, design, testing, release and support phases
• Build mobile apps using React Native, from architecture to release to both Apple App Store and Google Play Store
• Ownership in improving all aspects of our stack (development, testing, CI, automation, architecture)
• Designing and engineering features that deliver value to the people who use them. This means collaborating closely with the entire team (designers, product managers, stakeholders)
• Collaborate across teams and departments: foster knowledge sharing and teamwork across the organisation
• Understand our business and customer value: recognise how products impact our customers and drive business success

Preferred Qualifications

• Passion for creating amazing mobile experiences: a drive to delight users
• Business acumen: understand and align with business needs
• Problem-solving mindset: view challenges as opportunities for simplification
• Self-starter attitude: initiative-taking and innovative thinking
• Humble and open-minded: willingness to learn and adapt

Benefits

• An inclusive, friendly, and international environment (you’ll be working with colleagues from +10 countries and over 48 nationalities)
• Shorter working week (36h as full time), with a half working day on Fridays
• Flexible start and end of the working day
• Possibility to work from anywhere for a period of time per year defined according to local regulations
• Fri-Yays: half a day on Friday morning with a no-meeting mandate and dedicated to deep work, personal growth, learning and training and/or focus time
• Professional and managerial skills development training paths, access to e-learning platforms such as O’reilly, Udemy, Coursera (depending on the department), and to our internal platform offering bespoke training content
• 2 paid days off per year for volunteering purposes
• Occasional social events to foster connections among colleagues
• Travel industry discounts and flash exclusive staff fares
• We support our employees through life's significant moments with leave options (e.g parental responsibilities, marriages, bereavements, relocations, etc.) in line with local laws