Software Engineer

About Bree

Bree is a consumer finance platform that brings better, faster, and cheaper financial services to over half the Canadian population who live paycheck to paycheck. We operate in a huge, but overlooked market in a country with the least amount of financial technology innovation in the developed world. Our first act is to become the cheapest and best provider of short-term credit to the 20 million people in Canada who live paycheck to paycheck.

More than half a million Canadians have already signed up with Bree, and we believe we are just scratching the surface. We are in an exciting place where we have product market fit, explosive growth, and a clear path to becoming one of the most important FinTechs in Canada.

We have $5M ARR per full-time engineer, growing at a double-digit monthly rate, profitable, and have had 0 voluntary employee churn. We were part of Y Combinator in 2021 and raised a $2M seed round shortly after.

About the Role

Bree is on a mission to build the best AI native engineering team. Our ideal candidate has a deep understanding of modern mobile development and cross-platform architectures, with a focus on React Native and Expo, and enjoys leveraging AI tools to ship high-quality apps efficiently and reliably. Read more about AI native engineering teams here.

What You'll Do

• Design and implement intuitive, performant mobile features using React Native and Expo to deliver seamless user experiences for financial services, handling complex state management and offline capabilities.

• Architect cross-platform mobile apps that integrate with backend APIs, optimizing for battery life, network efficiency, and real-time updates in a high-throughput FinTech environment.

• Leverage AI tools such as Claude Code and Cursor to automate UI/UX prototyping, testing, and code generation, accelerating app iterations and deployments in a hyper-growth startup.

• Own end-to-end mobile app reliability, including CI/CD pipelines, crash reporting, and A/B testing to support millions of users across iOS and Android.

• Collaborate on app store submissions, performance tuning, and feature roadmaps, ensuring rapid shipping of updates while maintaining security and compliance standards.

What You'll Need

• Proven track record of shipping consumer-facing mobile apps to production using React Native and Expo, with experience in scaling to large user bases.

• Mastery of modern mobile stacks, including React Native, Expo Router, state management (e.g., Redux or MobX), and native modules; familiarity with TypeScript and performance optimization tools a plus.

• Strong architectural thinking to tackle ambiguous mobile challenges, such as cross-device compatibility and accessibility, in fast-paced environments with explosive growth.

• Exceptional problem-solving skills in debugging complex mobile issues, with a history of contributing to open-source projects or leading app refactorings.

• Outstanding collaboration and communication abilities, excelling in low-churn teams that prioritize innovation, code quality, and user-centric design.

Benefits

• Top of the market compensation for top performers

• $1,500 annual learning stipend

• $1,000 annual wellness stipend

• $250 monthly lunch stipend

• Comprehensive insurance coverage

• 2 annual company retreats

• Parental leave

• Unlimited PTO