Founding Senior Mobile Engineer

Company: ClothME Location: Austin, Texas, USA Employment Type: Full-Time Work Arrangement: On-site / Hybrid Reports To: Founder & CEO/CTO Compensation: Competitive Salary + Equity Relocation Assistance: May be available

About ClothME

ClothME is building the future of fashion commerce.

We're creating a fit-first fashion marketplace that helps people discover clothing likely to fit them and their families, while helping fashion brands, boutiques, and retailers reach relevant shoppers.

Our platform combines personalized fit intelligence, product discovery, merchant technology, and creator-driven commerce to make fashion shopping more convenient, personalized, and accessible.

For merchants, ClothME offers a performance-based model designed to help businesses acquire customers, increase sales, and reduce fit-related returns—without upfront setup, subscription, or listing fees.

Our long-term vision is to become the operating system for fashion retail.

We're an early-stage technology company building for a global market, and we're looking for exceptional engineers who want to help shape that future.

About the Role

We're looking for a Founding Senior Mobile Engineer to join our early engineering team and help build the next generation of ClothME's mobile applications.

You'll work directly with our Founder and CEO/CTO to develop, improve, and scale our mobile experiences across iOS and Android.

ClothME already has a working mobile application built with React Native and Expo. Your responsibility will be to understand the existing codebase, improve its architecture and performance, and help evolve it into a reliable, highly engaging shopping experience capable of supporting millions of users.

This is a hands-on engineering position with significant technical ownership and influence over the mobile product.

You'll collaborate closely with backend, AI, product design, and growth teams to deliver features that make fashion discovery more personal, intuitive, and enjoyable.

We're looking for someone who cares deeply about user experience, enjoys solving challenging mobile engineering problems, and takes pride in shipping high-quality applications.

What You'll Do

Mobile Engineering & Architecture

• Design, develop, maintain, and optimize mobile applications using React Native, Expo, and TypeScript.
• Improve the architecture, reliability, and maintainability of our existing mobile codebase.
• Build reusable components and scalable application structures.
• Implement well-tested, production-ready features.
• Improve app startup time, rendering performance, and responsiveness.
• Identify and resolve mobile performance bottlenecks.
• Contribute to mobile architecture and engineering standards.
• Maintain compatibility across supported iOS and Android devices.

Consumer Shopping Experience

Build and improve mobile experiences supporting:

• User registration, authentication, and onboarding.
• Individual and family Fit Profiles.
• Fit-based product discovery and recommendations.
• Personalized shopping feeds.
• Product search, filtering, and discovery.
• Brand storefronts and product detail pages.
• Product favorites, saved items, and collections.
• Shopping carts and checkout.
• Order tracking and customer notifications.
• Local shopping, reservations, and pickup experiences.
• Creator-driven product discovery and storefronts.

Fit Intelligence & AI Integration

Work closely with backend and AI engineering teams to integrate intelligent shopping capabilities.

Responsibilities include:

• Integrating Fit Profile creation and management.
• Building intuitive height, photo, and profile input experiences.
• Displaying fit recommendations and size guidance.
• Integrating AI-powered product recommendations.
• Building personalized search and discovery interfaces.
• Supporting future conversational shopping experiences.
• Improving the presentation and usability of fit-related information.

You'll help ensure complex technology feels simple and natural to shoppers.

User Experience & Interface Development

• Translate product designs into polished mobile experiences.
• Build smooth animations, transitions, and interactions.
• Develop responsive layouts for different screen sizes.
• Optimize scrolling performance and image rendering.
• Improve navigation and user flows.
• Build accessible interfaces.
• Collaborate closely with product designers.
• Maintain consistency across the mobile design system.

We want ClothME to feel like a modern consumer technology product, not a conventional e-commerce application.

Mobile Performance & Reliability

• Improve application startup performance.
• Optimize memory usage and rendering efficiency.
• Reduce crashes and application errors.
• Implement effective caching and data-fetching strategies.
• Handle poor or intermittent network connectivity gracefully.
• Improve error handling and recovery experiences.
• Monitor application performance and stability.
• Ensure reliable behavior across supported devices.

Native Integrations & Device Capabilities

• Integrate camera and photo-selection functionality.
• Implement push notifications.
• Support deep linking and universal links.
• Integrate secure authentication.
• Implement location-based experiences where appropriate.
• Integrate analytics and crash-reporting tools.
• Work with native iOS and Android capabilities when required.
• Maintain compatibility with Expo modules and native dependencies.

App Store Releases & Deployment

• Manage mobile build and release processes.
• Work with Expo Application Services (EAS).
• Support TestFlight and Google Play testing.
• Improve automated build and deployment workflows.
• Troubleshoot App Store and Google Play release issues.
• Monitor production releases.
• Support phased rollouts and over-the-air updates where appropriate.

Engineering Collaboration

• Work closely with the Founder and CEO/CTO.
• Collaborate with backend, AI, and product engineering.
• Participate in architecture and product discussions.
• Review code and provide constructive feedback.
• Help establish mobile engineering best practices.
• Improve testing, documentation, and release processes.
• Mentor future mobile engineers.
• Contribute to a culture of technical excellence and ownership.

Technical Skills & Experience

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional mobile software engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated expertise.
• Strong production experience with React Native.
• Experience working with Expo and its development ecosystem.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript and JavaScript.
• Experience developing and shipping applications for iOS and Android.
• Strong understanding of mobile application architecture.
• Experience integrating REST APIs and/or GraphQL.
• Experience managing application state and asynchronous data.
• Strong understanding of mobile performance optimization.
• Experience implementing polished, responsive interfaces.
• Familiarity with native iOS and Android development concepts.
• Experience with mobile debugging, testing, and release processes.
• Strong Git and collaborative development skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to independently own complex features from design through production.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building consumer mobile applications with significant usage.
• Experience with e-commerce or marketplace applications.
• Experience with Expo Router or React Navigation.
• Familiarity with React Native Reanimated.
• Experience with Zustand, Redux Toolkit, or similar state management tools.
• Experience with TanStack Query or comparable data-fetching solutions.
• Experience with Firebase services.
• Experience with mobile analytics and experimentation.
• Experience with image optimization and CDN-backed media.
• Experience with deep linking and attribution.
• Experience with mobile payments and checkout flows.
• Experience with app accessibility and internationalization.
• Experience working in early-stage or high-growth startups.

Technology Environment

ClothME's mobile applications are built using React Native and Expo.

Relevant technologies include:

Core Mobile Development

• React Native
• Expo
• TypeScript
• JavaScript

Navigation & UI

• Expo Router or React Navigation
• React Native Reanimated
• Gesture Handler
• Reusable component systems

State Management & Networking

• Zustand, Redux Toolkit, or comparable tools
• TanStack Query or equivalent
• REST APIs
• GraphQL where applicable

Device Capabilities

• Expo Camera
• Expo Image Picker
• Expo Notifications
• Expo Linking
• Secure storage

Build & Deployment

• Expo Application Services (EAS)
• TestFlight
• App Store Connect
• Google Play Console
• GitHub Actions

Analytics & Monitoring

• Firebase Analytics
• Crash reporting and performance monitoring
• Product analytics tools

Backend & Commerce

• Marketplace APIs
• Fit intelligence services
• Shopify integrations
• Stripe-supported payment workflows
• Creator attribution and deep links

*The exact libraries and services used in production will be confirmed during the interview process. We're looking for strong engineering fundamentals and the ability to work effectively with an evolving technology stack.*

What Success Looks Like

First 30 Days

• Understand ClothME's existing React Native and Expo architecture.
• Become familiar with the consumer application and its key user journeys.
• Identify opportunities to improve performance, stability, and maintainability.
• Set up the development and release environment.
• Begin contributing production-quality improvements.

First 90 Days

• Take ownership of important mobile features.
• Deliver improvements to onboarding, product discovery, or shopping experiences.
• Reduce high-priority crashes and performance issues.
• Improve testing and development workflows.
• Contribute to architectural improvements and technical planning.

First 12 Months

• Help evolve ClothME into a highly polished, reliable mobile shopping platform.
• Improve mobile performance and user experience.
• Deliver new consumer-facing features.
• Support growth across iOS and Android.
• Establish strong mobile engineering practices.
• Help onboard and mentor additional engineers as the team grows.
• Contribute to the technical foundation for international expansion.

Who Will Thrive Here

You'll likely enjoy this role if you:

• Love building mobile products that people genuinely enjoy using.
• Care about design, performance, and the smallest details.
• Enjoy working directly with founders and small teams.
• Take ownership of your work from concept to release.
• Can balance speed with engineering quality.
• Think critically and challenge assumptions constructively.
• Enjoy collaborating with designers and backend engineers.
• Are comfortable working with an evolving product.
• Care about the people using the software you build.
• Want to help create a consumer application with global reach.

We're looking for someone who combines excellent engineering ability with strong product judgment.

Compensation & Benefits

ClothME aims to offer a competitive compensation package appropriate to the role, experience, and stage of the company.

Depending on eligibility and finalized company policies, the package may include:

• Competitive base salary.
• Equity participation.
• Health, dental, and vision benefits.
• Paid time off and company holidays.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Professional learning and development opportunities.
• Modern development equipment.
• Relocation assistance where applicable.
• Long-term career development opportunities.

Final compensation and benefits will be communicated during recruitment.

Career Growth

As a founding mobile engineer, you'll have the opportunity to influence how ClothME's mobile engineering organization develops.

Depending on your strengths and interests, potential career paths include:

• Staff Mobile Engineer
• Principal Mobile Engineer
• Mobile Engineering Lead
• Director of Mobile Engineering
• VP of Engineering

Career progression will depend on demonstrated impact, technical leadership, organizational needs, and individual aspirations.

Interview Process

Our interview process is designed to understand your mobile engineering experience, technical judgment, collaboration, and approach to building exceptional user experiences.

Stage 1 — Initial Conversation

Discuss your background, mobile development experience, and interest in ClothME.

Stage 2 — Founder & CTO Interview

Meet directly with the Founder to discuss ClothME's product vision, mobile architecture, and engineering challenges.

Stage 3 — Technical Architecture Discussion

Explore React Native architecture, Expo, state management, navigation, performance optimization, native integrations, and mobile reliability.

Stage 4 — Practical Engineering Exercise

Complete a focused, job-relevant exercise or review an existing project that demonstrates your mobile engineering skills. We aim to respect candidates' time and avoid unnecessarily lengthy assignments.

Stage 5 — Collaboration & Product Thinking

Discuss how you approach user experience, collaborate with designers, handle ambiguity, and make engineering trade-offs.

Stage 6 — References & Offer

For shortlisted candidates, complete reference checks and discuss compensation, equity, and next steps.

Why Join ClothME?

ClothME is at an exciting stage: our mobile platform is taking shape, our marketplace is growing, and we're preparing to bring more consumers, brands, and creators together.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Work directly with the Founder and CEO/CTO.
• Influence mobile architecture and product decisions.
• Build experiences that combine AI, fashion, and commerce.
• Help shape a consumer application designed for global scale.
• Establish engineering practices from the beginning.
• Grow professionally as the company expands.

We're not looking for someone who simply wants to maintain an application.

We're looking for someone who wants to help build a better way for people to discover and shop for fashion.

Join us in building fashion commerce that finally fits.

Equal Opportunity

ClothME is committed to providing equal employment opportunities. We welcome qualified applicants from diverse backgrounds and evaluate candidates based on their skills, experience, and ability to contribute to our mission.

Reasonable accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process.

How to Apply

Apply through the ClothME Careers page:

https://clothme.io/careers

Please include your resume and, if available, links to mobile applications you've developed, GitHub repositories, or examples of relevant work.