SMG Swiss Marketplace Group
online marketplaces
StaffFrontendEngineer
“Staff Frontend Engineer at SMG Swiss Marketplace Group. Skills: Frontend architecture, Vue.js, TypeScript, Technical leadership. Lead frontend architecture evolution. Define and improve SLAs/SLOs”
Industry & Context.
Anticipate ripple effects across systems; Solve complex, ambiguous problems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years of professional experience with the 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, 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
Nice to 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), 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
What You'll Do.
Lead frontend architecture evolution
Define and improve SLAs/SLOs
Design shared frontend libraries
Create reusable components and tooling
Orchestrate multi-system refactors
Coordinate with engineers and stakeholders
Act as go-to person for frontend topics
Mentor and coach other engineers
Model healthy feedback culture
Challenge and improve team processes
implement frontend solutions
Own technical vision for user journeys
Lead cross-team frontend initiatives
Identify technical bottlenecks
Advocate for resolution of bottlenecks
Evaluate and introduce new frontend technologies
Own and evolve Frontend ADR process
Guide and review engineer work
Help embrace AI/LLMs in workflows
Contribute to knowledge sharing formats
Promote high-quality engineering culture
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with fullstack and backend engineers; Collaborate with Product, Design, and other engineering teams; Partner with DevX; Align multiple stakeholders; Support multiple teams; Work in a regular product team; Collaborate in international team setting
Communication Scope
Excellent English communication skills; Explain complex topics clearly; Communicate to different audiences
Process & Methodology
Orchestrate multi-system refactors, Break down initiatives into digestible pieces, Plannable pieces, Coordinate initiatives
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