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Frank Von Hoven

React Native Engineer

New Orleans, LA, USA

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Senior React Native Engineer with 10+ years of specialized experience since 2015. Built 20+ React Native apps to App/Play Store release. Strong background in React Native, React, and TypeScript, with a focus on performance, maintainable architecture, and reliable delivery. Experienced in leading teams, improving codebases, and owning features end-to-end.

Work Preferences

Salary

USD 200,000

Skills

App Store & Google Play Deployment10/10
Mobile Architecture & Performance Optimization10/10
AI-Assisted Development (Cursor, Claude, Augment)10/10
React Native10/10
TypeScript9/10
JavaScript (9/10)React.js (9/10)Zapier / n8n / Workflow Automation (8/10)Expo / EAS (8/10)GitHub Actions / CI/CD (8/10)Redux / Redux Toolkit / Sagas (8/10)LangChain / OpenAI API / RAG systems (7/10)MobX State Tree (7/10)Node.js (7/10)GraphQL (7/10)Firebase (7/10)Jest / Detox / React Testing Library (7/10)Supabase (6/10)Docker (6/10)AWS (6/10)

Work Experience

Founder & Principal Developer

Nexus Development

Jan 2025 โ€” Present

Custom website design & development for small businesses and law firms. Workflow automation & business systems consulting. Developed and shipped Crapper Mapper iOS app. Built SaaS tools including CronNarc, FeedVine, StartReactNative.com. Pioneered 'VibeCoding' AI-assisted development approach using Cursor, Claude, and Augment.

Senior Software Engineer

MetaMask

Jan 2023 โ€” Jan 2025

Core member of React Native Mobile Platform Team serving millions of Web3 users globally. Led implementation of multi-chain capability, feature flags, metrics refactor, and React Native upgrade to new architecture. Pioneered mobile release cadence with Runway. Founding member of UI/UX team for MetaMask mobile app.

Engineering Manager & Senior Software Engineer

Eaze Technologies

Jan 2021 โ€” Jan 2023

Managed resource availability, product roadmap planning, and team hiring. Tech lead for React Native consumer/driver apps serving millions of users per day. Responsible for lead mobile development, project architecture, team development, and release process. Conducted 1:1s with team members.

Senior Software Engineer

Infinite Red

Jan 2015 โ€” Jan 2021

Shipped 20+ React Native applications from concept to production on iOS and Android. Taught React Native at major conferences and for corporate clients. Editor in Chief of The React Native Newsletter. Established patterns for mobile architecture, state management, and CI/CD. Contributed to open source libraries including Ignite & Reactotron.

Education

Loyola University Chicago

MBA ยท Finance, International Business

University of New Orleans

BS ยท Business Administration - Finance, Management