Sr. Software Engineer (React Native)

Who We Are
Angel Studios is the home of stories that amplify light. Through its platform, thousands of “Angel” investors choose which titles will be created, funded, and distributed. Angel Studios allows creators and audiences to form passionate communities around their creative projects, making the story behind the story as important as the final project itself. The studios’ first projects—The Chosen and Dry Bar Comedy—have earned billions of views around the world. Learn more at Angel.com
We’re looking for passionate team members who want to build world-class products that will reshape media over the coming decades. Learn more about:Our North StarCompany StrategyTeam PrinciplesJoin us and be part of stories that matter.
Angel Studios is seeking an experienced Sr. Software Engineer to deliver top-tier solutions with minimal guidance.

Expectations at Angel Studios:

• Amplify light in every action.
• As the owner of your outcomes, you are empowered to break down silos and coordinate with any and all people you need in order to reach your goals. 
• You are ultimately responsible for achieving the outcomes while also using resources wisely - whether that be money, people, or time.
• Know your customer - it might be our viewers, investors, creators, or internal Angel Teams. Ensure you understand your customer and are providing what THEY need and not just what you want to build. 

Essential functions

• Ensure quality through design, processes, and tools in a CI/CD environment.
• Partner with designers, product managers, and engineers to build out new features, fixes, and continuous improvements.
• Deliver features iteratively.
• Implement code that runs great across platforms under variable memory and network constraints.
• Participate in cross-team share-outs, brownbags, and workshop series, standups,  hackathons, etc.
• Analyze application performance and recommend improvements as needed.
• Perform code reviews, testing, and debugging regularly.
• Contribute to technical documentation through Notion and other software platforms utilized in Product and Engineering department.
• Design, build and maintain efficient, secure, reusable, and reliable code.
• Build a robust set of features that support new generation of mobile experiences.
• Must attend and contribute to regularly scheduled staff meetings.
• Proficiency in speaking, reading and writing in the English language required.  Additional language proficiency is a plus. 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Competencies

• Experience crafting high-performance reusable code for UI components and developing rich applications in React.
• Experienced in the infrastructure needed to make compelling frontend experience such as API development (GraphQL, REST), and frameworks (React, NextJS, Jamstack).
• Passionate about careful design & architectural planning that leads to a codebase that is future-proof and maintainable.
• Enjoy the challenge and opportunity to lead and improve the development experience at Angel Studios by enhancing development tools, test coverage, and code structure.
• Proactive and detail-oriented, yet comfortable working in a dynamic environment with tight deadlines and evolving requirements.
• Self-starter with the ability to seek out opportunities, create an action plan and see it through to fruition.
• Familiarity with Cloud Based Platforms and services
• Strong collaborator with excellent presentation, communication, and problem solving skills.
• Familiarity with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery principles.
• An exceptional listener with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.
• Detail-oriented perspective and able to pick up on overlooked details.
• Organization and time management. 
• Able to maintain confidentiality of information.
• Must be able to manage multiple assignments, set priorities, and adapt to changing conditions.
• Resourceful and able to problem-solve and manage tasks with ambiguity. 
• Can take feedback to tasks and assignments positively and create better solutions.
• A quick study, able to pick up new skills and learn how to use new programs.
• Must participate in setting and achieving regularly scheduled and outlined objectives. 
• Ability to take individual ownership, execute wi