Ph3Staff Frontend Engineer /h3pAs a bStaff Frontend Engineer /b, you'll be a hands-on technical leader with company-level impact across our Real Estate vertical. You’ll shape and evolve the frontend architecture powering our portals, create shared frontend solutions adopted by multiple teams, and orchestrate complex cross-team initiatives. /ph3Meet the team! /h3ulliYuliya Zvolskaya - Engineering Manager - bLinkedIn /b /li /ulh3Responsibilities /h3ulliLead the evolution of our Real Estate frontend architecture to support future requirements, defining and improving SLAs/SLOs and anticipating ripple effects across systems together with other senior engineers and principals /liliDesign and create shared frontend libraries, components and tooling (e.g. design system, performance tooling) that are widely used by internal teams, focusing on pragmatic, reusable solutions and driving their adoption /liliOrchestrate multi-system refactors and migrations (e.g. framework upgrades, cross-product harmonisation), breaking them down into digestible, plannable pieces and coordinating with engineers, product, and other stakeholders /liliAct as a go-to person across teams and locations for frontend topics, influencing how we build web experiences across the Real Estate organisation /liliMentor and coach other engineers through structured mentorship, pairing, and feedback, helping them grow their skills and closing skill gaps you observe in the organisation. /liliModel healthy feedback culture, helping people navigate tough conversations and conflicts in a constructive, blameless way /liliChallenge and improve team and cross-team processes, suggesting changes that improve focus, quality, and speed when needed /li /ulh3Day-to-Day /h3ulliYou’ll be part of a regular product team, splitting time about half and half between product delivery and staff responsibilities depending on the current needs and priorities /liliInnovate, design, implement, and deploy frontend-focused engineering solutions for our Real Estate products, from discovery to production /liliOwn the end-to-end technical vision for key user journeys like Homegate and Immoscout24 and more, with a strong focus on performance, accessibility, UX quality, and reliability /liliLead cross-team frontend initiatives (for example: shared design system improvements, cross-brand UI harmonisation, performance budgets, or observability patterns) Identify and surface cross-cutting technical bottlenecks, such as performance drags in core user journeys or build-time inefficiencies, and advocate for their resolution at the leadership level /liliCollaborate closely with Product, Design, and other engineering teams to shape technical strategy and trade-offs for new features and platform work /liliPartner with DevX to co-develop engineering 'blueprints' and health scorecards, setting the gold standard for what 'good' looks like in our frontend repositories /liliEvaluate, prototype, and introduce new frontend technologies and approaches (frameworks, tooling, patterns), document your findings, and drive adoption where they make sense /liliOwn and evolve the Frontend ADR process, ensuring technical decisions are documented, socialized, and consistently implemented across the Real Estate organization /liliGuide and review the work of other engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and informal coaching /liliHelp the team embrace and leverage AI large language models in our engineering workflows and products /liliContribute to and facilitate guilds, tech chats, and other cross-team knowledge-sharing formats /liliPromote a culture of high-quality engineering: testing, monitoring with Datadog, observability, security, and operational excellence /li /ulh3Our Tech Stack /h3ulliFrontend: mainly Vue.js and some React both with TypeScript as the language of choice. We run a mix of client-side, server-side, pre-rendered, and hybrid web apps /liliBackend: Node.js and TypeScript, serverless and microservices architecture in a cloud-based environment using AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, S3, and more) /liliMonitoring Observability: Mainly Datadog plus logging/alerting best practices /liliAI Tooling: We actively adopt the latest developments in AI technology and expect you to embrace innovation offered by large language models in your daily work /li /ulh3Qualifications /h3ullib8+ years of professional experience with the Vue.js, or similar frameworks /b /liliProven track record of implementing and maintaining automated frontend testing, using tools such as bJest /b,bVitest /b, and/or bCypress /b /liliSolid hands-on experience building production applications with bVue 3 /b /liliExperience collaborating with designers using Figma (figma.com) /liliStrong experience building and evolving large-scale frontend applications in modern bJavaScript/TypeScript /b /liliProven track record of btechnical leadership /b: leading complex initiatives, aligning multiple stakeholders, and taking responsibility from design through rollout and iteration /liliDeep understanding of modern CI/CD for frontend, including automated release strategies and feature flagging in a microfrontend environment /liliDemonstrated experience creating and driving adoption of shared frontend solutions (e.g. design system components, shared libraries, cross-cutting tooling) /liliExperience influencing and supporting multiple teams or a whole product area /liliExcellent English communication skills, spoken and written. You can explain complex topics clearly to different audiences in an international team setting /li /ulh3We value engineers who: /h3ulliThrive in collaborative environments and are true team players /liliHave a growth mindset and are curious, we love growing together /liliAre passionate about frontend architecture and building scaling cloud-based solutions /liliAre open to change and able to propose pragmatic solutions, not just point out problems /liliFeel free to challenge the status quo when it improves outcomes for users or the organisation /liliAre creative, adaptable, and enjoy solving complex, ambiguous problems /li /ulh3You will stand out if you have: /h3ulliSignificant professional experience in software development (including time in senior/lead roles) /liliDeep experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frontend frameworks (Vue.js, React, or similar) /liliStrong understanding of web performance, accessibility, and SEO considerations for large user-facing sites /liliPrior working experience with APIs and microservices and how frontend apps best integrate with them /liliPrior working experience with cloud service providers like AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud /liliExperience with server-side rendering / hybrid rendering patterns and edge / CDN optimisation /liliExperience integrating frontends with AWS Lambda /li /ulh3Benefits /h3ulli6 weeks of holidays per year (plus option to buy 10 extra) /lili40-hour work week with flexitime (capped at 45 hours) /liliA hybrid work setup with flexibility to work remotely /liliGenerous parental leave: 18 weeks for maternity and 6 weeks for paternity/adoption /liliSBB Half-Fare Card and first-class travel between SMG offices in Switzerland /liliGender-neutral pay and transparent career paths /liliChoose your gear: Mac or Windows laptop, and iPhone, Samsung, or Pixel mobile /liliAn inclusive and innovative environment where your voice matters /li /ul /p #J-18808-Ljbffr