Job Description
Senior Front-End Engineer, Consumer Mobile App Unleashed Brands - 3.0 Bedford, TX Job Details 22 hours ago Benefits Paid parental leave Health savings account Paid holidays Health insurance Dental insurance Paid time off Parental leave Vision insurance 401(k) matching Qualifications Software engineering Engineering development testing Tooling Mobile product development Front-end state management Build automation SQL Production systems Release management Developing automated testing protocols GraphQL APIs GraphQL Defect tracking tools AI-driven automation Data analytics tools Query management Data-driven decision making TypeScript React Native Full Job Description Role Overview KidHub is the consumer mobile app that connects millions of families to every Unleashed Brands experience: Urban Air, The Little Gym, Premier Martial Arts, Sylvan Learning, Snapology, Class 101, and Water Wings Swim School. It is the front door to our platform and the daily product touchpoint for the families we serve. The Senior Front-End Engineer owns the continued front-end development of KidHub across iOS and Android. Our third-party development partner, Bounteous, built the initial release and is handing the codebase over to an internal team. This role picks up that codebase, raises the bar on quality and velocity, and partners closely with the SVP of Technology, Brand leaders, and shared services to evolve KidHub into a best-in-class consumer experience. This is a hands-on, individual contributor role for an engineer who ships. The right person writes production React Native code daily, leverages AI tooling (specifically Claude Code) to compound their output, and treats QA, performance, and reliability as part of the job, not someone else's problem. They are equally comfortable in a Jira ticket, a Figma review, a SQL console pulling user behavior data, and a product roadmap conversation. Success looks like a KidHub experience that families love, franchisees can rely on, and the platform team can build on for years. Core Mandate Own the front-end development of the KidHub mobile app on iOS and Android. Lead the technical handoff from Bounteous and bring full ownership of the codebase in-house. Use Claude Code and other AI tooling to ship faster, write better tests, and reduce QA cycle time without sacrificing quality. Partner with the QA team to drive measurable improvements in test coverage, defect escape rate, and release velocity. Use SQL to investigate user behavior, validate releases, and inform product decisions with real data. Key Responsibilities Front-End Development Design, build, and maintain production React Native features across iOS and Android. Write clean, well-tested, performant TypeScript code that scales with our user base and brand portfolio. Integrate with REST and GraphQL APIs, push notifications, analytics SDKs, payments and membership systems, and other consumer-app services in our stack.
Own front-end performance:
app start time, frame rate, crash-free sessions, and binary size. Participate in code review, raise the engineering bar, and document patterns the next engineer can build on. AI-Augmented Engineering Use Claude Code daily as a force multiplier across feature development, refactors, debugging, code review, and documentation. Build internal tooling and scripts that improve the team's productivity, from release automation to test scaffolding to data pulls. Bring concrete examples of how AI tooling has shipped production code and cut your own cycle time, then teach the rest of the team how to do the same. Quality and QA Partnership Partner with the QA team to define test strategy, expand automated coverage, and reduce manual regression effort. Drive measurable reductions in QA cycle time release over release. Own bugs from triage to resolution. Ship fixes fast when they affect families in our parks and locations. Champion crash monitoring, error tracking, and release health dashboards so issues are surfaced before customers feel them. Data and Decision Making Write SQL against our backend data warehouse to investigate user behavior, validate feature performance, and answer product questions. Build the instrumentation needed to measure the things that matter: activation, engagement, retention, and brand-level conversion. Bring data to roadmap conversations. Push back when the data does not support the build. Cross-Functional Partnership Partner with the SVP of Technology, product, design, marketing, and the Brand teams to translate roadmap into shipped features. Coordinate with shared services (data, marketing technology, customer support tooling) so KidHub fits cleanly into the broader platform. Communicate clearly and proactively across time zones in a fully remote environment. What We Are Looking For Experience and Expertise 6 to 8 years of professional software engineering experience, with deep ownership of a consumer mobile app at scale. Expert-level React Native and TypeScript. You have shipped production React Native code to the App Store and Google Play, not just prototypes. Strong SQL skills with a track record of using data to investigate, validate, and decide. Comfortable in a query console without hand-holding. Demonstrated, specific history of using Claude Code (or comparable AI coding tools) to ship production code, build internal tools, and reduce QA cycle time. Be ready to show examples and numbers. Solid working knowledge of the standard React Native ecosystem: native module integration, navigation, state management, REST and GraphQL clients, build and release tooling (Fastlane, EAS, or equivalent), Firebase or comparable analytics and crash reporting, and push notifications. Experience inheriting and stewarding a codebase built by a third-party vendor is a strong plus. Experience in consumer, family, or membership-driven mobile products is a plus. Engineering Style Ships. Defaults to working software over endless planning. Owns outcomes, not just outputs. Cares whether the feature actually moved the metric. Pragmatic about tradeoffs between speed, quality, and scope, and clear when communicating them. Strong written communicator. Documents decisions, leaves the code better than they found it, and writes PRs that are easy to review. Curious and AI-fluent. Treats Claude Code as a teammate, not a novelty. Comfortable as a fully remote individual contributor with quarterly in-person time at HQ. Qualifications 6 to 8 years of front-end or mobile engineering experience, with primary ownership of a production consumer app. Demonstrated expertise in React Native and TypeScript. Demonstrated proficiency in SQL for backend data investigation and reporting. Demonstrated, evidenced experience using Claude Code to ship production code, build internal tools, and reduce QA cycle time. Experience partnering with QA teams on automated testing and release quality. Eligible to work in the United States and able to travel to DFW HQ quarterly. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent professional experience. Why Join Us Build the consumer product that connects millions of families to the largest youth enrichment platform in North America. Own the front-end of a flagship app across eight category leading brands, with real customer reach and real business impact. Work directly with the SVP of Technology and the executive team on a product the company is investing in long term. Push the frontier of AI-assisted engineering inside a company that takes it seriously. Fully remote, with the structure of quarterly in-person time at HQ to build relationships and momentum. Competitive compensation package including base salary, performance bonus, and long term incentives. Perks:
Paid bi-weekly Company Paid Holidays Flexible Paid Time Off Paid Parental Leave Multiple health care insurance plans that cover medical, dental, prescription, vision, and employer HSA contributions Competitive 401(k) Program with employer matching contributions Daily dress code of "business casual" A positive work environment And much, much more Company Description Unleashed Brands was founded to curate and grow a portfolio of the most innovative and profitable brands that help kids learn, play and grow. Over the last 10 years, the team at Unleashed Brands has built a proven platform and know-how for scaling businesses focused on serving families. Its mission is to impact the lives of every kid by providing fun, engaging and inspiring experiences that help them become who they are destined to be. Unleashed Brands has more than 1,300 locations open and in development with plans to open more than 100+ new units annually over the next 5 years. For more information, please visit www.unleashedbrands.com. Unleashed Brands is headquartered in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Commitment to Equal Opportunity Unleashed Brands is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law. ADA Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Unleashed Brands will provide reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. Unleashed Brands is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. #UBHQ
