Senior React Native Engineer

Cara Care, a digital health company backed by Bayer AG, is on a mission to improve people's digestive health through technology. As we expand our product portfolio and modernize our platform, we're looking for a versatile, pragmatic, and forward-thinking Senior React Native Engineer(m/f/x) to help shape the future of digital therapeutics.

Your Role

You'll join a cross-functional product team with high ownership, lean processes, and a clear focus: deliver real impact to patients. We're looking for someone who thrives on solving real-world problems with code, is technology-open, and knows when to build fast and when to build right.

Your Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship high-quality React Native apps for iOS and Android with TypeScript.
• Own the full mobile lifecycle: architecture, implementation, automated testing, release management, monitoring, and iteration.
• Integrate native capabilities (push notifications, deep links, biometric auth, camera/sensors); write and maintain native modules when needed (Swift/Kotlin).
• Drive mobile performance and reliability (startup time, bundle size, memory, battery) and meet accessibility best practices.
• Set up and evolve mobile CI/CD (e.g., Fastlane, GitHub Actions/Bitrise), internal testing (TestFlight/Play Console), and release pipelines.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Medical to explore, define, and deliver patient-centric features, and to improve our current platform.
• Uphold technical excellence in architecture, code quality, and security, especially under healthcare regulations (ISO 62304, TR-03161, MDR).
• Contribute to a platform that powers multiple regulated digital health products across indications like IBS, GERD, and upcoming expansions.
• Mentor other developers and help raise the technical bar across the team.

Requirements
Your Profile

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 3 years focused on React Native and shipping production apps.
• Expert with React Native and TypeScript, React Navigation, state management, and testing (Jest, React Native Testing Library; Detox a plus).
• Proven track record delivering to App Store and Google Play, including handling certificates/provisioning, in-app updates, and staged rollouts.
• Solid understanding of mobile security and privacy: secure storage, keychain/keystore, certificate pinning, data minimization, and PII handling.
• Experience with mobile CI/CD and release automation (Fastlane, GitHub Actions or Bitrise), and tools like Sentry.
• Product mindset: you've worked in product-centric teams, collaborated closely with non-technical stakeholders, and care deeply about UX and accessibility.
• Bonus: experience in regulated industries, healthcare, or other security-conscious environments; native iOS/Android development (Swift/Kotlin)

Please note: Cara Care is a remote-first company with a fully distributed team. All team members are based in Germany so candidates must reside in Germany to join us.

Benefits
In return you will have

• Fair Compensation: We offer a competitive salary with regular reviews, plus the best equipment to help you do your best work.
• Great team spirit: Join a vibrant, interdisciplinary team and enjoy a friendly, collaborative working atmosphere— complete with regular on-sight team events.
• Remote-first work setup: Whether you prefer working from home or from our office in Berlin, the choice is yours. We support a truly flexible remote-first work model.
• 30 days off per year: We believe in the power of rest. That's why we offer 30 days off per year—including 4 company-wide mental health days on top of 26 vacation days.
• Flexible working hours: Early bird or night owl? Work the hours that suit you best.
• Real Impact: Your work matters. You'll play a key role in shaping the future direction of our company and product.

About Cara Care

Cara Care is a digital health company on a mission to bring holistic, science-backed support to people with digestive issues. Through our app, individuals can identify symptom triggers, receive personalized recommendations, and access digital therapeutic programs for:

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Cara Care for IBS) 
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Cara Care for IBD)
• Heartburn (Cara Care for Heartburn)

Our IBS program is officially approved by the German Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) as a reimbursable digital health application (DiGA)—a first in its field.

Backed by Bayer

We're proud to share that Cara Care has recently joined the Bayer Group, a move that strengthens our mission and enables us to scale our impact even further. With Bayer's global healthcare expertise and our innovative digital approach, we're poised to redefine care for digestive health.

What It's Like to Work With Us

At Cara Care, you'll be part of an interdisciplinary team of doctors, designers, engineers, and creatives who are deeply passionate about improving lives. We're inspired by our patients and driven by real-world impact. We move fast, collaborate closely, and never lose sight of the importance of well-being—both for our users and ourselves.

Diversity Matters to Us

We believe that diverse teams build better products. That's why we're committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone—regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or disability.

We know that applying for a new job is a big step, and we genuinely appreciate your time and effort. We're excited to get to know you

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