Mobile App Developer — OTT Vertical Video Streaming Platform (iOS + Android)

ABOUT: We are an OTT platform that produces and hosts AI-generated vertical drama series. We are now building our core OTT app ahead of closing our angel round. PROJECT SCOPE: - Mobile app (iOS + Android): vertical video feed, episode list, fullscreen player, series and episode detail pages - Basic content CMS: upload episodes, edit titles and thumbnails, set coin costs per episode — via Sanity or Contentful - Content protection: anti-screenshot and anti-screen-recording enforcement on both iOS and Android — non-negotiable requirement - Coin economy + episode unlocks: users buy coins via IAP (e.g. 200 coins for $4.99) or earn coins by watching rewarded ads — then spend coins to unlock individual episodes permanently. Includes coin wallet, balance tracking, and persistent unlock history per user - Auth + user accounts: sign up/login, coin balance, unlocked episodes, watch history — via Supabase or Firebase - Video infrastructure: hosting and adaptive streaming for 45 short-form episodes via Mux or Cloudflare Stream - App store submission: successful submission to Apple App Store and Google Play Store, passing all review guidelines IDEAL REQUIREMENTS: - Ready portfolio of at least one live video streaming or content app in the App Store / Play Store. - Comfortable handling both front end and back end for a full-stack build. - Experience building virtual currency or coin systems, including IAP (Apple + Google Play Billing) and rewarded video ads (Google AdMob) - Experience implementing AVOD and TVOD monetisation models - Proven ability to implement anti-screenshot and anti-screen-recording on both iOS and Android - Fluent in React Native (preferred) - Experience integrating video APIs — Mux or Cloudflare Stream strongly preferred - Comfortable with vertical video UX (Reelshort/Dramabox style layout) - Actively uses AI dev tools to assist workflow (Cursor, GitHub Copilot, v0, and/or Claude) - Available for ongoing post-launch support and iterations PREFERRED TECH STACK - App framework: React Native (preferred) or Flutter - Auth + database: Supabase or Firebase - Video: Mux or Cloudflare Stream - In-app purchases: RevenueCat or native Apple IAP / Google Play Billing - Rewarded ads: Google AdMob - CMS: Sanity (preferred) or Contentful PROJECT GUIDELINES: - All code is to be committed to our GitHub repository from the very first day of work. - In the event of departure from the project at any stage, complete handover will be required beforehand, including all up-to-date code, relevant documentation, credentials/setup details, and provision of a transition workflow for the incoming developer. - Payments are to be released per milestone upon delivery and review.