Native App Developer (6 Month Contract)
Thumbtack helps millions of people confidently care for their homes.
Thumbtack is the one app you need to take care of and improve your home — from personalized guidance to AI tools and a best-in-class hiring experience. Every day in every county of the U.S., people turn to Thumbtack to complete urgent repairs, seasonal maintenance, and bigger improvements. We help homeowners know projects to do, when to do them, and who to hire from our growing community of 300,000 local service businesses. If making an impact inspires you, join us. Imagine what we’ll build together.
About the Lifecycle Marketing Engineering Team
At Thumbtack, we help people confidently care for their homes. Millions of customers use our app to connect with skilled local professionals. Working with our Lifecycle Marketing Engineering team, you’ll help us build smarter, more personalized in-app experiences that deepen engagement and drive growth.
“Opinions from all across the organization are valued and listened to, and it’s easy and encouraged to get involved with a project you’re passionate about."
Michelle
Senior Manager, Engineering
“Opinions from all across the organization are valued and listened to, and it’s easy and encouraged to get involved with a project you’re passionate about."
Michelle
Senior Manager, Engineering
The challenge
Your work will directly support our 2026 strategy to create a cohesive “push-to-app” experience, scaling personalized landing pages, expanding in-app embedded messaging through Iterable, and improving the opt-in experience for push notifications.
What you'll do
- Implement In-App Embedded Messaging:Utilize Iterable’s Embedded Messages SDK across Android and iOS, adding new inline messaging components.Collaborate with Lifecycle Marketing to define interaction patterns and ensure smooth delivery of personalized content.
- Enhance Native Landing Page Support:Expand Contentful-based templates for dynamic, personalized experiences.Enable runtime population of personalized assets, including text, imagery, and recommendations while leveraging behavioral and contextual user data.
- Improve Push Opt-In Flows:Partner with Lifecycle Marketing and Product Design to implement improved opt-in and re-enablement UX.Create flexible entry points within onboarding and other flows to drive higher push subscription rates.
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally:Work closely with backend Martech, and design teams to deliver seamless, performant user experiences.Contribute technical insight to experimentation, testing, and measurement frameworks.
In order to be successful, you must bring
- 4–6 years of experience developing and maintaining production Android and iOS apps (Kotlin and Swift).
- Proven experience integrating third-party SDKs and marketing platforms (e.g., Iterable, Firebase, Braze, Segment).
- Experience working with content management systems such as Contentful or equivalent.
- Familiarity with mobile experimentation, analytics, and A/B testing tools.
- Strong understanding of notification systems, push permissions, and in-app messaging UX.
- Comfort collaborating with cross-functional partners in Marketing, Product, and Design.
- Excellent debugging, performance optimization, and documentation skills.
Expected salary ranges
- Rate: $90–$110 per hour, depending on experience
- Benefits: This position is not eligible for Thumbtack benefits
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Perks & Benefits
Supporting you at work and beyond
In addition to our virtual-first model, we offer:
Recharge with PTO, in addition to 20 company-wide holidays each year, including a week-long end-of-year shutdown.
$1,000 USD/$1,400 CAD annual stipend for professional development, self care, office set-up and more. We also provide cell phone and Wi-Fi reimbursements.
All parents receive up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave, and birthing parents receive 8 additional weeks, for a total of 20 weeks of 100% paid parental leave (US & CAN).
$30,000 USD/CAD lifetime max reimbursement for family planning.
12 coaching sessions and 12 therapy sessions for yourself and your dependents. We also offer one-on-one financial guidance from a financial wellness provider.
$450 USD/CAD quarterly stipend to book a pro on Thumbtack for virtual or in-person services — anything from home care services to planning a child’s birthday party and beyond.
Perks & Benefits
Supporting you at work and beyond
In addition to our virtual-first model, we offer:
30 days of PTO (pro-rated based on start date), including a week-long, end-of-year shutdown and a 15% night shift differential.
PHP 46,600.00 annual stipend to use for professional development, self care, office set-up and more. We also provide PHP 1,500/month internet allowance.
12 coaching sessions and 12 therapy sessions for yourself and your dependents. We also offer one-on-one financial guidance from a financial wellness provider.
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HMO coverage includes yourself and up to three of your dependents (two at no cost). We also cover common-law and same-sex domestic partners.
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