Senior App Engineer
TLDR
Join a team focused on scaling to 1 million members while delivering premium experiences through innovative mobile solutions and engaging in continuous learning and development.
We are seeking a highly motivated Senior App Engineer to join our Member Experience squad within the Member Lifetime Value organisation. This squad is instrumental in delivering a premium experience to our members and plays a vital role in our strategy to scale from 250,000 to 1 million members.
This role is centered on mobile development with a strong emphasis on user experience, performance, and accessibility. Operating within a collaborative, experimentation-driven environment, you will have significant autonomy and ownership over the features that define how pet owners and sitters connect globally.
Technical Proficiency: 4+ years of professional experience in mobile application development, with deep expertise in React Native and JavaScript/TypeScript.
Platform Expertise: Proven hands-on experience with Expo and modern JavaScript build tooling (e.g., Webpack, Vite).
Architecture & Standards: Strong understanding of scalable mobile architectures, accessibility (a11y) standards, and mobile performance optimisation.
Integration: Experience collaborating with API developers and successfully integrating complex third-party platforms.
Operational Awareness: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing/observability strategies (e.g., GitHub Actions, Sentry).
Communication: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to articulate technical strategy to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Nice to haves:
Full-Stack Capability: Production-grade experience with React for web and backend frameworks (preferably Python/Django and Django Rest Framework).
Emerging Technologies: Experience integrating AI/ML-powered tools to enhance user personalisation or automation.
Data-Informed Growth: Familiarity with A/B testing frameworks and data-driven product experimentation.
Observability: Experience leveraging tools such as Datadog to monitor and improve application health.
In addition to a competitive salary and bonus, we offer a range of benefits, including:
🐾 For the love of pets
- Each year, you’ll get a Premium TrustedHousesitters Combined membership which includes benefits like free airport lounge passes, Sit Cancellation Plan and Home and Contents Plan, plus five Premium memberships to gift to friends and family
- Our team can work remotely from as many house sits as they like, and we contribute up to £500 per
year towards travel costs to and from sits - Find a rescue pet to join your family and we’ll cover the adoption fees, as well as “pawternity” to help your pet settle into their new home
💜 Health & wellbeing
- SimplyHealth healthcare cash plan
- Bupa Health Insurance and Dental Insurance plan
- Specsavers eyecare scheme
- Weekly virtual yoga sessions
- Optional enrollment onto our Trusted Giving scheme, which includes employee giving via Charities Trust and 2 days paid annual volunteering allowance
💻 Working environment
- Work fully remotely from anywhere in the world - as long as you follow compliance as a UK tax resident
- Get £200 to spend on home office equipment each year + Macbook and Apple accessories when you start
- Access to Spaces co-working locations across the globe
- We host an all-expenses-paid meetup each quarter and fund team events (remote or in-person) throughout the year
- We cover the costs of personal development resources and have regular time set aside for learning and growth
- Depending on your role within the business, you’ll have the option to customise your work hours to better align with your personal schedule
💰 Compensation & time off
- 25 days off per year, plus bank holidays and festive closure between Christmas and New Year (36 days + Christmas Day for some roles)
- Competitive salary which is reviewed twice a year
- Generous equity package
- Discretionary 10% quarterly bonus scheme, distributed quarterly
- Pension scheme: 5% from you as an employee and 3% from TrustedHousesitters
- £500 recruitment referral bonus
Benefits
Education Stipend
£200 to spend on home office equipment each year + Macbook and Apple accessories when you start
Flexible Work Hours
Depending on your role within the business, you’ll have the option to customise your work hours to better align with your personal schedule
Free Meals & Snacks
We host an all-expenses-paid meetup each quarter and fund team events (remote or in-person) throughout the year
Health Insurance
Bupa Health Insurance and Dental Insurance plan
Employee Giving Scheme
Optional enrollment onto our Trusted Giving scheme, which includes employee giving via Charities Trust and 2 days paid annual volunteering allowance
Paid Time Off
25 days off per year, plus bank holidays and festive closure between Christmas and New Year (36 days + Christmas Day for some roles)
TrustedHousesitters is a dynamic marketplace connecting pet owners with trusted sitters, allowing them to travel worry-free while their pets are cared for in their own homes. Targeted towards pet lovers, the platform offers a unique solution that blends pet care with travel, creating an online community built on trust and shared love for animals.