App Growth & UX Developer / Product Consultant

HiveDrive is a kids’ carpooling app designed to make family transportation logistics easier. We are looking for an experienced app developer with strong UX, product, and growth instincts to evaluate our existing app and help us identify opportunities to increase adoption, engagement, and repeat usage. This engagement will begin as a paid audit/consulting project, and there may be an opportunity to continue working with us on an ongoing basis. Phase 1: Paid App & Product Audit Following an initial call with the founders, you will receive access to the app and relevant data. We are looking for someone who can evaluate both the user experience and the underlying technology and provide clear, actionable recommendations. The audit should include: -Review of the overall UX and user journey -Analysis of available usage, user behavior, and marketing data -Identification of where users drop off or get stuck -Evaluation of onboarding and activation -Identification of opportunities to increase engagement and repeat usage -Identification of confusing, underused, or unnecessary features -Review of technical issues or technical debt that may be limiting growth -Recommendations for product, UX, and technical improvements -Prioritization of recommendations based on impact and level of effort -You will present your findings and recommendations directly to the founders. -Potential Ongoing Opportunity Based on the initial engagement, we may select someone to continue working with us on a fractional, monthly basis. This could include: -Implementing recommended UX and product improvements -Developing and shipping new features -Testing and measuring changes -Continuing to analyze user behavior and app performance -Working with our outside marketing firm to connect acquisition data with in-app behavior -Managing app releases and production issues -Addressing technical debt and platform upgrades -Helping develop a product and technology roadmap Technical Environment - HiveDrive is currently built with: Mobile: React Native 0.71, TypeScript, React Navigation, NativeBase, OneSignal, Mixpanel, Socket.IO, React Native Maps, Google Places, Branch and other supporting libraries. Backend: NestJS, TypeScript, Node.js, MongoDB/Mongoose, Socket.IO, JWT authentication and REST/WebSocket APIs. Infrastructure: Docker, Kubernetes, Traefik, cert-manager, GitHub Container Registry and PM2. Integrations: Twilio, OneSignal, ImageKit, Google APIs, Mailchimp and transactional email. The codebase is currently in production, with approximately 17,000 lines in the mobile app and 9,500 lines in the API. There is some technical debt, including an older React Native version and limited test coverage. Who We're Looking For The ideal candidate combines engineering ability with strong product and UX thinking. You should have: -Strong production React Native experience, including shipping an app to the App Store and/or Google Play -Strong TypeScript experience -Node.js/NestJS and MongoDB experience -Experience working with mobile app analytics and user behavior -Strong understanding of onboarding, activation, engagement, and retention -Ability to evaluate an existing codebase and identify technical issues and opportunities -Comfort with Xcode, CocoaPods, Gradle, and mobile release processes -Ability to work independently and take ownership of an inherited production application -Strong problem-solving and product instincts -Ability to distinguish between a quick fix and a larger technical rewrite -Experience working with startups or directly with founders is a plus You don't need to be an expert in every technology listed above for the initial audit. However, the ability to ultimately take ownership of the technology stack is an important consideration for the potential ongoing engagement. To apply please send: -Examples of relevant mobile apps you have built and shipped -Your technical background and technology stack -Examples of UX, product, or growth optimization work -Experience analyzing app data and user behavior -Experience taking over or working with an existing production codebase -A brief description of how you would approach an audit of HiveDrive We are particularly interested in people who can look beyond the code and help us answer a fundamental question: How do we make HiveDrive easier to use, more valuable to families, and a product people use repeatedly?