React Native Engineer

About VacationRenter VacationRenter is a global travel platform that brings all types of accommodations into one place, making it easy for travelers to find the perfect stay. From private homes and beachfront villas to city apartments and hotels, VacationRenter offers one of the most extensive selections of properties worldwide and simplifies the entire search experience. Behind the scenes, VacationRenter’s technology analyzes millions of listings and billions of data points to surface the best options for every trip. Launched out of Wilbur Labs in 2018, VacationRenter quickly became one of the fastest growing travel startups ever, surpassing $1 billion in gross bookings in just two years. The company is led by a team of seasoned travel industry leaders. About This Role VacationRenter is seeking a versatile, highly skilled React Native Engineer to join our engineering organization. In this role, you’ll help craft elegant user experiences, ensure high performance across both iOS and Android platforms, and contribute to the architectural decisions that shape our mobile ecosystem. Our mobile experience is central to how travelers discover and book their perfect stay, and this role is crucial to delivering a fast, intuitive, and delightful app used by millions of travelers worldwide. The ideal candidate will take ownership of core parts of the app, play a key role in defining mobile engineering best practices, and collaborate closely with design, product, and engineering teams to build and evolve our mobile application. This role will report directly to the Head of Engineering. This is a full-time hybrid position, based in Dallas. Role & Responsibilities:

Kickstart our mobile app from scratch, setting up the foundation for a fast, reliable, and beautiful React Native experience

Design, build, and ship high-quality features that make trading simple and intuitive on mobile

Collaborate closely with design, backend, and product teams to turn ideas into polished, production-ready experiences

Help define our mobile architecture, tooling, and best practices as we grow the app and the team

Take ownership of your work (from prototype to production) with a focus on performance, usability, and scalability

Write clean, testable code and contribute to a culture of technical excellence

Work hand-in-hand with other engineers to move fast, learn fast, and iterate quickly

Minimum Qualifications:

5+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on mobile applications

Experience with React, Node.js, and PostgreSQL, or roughly equivalent technologies

Extensive experience with React Native, having led or significantly contributed to mobile app projects built from scratch

Deep knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript and related tooling

Proficiency with AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, or equivalent) and the ability to leverage agentic AI tools for complex, multi-file development tasks

Demonstrated ability to critically evaluate AI-generated code for correctness, security, and alignment with project architecture

Ability to communicate clearly and write clear documentation

Hands-on experience with web technologies such as React, HTML, and CSS, especially helpful for aligning mobile and web experiences

Preferred Qualifications & Prior Experience:

Familiarity with additional mobile frameworks or libraries

Contributions to open-source projects in React Native

Prior experience at a startup or travel company

Benefits & Perks:

Competitive salary + equity

Top-tier laptop provided100% company-paid health benefits for base plan coverage, with the option to upgrade to higher-tier plans

401(k) with company matchUnlimited, guilt-free vacation days

Annual wellness stipend (gym + other wellness activities)

Monthly house cleaning stipendAnnual travel allowance

Monthly cell phone & internet usage stipend

Charity donation company match

Employee referral bonus

Team offsites/activities