Location: San Francisco, CA (In-Office, 4-5 Days/Week)
Type: Full-time
Experience Level: Senior (5+ years), Lead/Staff (7+ years)
Start Date: ASAP
We’re building GOLD, the next-generation super shopping app — a powerful, intuitive AI shopping agent designed to streamline how people discover and buy products online. Our mission is to help people get the best deals on the products they love, through a seamless and delightful shopping experience. Early launches have shown that users love the experience, and the company is entering growth mode to bring this experience into more hands.
We’re an early-stage startup based in San Francisco, led by the founder of GoogleX, Waymo and Udacity. Our team is lean, driven, and highly collaborative. If you're excited about building impactful technology from the ground up — and working shoulder-to-shoulder with an experienced founder — we’d love to meet you.
What You’ll DoLead the design, development, and deployment of our flagship iOS app built with React Native
Build and maintain high-performance and scalable mobile experiences
Collaborate closely with design, product, backend engineering and AI research teams to ship shopping featuresDefine the architecture and technical roadmap for the iOS app as we scale
Own critical product features end-to-end, from prototype to production
Help set and promote mobile engineering best practices, code quality, and performance standards
Provide mentorship and technical guidance to other engineers as we grow the team
5-7+ years of professional mobile development experience, with proven expertise shipping consumer-facing apps
Deep expertise in React Native and strong experience with TypeScript/Node.js
Solid understanding of iOS-specific tooling (Xcode, provisioning, TestFlight) and deployment processes
Experience integrating with REST APIs
Strong grasp of mobile performance optimization, offline-first design, and UI/UX best practices
Comfortable working across the stack with backend engineers when needed
Bonus: experience with e-commerce or high-traffic consumer apps
Bonus: past experience leading teams or mentoring other developers
Bonus: previous experience with Expo Framework
Mobile App: React Native, TypeScript
Backend: TypeScript (Node.js) and Python
Infrastructure: Google Cloud Platform
CI/CD: GitHub Actions, TestFlight, EAS
Make an impact – Your work will be foundational to the product and user experience
In-person collaboration – Join a focused, fast-moving team working together daily in San Francisco
Proven leadership – Work directly with a founder who has built transformative technology companies
Startup ownership – Influence product and engineering decisions from day one
Compensation & equity – Well-funded startup with competitive salary, meaningful equity
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