Software Engineer, Mobile Development

San Francisco, California; Washington, DC

State Affairs is the nation’s leading news and policy intelligence platform focused on state governments. We combine nonpartisan coverage of Statehouses across the country alongside state government data and AI-native tools into a singular platform.

We inform and empower decision makers, policy professionals and citizens through our award-winning journalism and data – delivering profound insights to help our customers decode and act on state politics and policy. We’re building a category-defining business that will reshape America as we strengthen visibility into what’s happening and why at the state level.

We are hiring a Software Engineer, Mobile Development to join our team located in San Francisco, California or Washington, DC.

You will own our ReactNative codebase end‑to‑end. One sprint you’ll deliver offline‑first reading with encrypted SQLite sync; the next, you’ll add push‑notification workflows so users can watch a bill in real time from committee to the governor’s desk—all while re‑using shared TypeScript logic from our NextJS web app.

Responsibilities

• Ship feature parity with web via universal search, saved feeds, and collaborative annotation which are rendered at 60fps on iOS and Android.
• Architect for scale and maintainability by using typed GraphQL/REST clients, modular feature folders, and Expo EAS CI/CD hooking into GitHub Actions.
• Leverage AI as a force‑multiplier by using Cursor/Copilot/Claude‑Code to scaffold native modules, write E2E Detox tests, and generate i18n copy variants.
• Integrate with backend services (Node APIs, Postgres, Mongo) via secure OAuth flows and on‑device crypto key‑chains.
• Measure and iterate by implementing performance tracing, crash analytics, feature‑flag rollouts, and in‑app feedback funnels.
• Collaborate cross‑platform to keep shared design‑system tokens and business logic in sync with web/full‑stack teammates.

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of professional work experience as a software engineer, mobile development.
• Professional work experience building ReactNative applications in production.
• Ability to utilize LLM tools (Claude‑Code, Cursor, Codex) to accelerate development, testing, documentation, and refactors.
• Knowledge of mobile architecture patterns—MVVM, Clean Architecture, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of state management libraries such as Redux or MobX.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to develop with native iOS/Android development.
• Knowledge of Expo bare workflow, CodePush/OTA strategies, and deep‑linking schemes.
• Professional work experience with offline‑sync tech (CRDTs, WatermelonDB, SQLite) or push infrastructure (FCM/APNs).
• Professional work experience with native modules or bridging (Swift/Kotlin, Objective‑C/Java).
• Prior professional work experience in a start‑up organization.

This is an onsite work opportunity and our teams operate from the Washington, DC office (located at L and 15th St. NW) and the San Francisco, CA office (located at 535 Mission Street).

The annual salary range for this role as it is posted is $149,000 - $210,000 for candidates working from a State Affairs office. The final job level and annual salary will be determined based on the education, qualification, knowledge, skills, ability, and experience of the final candidate(s), and calibrated against relevant market data and internal team equity.

State Affairs is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. State Affairs does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic in accordance with federal, state, and local law.

State Affairs is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as they go through our job application and interview process.

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