Ph3Company Description /h3 pbWelcome to SMG Swiss Marketplace Group! /b /p pSMG is a pioneering network of online marketplaces and a leading European digital company that simplifies people’s lives with forward‑looking products. We operate leading marketplaces across real estate, automotive, general classifieds, and finance insurance. We’re driven by our values: bBetter Together, Aim High, and Act Responsibly. /b /p h3Job Description /h3 pAs 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. /p pbAt a high level, you will: /b /p ul liLead 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 /li liDesign 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 /li liOrchestrate 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 /li liAct as a go‑to person across teams and locations for frontend topics, influencing how we build web experiences across the Real Estate organisation /li liMentor and coach other engineers through structured mentorship, pairing, and feedback, helping them grow their skills and closing skill gaps you observe in the organisation. /li liModel healthy feedback culture, helping people navigate tough conversations and conflicts in a constructive, blameless way /li liChallenge and improve team and cross‑team processes, suggesting changes that improve focus, quality, and speed when needed /li /ul pYou’ll still write plenty of code, but your impact will be measured just as much by how you multiply the effectiveness of others as by your individual output. /p ul liYou’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 /li liInnovate, design, implement, and deploy frontend‑focused engineering solutions for our Real Estate products, from discovery to production /li liOwn the end‑to‑end technical vision for key user journeys like Homegate and Immoscout24 with a strong focus on performance, accessibility, UX quality, and reliability /li liLead 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 the core user journey /li liIdentify 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 /li liCollaborate closely with Product, Design, and other engineering teams to shape technical strategy and trade‑offs for new features and platform work /li liPartner with DevX to co‑develop engineering 'blueprints' and health scorecards, setting the gold standard for what 'good' looks like in our frontend repositories /li liEvaluate, prototype, and introduce new frontend technologies and approaches (frameworks, tooling, patterns), document your findings, and drive adoption where they make sense /li liOwn and evolve the Frontend ADR process, ensuring technical decisions are documented, socialized, and consistently implemented across the Real Estate organization /li liGuide and review the work of other engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and informal coaching /li liHelp the team embrace and leverage AI large language models in our engineering workflows and products /li liContribute to and facilitate guilds, tech chats, and other cross‑team knowledge‑sharing formats /li liPromote a culture of high‑quality engineering: testing, monitoring with Datadog, observability, security, and operational excellence /li /ul pYou’ll work primarily on the frontend, while collaborating with fullstack and backend engineers. /p ul liFrontend: 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 /li liBackend: Node.js and TypeScript, serverless and microservices architecture in a cloud‑based environment using AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, S3, and more) /li liMonitoring Observability: Mainly Datadog plus logging/alerting best practices /li liAI 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 /ul h3Qualifications /h3 ul lib8+ years of professional experience with Vue.js, or similar frameworks /b /li liProven track record of implementing and maintaining automated frontend testing, using tools such as bJest /b, bVitest /b, and/or bCypress /b /li liSolid hands‑on experience building production applications with bVue 3 /b /li liExperience collaborating with designers using Figma /li liProven track record of btechnical leadership /b: leading complex initiatives, aligning multiple stakeholders, and taking responsibility from design through rollout and iteration /li liDeep understanding of modern CI/CD for frontend, including automated release strategies and feature flagging in a microfrontend environment /li liDemonstrated experience creating and driving adoption of shared frontend solutions (e.g. design system components, shared libraries, cross‑cutting tooling) /li liExperience influencing and supporting multiple teams or a whole product area /li liExcellent English communication skills, spoken and written. You can explain complex topics clearly to different audiences in an international team setting /li /ul pbWe value engineers who: /b /p ul liThrive in collaborative environments and are true team players /li liHave a growth mindset and are curious, we love growing together /li liAre passionate about frontend architecture and building scaling cloud‑based solutions /li liAre open to change and able to propose pragmatic solutions, not just point out problems /li liFeel free to challenge the status quo when it improves outcomes for users or the organisation /li liAre creative, adaptable, and enjoy solving complex, ambiguous problems /li /ul pbYou will stand out if you have: /b /p ul liSignificant professional experience in software development (including time in senior/lead roles) /li liStrong understanding of web performance, accessibility, and SEO considerations for large user‑facing sites /li liPrior working experience with APIs and microservices and how frontend apps best integrate with them /li liPrior working experience with cloud service providers like AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud /li liExperience with server‑side rendering / hybrid rendering patterns and edge / CDN optimisation /li liExperience integrating frontends with AWS Lambda /li /ul h3Additional Information /h3 pbWhat do we offer? /b /p ul li6 weeks of holidays per year (plus option to buy 10 extra) /li li40‑hour work week with flexitime (capped at 45 hours) /li liA hybrid work setup with flexibility to work remotely /li liGenerous parental leave: 18 weeks for maternity and 6 weeks for paternity/adoption /li liSBB Half‑Fare Card and first‑class travel between SMG offices in Switzerland /li liGender‑neutral pay and transparent career paths /li liChoose your gear: Mac or Windows laptop, and iPhone, Samsung, or Pixel mobile /li liAn inclusive and innovative environment where your voice matters /li /ul /p #J-18808-Ljbffr