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Hire React Native developers to ship iOS and Android apps from one codebase

Pre-vetted React Native developers who join your team and work under your direction. Nearshore on UK hours or onshore. Daily or hourly rates, no minimum term.

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What a React Native developer does

A React Native developer builds mobile apps for iOS and Android from a single codebase, using React Native, the open-source framework for building native apps with JavaScript and TypeScript.

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On a delivery team, a React Native developer typically:

  • builds app screens and navigation that run on both iPhone and Android devices
  • connects the app to your APIs and back end, including sign-in, payments and notifications
  • adds native modules when the app needs platform features such as the camera or Bluetooth
  • tests on real devices and screen sizes, and fixes what breaks on each platform
  • prepares releases for the App Store and Google Play, often with Expo’s build and update tools

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If you need native apps built separately for each platform, see our mobile app developers. For React on the web, see our React developers.

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When to bring in React Native developers

React Native developers make the difference when you need one app on both platforms and your team doesn’t have mobile experience.

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Your web product now needs an app
Customers want it on their phones, and your team builds for the browser.
Your client wants one app for iOS and Android
They’ve chosen React Native, and your team hasn’t shipped with it before.
Your app needs a native feature your team can’t build
Payments, the camera, Bluetooth or background tasks need native modules alongside the React Native code.
Your React Native version is falling behind
Upgrades get harder the longer they wait, and libraries stop supporting older versions.
Your app feels slow or crashes too often
Performance and stability fixes need people who know how React Native works under the hood.

React Native developer profiles

React Native work varies with the app and the team. These are some of the profiles we supply:

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  • React Native developer. Builds and maintains cross-platform apps, from new screens to whole releases.
  • React Native native-modules specialist. Writes the Swift and Kotlin code React Native apps need for platform-specific features.
  • Full-stack React Native developer. Works across the app and a Node.js back end, which suits small teams and new builds.
  • React Native lead. Sets app architecture and release processes, reviews code and leads a small group of developers.

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If you need a different mix, tell us what the work involves and we’ll match profiles to it.

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How teams use React Native developers

One React Native developer or a whole app team, for as long as the work runs. You can start part-time, for example three days a week moving to five, and scale down with two weeks notice.

Where our React Native developers work from

Most work nearshore in Central and Eastern Europe on UK hours, so they’re online when your team is. Where a client needs people on site, developers can work onshore in the UK. For US work, developers in LATAM work US hours.

The Brightbox Approach

How we provide the best on-demand skills and teams

Define your need

We capture your project goals, tech stack, delivery context, team structure and required outcomes.

AI powered matching

Our platform analyses thousands of profiles to shortlist pre-vetted talent with the right skills, experience and availability.

Human interview

Human interviews with recorded assessments validate technical depth, approach to problem solving and cultural fit.

Technical tests and challenges

We use real world tasks and scenario based assessments aligned to your environment, so you see how candidates perform.

Final client interviews

You interview and select the Brightbox Associates who best meet your needs, supported by clear evaluation data.

Onboarding

We onboard the experts or teams quickly and smoothly, aligning tools, communication channels and ways of working.

Rapid placement

Engineers are deployed within days, not months, so your projects and products keep moving.

Continuous alignment

We run regular performance reviews and check-ins to ensure quality, fit and speed throughout the engagement.

How it works

When you hire React Native developers through Brightbox, they join your team as associates. They work under your brand and your direction, and we handle the rest.

Daily or hourly rates

Time and materials, billed on time you’ve signed off.

One person or a team

No minimum headcount.

No minimum term

Two weeks notice to scale down, either way.

Deployed in days

Not the months a permanent hire takes.

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If someone isn’t the right fit, we replace them and carry our cost during the handover.

You own the IP

Everything they build is yours.

Governance

A management layer around every engagement, so you’re not the one carrying a bad fit.

Your clients stay yours

Our people work under your brand, and we never approach your clients.

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Why choose Brightbox

The Brightbox advantage

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Instant access to global talent

Profiles against your brief, usually within a day.

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AI-driven precision

We’re investing in technology to keep improving how quickly and accurately we match people to your brief.

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Outcome first delivery

Each engagement starts from what you need shipped, and by when.

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Flexible engagement models

One React Native developer or a whole app team, scaled up or down with two weeks notice.

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Trusted by leading organisations

Product companies, consultancies and systems integrators use Brightbox to add delivery capacity when the work lands.

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FAQs
React Native developers
How much does it cost to hire a React Native developer through Brightbox?

React Native developers are on daily or hourly rates, which depend on seniority and where they work from. Ask and we’ll send a rate card, usually within hours.

How quickly can a React Native developer start?

Usually within days, rather than the months a permanent hire takes.

React Native or native iOS and Android: which do I need?

React Native builds both platforms from one codebase, which suits most business apps. Native development in Swift or Kotlin gets the most from each platform, which can matter for apps with demanding graphics, hardware or performance needs. Tell us about your app and we’ll suggest the right profiles. See our mobile app developers for native work.

Can React Native developers build on our existing web app?

Your team’s skills and some of your business logic can carry over, but the app’s screens are built separately for mobile. Tell us about your web app and we’ll explain what can be shared.

Do your developers work with Expo?

Yes. Tell us your toolchain and we’ll match developers with experience in it, including Expo, TypeScript and your state management and testing tools.

Can they publish to the App Store and Google Play?

Yes. They prepare releases and work through the review process with your team, using your developer accounts.

Can they work on or upgrade our existing React Native app?

Yes. They join your team and work in your repositories and release processes, including upgrading to newer React Native versions.

Can a React Native developer work remotely?

Yes. Most work remotely, nearshore in Central and Eastern Europe on UK hours, so they’re online when your team is. Where a client needs people on site, developers can work onshore.

Can we hire React Native developers for just a few months?

Yes. There’s no minimum term, and you can scale down with two weeks notice. Engagements shorter than about six weeks rarely work, because onboarding takes too much of the time.

Who owns the code?

You do. Everything they build is yours.

How do you handle IR35?

We’ve worked both inside and outside IR35, and we work with a partner to help with status determinations when needed.

Need React Native developers for your next app?

Send us a short brief. We’ll come back with profiles and rates, usually within a day.