"React Native" Coding Optimization Intern (Mobile App)

"React Native" Coding Optimization Phone App Development Intern

Location: Remote (New York, NY Midtown)
Type: Internship (Full-Time)
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 30 hours a week
Compensation: $500 stipend/month

About the Role

We’re looking for a passionate and driven React Native Intern to join our mobile development team. This is an ideal opportunity for a student or early-career developer who wants hands-on experience building high-performance cross-platform mobile apps. You'll work closely with engineers and product designers to bring real features to life — and learn the craft of code optimization in production-level mobile applications.

Responsibilities

Assist in building and optimization of React Native mobile applications for iOS and Android.

Work on optimizing existing app components for speed, memory usage, and responsiveness.

Collaborate with the development team on code reviews, bug fixes, and performance improvements.

Write clean, readable code and document your work.

Participate in daily/weekly team meetings and agile development sprints.

Requirements

Current student or recent graduate or masters in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.

Academic or personal project experience with React Native.

Some exposure to app performance debugging tools (e.g., Flipper, React DevTools).

Familiarity with Git and version control workflows.

Bonus Points For

Experience optimizing app load times, bundle size, or frame rates.

Prior work with native Android/iOS modules or third-party SDKs.

Apps you've published or contributed to (please include links if available).

What You’ll Gain

Practical experience developing scalable apps with a modern mobile tech stack.

Mentorship from experienced engineers in mobile and full-stack development.

An understanding of real-world codebase architecture and app optimization strategies.

A portfolio-ready project and potential recommendation letter based on performance.