Founding Mobile Engineer

About the Company

Nectar Social is building the AI-native social operating system that enables a new era of commerce. Founded by ex-Meta product and engineering leaders and backed by GV and True Ventures, we work with brands like Oura Health, Caraway, and e.l.f. Cosmetics to converge community, conversation, and commerce.

Responsibilities

• Own the mobile platform end-to-end, architecting, building, and shipping our React Native application across iOS and Android
• Build AI-powered mobile experiences that surface insights and power real-time agent interactions
• Establish mobile architecture patterns, shared components, testing strategies, CI/CD pipelines, and performance standards
• Integrate with social platform APIs (TikTok, Meta, Instagram) and e-commerce systems like Shopify
• Collaborate closely with product, design, and founders to shape product experience and technical implementation
• Set a high bar for reliability and performance through monitoring and optimization

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in React Native
• Proven track record of shipping high-quality production mobile applications
• Strong understanding of mobile architecture, navigation patterns, and state management
• Experience integrating with external APIs and building real-time, data-intensive features
• Ability to work across the stack in a fast-moving startup environment
• High ownership mindset and strong product intuition

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with native iOS or Android development or bridging native modules
• Background in social media platforms, e-commerce, or commerce infrastructure
• Experience working with LLMs, AI agents, or machine learning-powered features
• Previous founding or early-stage startup experience
• Notable open-source contributions or side projects

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and early equity
• Health, vision, and dental benefits
• 401(k) match
• Free lunch in Palo Alto