HIRE A REACT NATIVE DEVELOPER
A React Native engineer working AI-native in your repo, with a senior review on every merge. Contributing in 15 days. Monthly from $3,375, or hours from $45.
NDAs are standard · Your repo, your IP
15 days
From kickoff to merged contributions
$3,375
Retainers from, per month, for 150 hours
Every merge
Reviewed by a senior engineer
Day 1
Your repo, your cloud, your IP
WHAT THEY DO
01
One codebase for iOS and Android, with platform-specific touches where users expect them.
02
The app uses the same API and accounts as your web product, so users log in once and see the same data.
03
Push notifications tied to real events in your product.
04
Regular builds through a release pipeline, so fixes reach users in days.
05
Builds, screenshots and submissions to the App Store and Google Play, under your developer accounts.
06
Move an older React Native app to a current version so it keeps building and passing store checks.
SKILLS & STACK
HOW AI MAKES THIS ROLE FASTER
Mobile apps repeat a lot of work across screens and platforms. AI drafts that repetition, and your engineer spends the time on what users actually feel: speed, gestures and the edge cases on each platform. A senior engineer reviews every line before merge.
| Step | What AI does | What the engineer checks | The gate it passes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screens | Drafts screens and navigation from the design | They feel right on both iOS and Android | Senior review on every merge |
| API layer | Drafts typed calls to your existing backend | Offline, slow-network and expired-session cases | Senior review on every merge |
| Tests | Drafts component tests for each screen state | The tests run in the release pipeline | Senior review on every merge |
| Upgrades | Drafts the code changes a version upgrade needs | The app builds and runs on both platforms before merge | Senior review on every merge |
| Review | Flags unhandled errors and leaked secrets in the app bundle | Every line before merge | Senior review on every merge |
Across 470 open-source pull requests, CodeRabbit found AI-co-authored code carried ~1.7× more major issues and ~2.7× more security defects. In an app you can't hot-fix once it's in the store, that review matters even more. Client code is never used to train models.
WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER
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150 hours a month of your React Native developer on a backlog we agree with you, with senior review on every merge. The price depends on the role and is confirmed on a 30-minute call.
See the retainer →$45/hour · 20-hour minimum
Buy 20 to 120 hours for scoped work, valid for 12 months. Bigger blocks cost less per hour. Need more than 120? The retainer fits better.
See hour blocks →lead + 1 engineer from $8,000/month
A tech lead plus your React Native developer inside your repo, your Slack and your sprint rituals. Bigger teams are quoted to fit.
See embedded teams →Adding an app to a live web product usually fits a retainer. A one-off upgrade fits prepaid hours.
HIRING VS. SOCIILABS
| Hiring your own | Working with SociiLabs | |
|---|---|---|
| Time to first contribution | A search, interviews, notice period, then onboarding | Contributing in 15 days |
| If it doesn't work out | 46% of new hires fail within 18 months (Leadership IQ) | We replace the engineer, handover time isn't billed, and you keep the code and history |
| Who reviews the code | Whoever you already have | A senior engineer, on every merge |
| How AI is used | Depends on the person | AI in the loop on every task, behind a review gate |
| Commitment | Salary, benefits, equity | Monthly retainer or a block of hours |
PROOF
A mobile app is only as fast as the system behind it. These are two we built and run.
<300ms
Gaming & venues
Live TV displays update in under 300ms over WebSocket, with multi-round scoring, venue licensing and billing. Live in 4+ venues, with session setup down to under 2 minutes from 8.
Read the PlayBombhole case study →under 90 sec
AI agent
A conversational booking agent on a live booking product: under 90 seconds from first message to confirmed booking, 71% booking conversion, in private beta.
Read the ZapBot case study →“Most dev shops build what you spec. SociiLabs built what I actually needed.”
FAQ
Retainers from $3,375 a month for 150 hours. The price depends on the role and is confirmed on a 30-minute call. Prepaid hours cost $45 an hour, for 20 to 120 hours, and stay valid for 12 months. An embedded team of a lead plus one engineer starts from $8,000 a month.
