Arslan Mushtaq

Principle Mobile Engineer

Principal Mobile Engineer (React Native) with over 10 years of experience building complex mobile products from concept to production. Specialising in high-scale React Native ecosystems, I architect robust, performant applications with a strong emphasis on maintainability and long-term scalability. I focus relentlessly on engineering efficiency, production stability, and leading distributed teams to deliver resilient, revenue-driving mobile platforms.

Personal Projects

Projects I work on during my free time.

KMIH 88.9

KMIH 88.9 is a radio station app that allows users to listen to their favorite radio station on the go. The app features a sleek and user-friendly interface, making it easy for users to tune in and enjoy their favorite music and shows from anywhere.

React Native CLI

React Navigation

Axios

Spotify Web API

React Query

Firebase Analytics

Tempo

Led full-stack development of Tempo, an iOS-based event management and ticketing marketplace. Built core features (event creation, location management, dashboard, Stripe), and the entire Firebase backend (Authentication, Firestore, A/B testing, Crashlytics, Analytics, Admin, Messaging, Cloud Functions). Initiated development of a supporting React.js web application.

React Native CLI

Firebase Authentication

Firebase Firestore Database

Firebase Storage

React Navigation

Redux Toolkit

Redux Persist

Redux Thunk

React Native Paper

Formik

Axios

Dayjs

Jest

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Skills

Skills I use frequently during my development.

Mobile

React Native CLI

React Native Expo

Micro-Frontend Architecture (Re.pack)

Server-Driven UI

Redux Toolkit

Redux Saga

Redux Thunk

Zustand

WebSockets

REST APIs

GraphQL

Platform-Specific Optimisation (iOS & Android)

CI/CD & Release

GitHub Actions

Fastlane

Bitrise

CircleCI

Multi-Environment Pipelines

Automated Quality Gates

Quality & Observability

Appium

WebDriverIO

Detox

Jest

RNTL

Dynatrace

Sentry

MixPanel

Luciq

CMS / Analytics

Strapi

Directus

WordPress

Customer.io

Intercom

Looker Studio

Firebase Analytics & Crashlytics

Datadog

Grafana

Professional Experience

My professional experience till date

Lead React Native Engineer

Amega, Cyprus

Remote

Jun 2024 - Nov 2025

Sole architect and founding engineer for 3 React Native applications built from scratch. Owning the full stack from architecture and foundation to CI/CD, release governance, and team delivery. Managed and mentored a team of 7 engineers, standardising state management (zustand) and real-time client-server data flows (Websockets).

Architected zero-touch deployment pipelines across 4 environments (Dev → QA → Staging → Prod) using GitHub Actions and Fastlane; reduced overall build times from ~2 hrs to under 18 minutes (85% reduction). Separately reduced App Store & Google Play internal publishing time from 1 hour to 15 minutes.
Eliminated 80% of manual QA dependency by building a multi-tiered test infrastructure: Unit → API → Functional → E2E (BrowserStack / Appium / WebDriverIO).
Engineered automated data pipelines into headless CMS platforms (Strapi, Directus); integrated full analytics stack (MixPanel, Customer.io, Intercom, Looker Studio), enabling sales teams to act on real-time customer behavioural data.
Directed deep client-side optimisations, including bundle payload analysis and memory-efficient rendering; implemented custom Google Cloud CDN with dynamic image optimisation to ensure rapid cross-platform content delivery.
Standardised state management (Zustand), real-time data flows (WebSockets), code review protocols, and PR quality gates across a 7-person distributed team.

Senior React Native

Novos, United States of America

Remote

Apr 2023 - Jun 2024

Sole mobile architect for a greenfield React Native application responsible for architecture, technical foundation, and the full mobile ecosystem for a health-tech platform serving 1M+ active users.

Architected a multi-conditional questionnaire engine (Redux Toolkit) handling personalised health assessment logic with complex state dependencies across 50+ question branches.
Designed a Server-Driven UI system ingesting dynamic form configurations from WordPress, enabling product and medical teams to update complex assessment flows with zero engineering intervention.
Established automated testing culture from zero: Unit (Jest), Functional (RNTL), and E2E (Detox) — reducing production crash rate significantly across a high-traffic mobile ecosystem.
Optimised mobile acquisition funnels that contributed directly to a 30% increase in platform traffic and 15% growth in e-commerce revenue.

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Education

My education over the years

Bachelors of Computer Science

Minhaj University Lahore

Lahore, Pakistan

2015 - 2019

Achievements

President - Application Development Club

During my academic tenure at Minhaj University, I founded the Application Development Club to help students gain exposure to industry-standard product development practices. As President, I led and managed the club’s operations, initiating and organizing events such as bootcamps, hackathons, and seminars. The club continues to operate successfully, and I formally handed over the presidency to a qualified successor.

Winner at Softec’19

Softec is an event held every year at FAST-NU, Lahore where contestants from different fields gather to compete. My University nominated me along with 2 juniors for the App Dev Competition. The competition was to build a mobile application similar to Netflix within 28 hours. Our team Hex Clanners developed the application using Native Android (Kotlin). We secured the first prize along with a cash reward of PKR 50,000.

Work Experience During Studies

During my bachelor’s degree, I was employed at Juice Phactree while continuing my full-time studies. I worked approximately 4 to 6 hours per day, four days a week, effectively balancing academic and professional responsibilities. I financed my education through my salary and gained valuable hands-on experience in real-world product development and business operations, which strengthened my practical understanding beyond the classroom.

Certifications

Certifications that help in my daily development

Learn Intermediate Python 3 Course

Codecademy

Learn Python 3 Course

Codecademy

Learn React.js: Part II Course

Learn React.js

Learn Java Course

Learn SQL Course

Meta iOS

Meta Android

+100 Certifications

Volunteering Activities

My favorite part of life

Guest Speaker at Google I/O Extended 2019

I had the distinct honor of presenting at Google I/O Extended 2019, where I discussed the fundamentals of Kotlin in my presentation titled "Introduction to Kotlin." Onstage at LUMS, I delved into the core concepts of Kotlin and its advantages over Java in the context of Android Development. GDG Lahore organized this noteworthy event.

Tech Tology Lahore Chapter Launch

I was honored to be invited as a guest speaker at the Tech Tology Lahore Chapter Launch event. During my presentation, I discussed the enjoyable aspects of constructing Android applications. The primary aim of my talk was to demystify Android Application Development, illustrating to developers how it can be an engaging and accessible process.

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