Hybrid Senior Full-Stack Engineer

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• Job title: Senior Full-Stack Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: GraphQL, JavaScript, Next.js, Node.js, React, TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Zurich, Switzerland

About the role

• Software Engineer developing robust full-stack functionalities for web-based products in a health insurance startup. Collaborating with interdisciplinary team to design, develop, and implement solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of full-stack features in our modern web app, using Next.js on the frontend and Node.js on the backend
• Collaborate with our interdisciplinary team to drive the design of solutions, break down complex problems, and implement high-impact features
• Shape the technical architecture and DevOps of our platform
• Define technical requirements and act as a key partner to Product and Design in prioritising and shaping the roadmap
• Mentor and support other engineers, sharing knowledge and providing guidance on design, implementation, and debugging
• Own initiatives end-to-end from discovery and technical design through implementation, rollout, and monitoring in production

Requirements

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in full-stack development, preferably for fast-scaling SaaS products, with a strong proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js
• Expertise in React, CSS, frontend frameworks, and API design (GraphQL or REST)
• Experience leading technical initiatives or owning complex features/services end-to-end
• Experience mentoring junior engineers or acting as a technical lead within a team
• Deep familiarity with continuous integration practices, testing methodologies, and a commitment to writing clean, secure, well-structured, and well-tested code
• Strong working knowledge of relational databases
• Effective communication and teamwork skills, along with creative problem-solving abilities and comfort working with ambiguity
• Ability to translate designs into polished, accessible, and maintainable user interfaces

Benefits

• Empowering workplace: Join a passionate team and an empowering workplace where you are given the ownership, tools, and support to make decisions and take initiative. Together we grow and build innovative solutions.
• Hybrid Setup: Enjoy the flexibility of our hybrid work schedule, with the freedom to work remotely or from our office in Zurich. On Thursdays, our team day, we meet together in our Zurich office.
• Home Office Stipend: To enable our hybrid setup, we allocate a one-off CHF 200.- home office budget to help you set up your dream workspace in the comfort of your own home.
• Internet Allowance: We give you a monthly internet allowance to help cover your internet costs at home and enable you to work seamlessly from your home office.
• Flexible Working Time: You can distribute your working hours the way you want to.
• Learning Budget: We support you in improving your skills, acquiring new knowledge and advancing your career. We also allocate a CHF 1'500.- budget annually
• Well-being: Work-life balance is important to us and we foster a supportive work environment. We support you with mental health sessions and offer discounts to keep you happy & healthy.
• Team Events: Every month we gather for fun and engaging events where we can connect and bond with our colleagues and our teams.
• Team Retreats: Twice a year we travel somewhere nice to bond with our colleagues.
• Travel & Commute: We will cover your SBB half fare card, so we can spend some time together in the office.
• Paid Vacation: You get 5 weeks (25 days) of paid vacation every year and 2 additional days of paid vacation to compensate for canton-related holidays, religious holidays, birthdays, etc. The total amount of paid vacation days per year is 27 days.
• Wellness Budget: Health & well-being looks different for everyone. You can optimize your wellness budget to best fit your needs.
• Parental & Adoptive Leave: We offer additional time off to support employees who are balancing family and work time in the most crucial stages of family life.
• Digital Nomad: For every 3 years of employment, you can work for an extended period of time from anywhere in the world (location subject to review).