Staff Software Engineer (React Native)

Join our growing team at Vetcove, and help us transform how veterinarians buy the supplies they need to keep America's pets healthy. Vetcove's eCommerce and mobile platforms enable veterinary practices to compare and buy from all of their vendors in one place. Our community of more than 17,000 veterinary hospitals employs tens of thousands of veterinarians, and delivers care to many millions of animals every year across all 50 states. We’re a growing team on a mission to modernize the $50B+ animal health industry. Simply put, Vetcove helps veterinary organizations spend more time giving care, and less time shopping and comparing across vendors to supply their practices. Vetcove is a Y Combinator and venture-backed growth stage company with notable investors in Silicon Valley and NYC. We're looking for exceptionally talented and passionate people to join our growing team. 

About the Position 

As a Staff Software Engineer at Vetcove, you’ll do some of the most important work of your career. You’ll take ownership of major product areas—designing, building, and improving the tools that help veterinary clinics streamline operations, deliver exceptional patient care, and optimize their supply chains. The systems you create will manage billions of dollars in transactions and empower clinics to focus on their patients.

This isn’t just another engineering job—it’s a chance to tackle meaningful challenges and make a real-world impact. You’ll be involved in everything: deciding what to build, designing how it works, and ensuring it gets into the hands of users seamlessly. If you thrive on solving hard problems and creating tools that matter, this role is for you.

You will be a key member of our engineering team who is responsible for supporting our newest mobile app initiatives. This level of involvement includes plan formulation, creation, maintenance across our mobile applications. You will work closely with many native mobile components (e.g. audio, camera, video) and have the opportunity to work with the latest mobile technologies, frameworks, and libraries!

Tools We Use:

We rely heavily on React Native for our mobile app initiatives (and will occasionally use custom native code as needed). Some additional tools we use:

Mobile Tech Stack: Expo, React Native, Typescript

Libraries: Renimated, React Query

Backend: Python, Django

Other Tools: Sentry, Bitrise

Version Control: Git

What you’ll do 

• Lead development of our veterinary clinic and pet parent companion mobile applications

• Contribute to the conceptualization and feature documentation of new ideas and product enhancements

• Work closely with our design team to discuss feature implementation, user experience, and microinteractions

• Building and extend interactive React Native mobile applications that will be used by tens of thousands of veterinary clinic users and millions of pet parents

• Build reusable mobile components for use by the larger team

• Implement new features in our React Native applications

• Working directly with our CTO and engineering team, as well as across other functions to continuously evolve our mobile strategy 

You should have

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building mobile applications using React Native

• Experience in building a professionally successful, production mobile application

• Fluency with JavaScript’s features as a prototyped and functional language

• Good software testing habits

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to adapt quickly and manage many concurrent responsibilities

• A strong desire to help our customers succeed

• A positive attitude and one-for-all team mentality

• Experience working with an backend service and fetching data from API endpoints

• Tech/start-up work experience is a plus

What We’re Looking For

• Experience: 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building mobile applications using React Native

• Fluency: Production expertise in React Native & Typescript, with a curiosity to learn new tools and frameworks.

• Eye for Design: An instinct for building systems and code that are as elegant as they are effective.

• Great Communicator: Ability to explain technical ideas clearly and work collaboratively with others.

Benefits (Full Time Roles)

• 100% remote within the USA

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance  

• Automatic 401k contribution

• Employee referral program

• At home office set up 

• Bi-annual company retreats 

• Open vacation policy 

• Equity

• Monthly team events

The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is: $170,000/year - $250,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits.  There is a different range applicable to specific work locations. For Colorado, the salary range is: $180,000 - $220,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. This salary range is a good faith estimate of what Vetcove may pay for this position at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on skills, qualifications, and experience. The range reflects the base hourly rate or annual compensation (as applicable), and does not include bonus, equity or other incentives.

In addition to base compensation, Vetcove offers a comprehensive benefits
package. Please refer to the “Benefits (Full Time Roles)” section above for more
details.

To apply, please submit your application through Vetcove’s Careers Page. The application deadline is accepted on an on going basis.

Please note we are unable to sponsor work visas at this time.

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Vetcove is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status. We are dedicated to providing a work environment free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. If you require accommodations during the application or interview process, please let us know and we will make every effort to accommodate your needs.