At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and develop high-performance features for popular weather apps using React Native.
- Company: Join Pelmorex, the innovative home of The Weather Network.
- Benefits: Flexible work, competitive salary, personal spending account, and 17 paid days off.
- Other info: Inclusive culture with a focus on learning and career growth.
- Why this job: Make an impact by coding for millions while embracing modern AI tools.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in React Native, app deployment experience, and cloud architecture familiarity.
The predicted salary is between 81000 - 99000 $ per year.
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A WORKPLACE THAT HAS...
- Flexible Hybrid Work Environment
- Retirement Savings Matching Plan (RRSP)
- Personal Spending Account: Up to $500 to spend on anything related to physical, mental or financial well-being (in addition to your Health Care Spending Account)
- Summer Hours
- 17 Paid Days Off (in addition to 13 Personal Days), including an extra day off during the month of your birthday
- An IDEAS (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Awareness, Solidarity) team
HAVE WE GOT YOUR ATTENTION? WANT TO LEARN MORE?
As a React Native Developer on our Mobile Apps team, you will drive the evolution of Canada’s largest weather apps (The Weather Network and MétéoMédia) as well as Spain’s top weather platform (El Tiempo). We are currently optimizing and scaling our next-generation Weather applications—a single app binary that supports multiple brands and platforms. If you love solving complex, high-traffic technical challenges, want to champion clean architecture, and are excited about using modern AI development tools like GitHub Copilot to accelerate real-world features—we want you on our team.
Core Tech Stack: React Native, TypeScript, AWS, Go, Node.js, Jenkins, Fastlane, GitHub Copilot, Docker, Kubernetes, Microservices
Please note, we are only considering candidates who are eligible to work in Canada and can work in a Hybrid model at our Oakville location.
WHAT'S THE DAY TO DAY LIKE?
- Architect & Innovate: Design, develop, and optimize high-performance features for our React Native applications.
- Own the Lifecycle: Take ownership of end-to-end features, from writing clean, robust code to managing smooth deployments to the App Store and Google Play using Jenkins and Fastlane.
- Scale for Millions: Continuously optimize code for lightning-fast performance, low latency, and heavy traffic spikes, leveraging AWS and on-premise based infrastructure for backend service support.
- Modernize & Refactor: Keep our codebase pristine. You'll enjoy the balance of writing greenfield code from scratch and thoughtfully refactoring legacy systems, utilizing GitHub Copilot to speed up unit testing and boilerplates.
- Collaborate & Build: Champion engineering best practices, participate in code reviews, and collaborate across a modern ecosystem utilizing AWS, Go, Node.js, and Kubernetes.
Roles, responsibilities and duties may evolve and change over time.
WE ARE HOPING YOU HAVE:
- 5+ years of experience with React Native and React (TypeScript proficiency is highly preferred).
- Proven experience deploying and managing mobile applications to the Play Store and App Store using automated CI/CD tools like Fastlane and Jenkins.
- Comfortable integrating GitHub Copilot into your daily workflow to write efficient code and accelerate development.
- Experience working alongside cloud-based architectures, specifically AWS, as well as Docker, containerization, and microservices.
- You are familiar and experienced in Unit and Integration Testing to ensure our apps handle heavy traffic seamlessly.
- Equally comfortable refactoring legacy code and writing new code from scratch.
YOU ARE MADE FOR THIS IF YOU...
- Have a passion for creating highly performant mobile applications.
- Are proactive, show initiative, and value quality in everything you do.
- Aren’t afraid to roll up your sleeves, try something new, and embrace modern AI-assisted engineering.
DON’T MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS? DON’T WORRY… Not all applicants will have skills that match a job description exactly. Pelmorex values and welcomes diverse experiences. While having “desired” qualifications makes for a strong candidate, we encourage applicants with alternative experiences to also apply.
INTERESTED? IT GETS BETTER…
- Course Reimbursement Program
- Open and transparent communication, including All Hands Meetings with our CEO
- Pelmorex Learning Academy
- Your mental health is important to us! We partner with our benefits provider for virtual counseling sessions
- Frequent employee pulse surveys
- Free online doctor visits with Maple Online Healthcare
OUR PROMISE TO YOU...
- We’re highly focused on doing the right thing.
- We’ll discuss issues and timelines professionally, so you have the time you need to do the best work you can.
- You will see the result of your work pushed out to real users quickly.
- We’re a team that enjoys learning new technologies and we’re open to trying new things.
- We’ll try our best not to bog you down with boring meetings.
Weather inspires, protects, and transforms. For 35+ years, Pelmorex has led the way with trusted forecasts and alerts. With innovation at our core, we provide precision, speed, and unmatched reliability—safeguarding lives, powering decisions, and driving business success. We’re Pelmorex. Imagine it and we’ll deliver it.
Fair and Authentic Interview Experience We welcome candidates using AI tools to prepare for interviews or to learn more about Pelmorex. During the interviews themselves, we expect responses to come from your own experience and thinking. We ask that candidates not use real-time AI assistance, live answer prompts, or automated response tools during interviews.
Software Developer, React Native – Hybrid in Oakville employer: Pelmorex
Pelmorex is an exceptional employer that prioritizes employee well-being and growth, offering a flexible hybrid work environment, generous paid time off, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion through its IDEAS team. With a focus on innovation in data strategy and products, employees are empowered to take ownership of their roles while benefiting from continuous learning opportunities and a supportive culture that values feedback and collaboration. Located in Oakville, this is a place where your contributions directly impact real users and where you can thrive in a dynamic and rewarding atmosphere.
