Hiring React Native developers can be quite tricky sometimes. With so many of them available in the market, it can be hard to identify the right candidate for your project. However, there are some factors that can help you choose the right developer for your needs and requirements. Let’s discuss them below.
1) Things to Look for When Finding a React Native Developer
Looking for a React Native developer can be a little intimidating. Because of all of the different frameworks and components, it’s important to ask questions early on in your search to make sure you don’t end up with someone who is going to give you bad advice or cause more problems than they solve. In order to get started, here are some of my favorite questions that I always ask when looking for a new React Native engineer
2) What makes an ideal candidate
A perfect React Native engineer has experience with web applications or games. They’ve been working with JavaScript on both sides of the client/server divide, and have been at it long enough to be able to combine tried and true development techniques from those worlds. Their toolchain will likely include Node, NPM, Webpack, Babel, Jest, Flow/TypeScript/Typescript and if they have any kind of Android development background then they’ll probably have developed on Java.
3) Things To Avoid
If you haven’t done much research on React Native, don’t hire any agency or developer who can’t answer your questions about React native. If they can explain how it works and how it relates to other frameworks such as Ionic or PhoneGap (the major Mobile Application Development Frameworks), then those are strong signs of a professional. If they don’t know anything about those two frameworks, then there is something fishy going on and we suggest proceeding with caution.
4) Things to Look Out For When Working With Developers
It’s important to ask prospective React native developers about their experience with your project. Specifically, ask what they know about React native and how it can be implemented into your app. If they are not confident in their ability to work with your application, consider looking elsewhere for help. Another thing to consider is how long it will take them to complete each feature of your application.
