Staff Frontend Engineer (f|m|d) - Zurich - Hybrid Work (80-100%) SMG Swiss Marketplace Group AG
Vacant since: 30.04.2026
Number of jobs: 1
Location: 8050 Zürich (ZH)
Workload: 100%
Employment: Permanent
Employment start: Immediately
Company Description Welcome to SMG Swiss Marketplace Group! SMG 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: Better Together, Aim High, and Act Responsibly.
Job Description Lead 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
Design 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
Orchestrate 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
Act as a go‑to person across teams and locations for frontend topics, influencing how we build web experiences across the Real Estate organisation
Mentor and coach other engineers through structured mentorship, pairing, and feedback, helping them grow their skills and closing skill gaps you observe in the organisation
Model healthy feedback culture, helping people navigate tough conversations and conflicts in a constructive, blameless way
Challenge and improve team and cross‑team processes, suggesting changes that improve focus, quality, and speed when needed
You’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
Your day‑to‑day You’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
Innovate, design, implement, and deploy frontend‑focused engineering solutions for our Real Estate products, from discovery to production
Own 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
Lead 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
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
Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and other engineering teams to shape technical strategy and trade‑offs for new features and platform work
Partner with DevX to co‑develop engineering ‘blueprints’ and health scoreboards, setting the gold standard for what ‘good’ looks like in our frontend repositories
Evaluate, prototype, and introduce new frontend technologies and approaches (frameworks, tooling, patterns), document your findings, and drive adoption where they make sense
Own and evolve the Frontend ADR process, ensuring technical decisions are documented, socialized, and consistently implemented across the Real Estate organization
Guide and review the work of other engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and informal coaching
Help the team embrace and leverage AI & large language models in our engineering workflows and products
Contribute to and facilitate guilds, tech chats, and other cross‑team knowledge‑sharing formats
Promote a culture of high‑quality engineering: testing, monitoring with Datadog, observability, security, and operational excellence
Our Tech Stack Frontend: 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
Backend: Node.js and TypeScript, serverless and microservices architecture in a cloud‑based environment using AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, S3, and more)
Monitoring & Observability: Mainly Datadog plus logging/alerting best practices
AI & 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
Qualifications 8+ years of professional experience with Vue.js, or similar frameworks
Proven track record of implementing and maintaining automated frontend testing, using tools such as Jest, Vitest, and/or Cypress
Solid hands‑on experience building production applications with Vue 3
Experience collaborating with designers using Figma (figma.com)
Strong experience building and evolving large‑scale frontend applications in modern JavaScript/TypeScript
Proven track record of technical leadership: leading complex initiatives, aligning multiple stakeholders, and taking responsibility from design through rollout and iteration
Deep understanding of modern CI/CD for frontend, including automated release strategies and feature flagging in a microfrontend environment
Demonstrated experience creating and driving adoption of shared frontend solutions (e.g. design system components, shared libraries, cross‑cutting tooling)
Experience influencing and supporting multiple teams or a whole product area
Excellent English communication skills, spoken and written. You can explain complex topics clearly to different audiences in an international team setting
We value engineers who Thrive in collaborative environments and are true team players
Have a growth mindset and are curious, we love growing together
Are passionate about frontend architecture and building & scaling cloud‑based solutions
Are open to change and able to propose pragmatic solutions, not just point out problems
Feel free to challenge the status quo when it improves outcomes for users or the organisation
Are creative, adaptable, and enjoy solving complex, ambiguous problems
You will stand out if you have Significant professional experience in software development (including time in senior/lead roles)
Deep experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frontend frameworks (Vue.js, React, or similar)
Strong understanding of web performance, accessibility, and SEO considerations for large user‑facing sites
Prior working experience with APIs and microservices and how frontend apps best integrate with them
Prior working experience with cloud service providers like AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud
Experience with server‑side rendering / hybrid rendering patterns and edge / CDN optimisation
Experience integrating frontends with AWS Lambda
Additional Information What do we offer 6 weeks of holidays per year (plus option to buy 10 extra)
40‑hour work week with flexitime (capped at 45 hours)
A hybrid work setup with flexibility to work remotely
Generous parental leave: 18 weeks for maternity and 6 weeks for paternity/adoption
SBB Half‑Fare Card and first‑class travel between SMG offices in Switzerland
Gender‑neutral pay and transparent career paths
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