Senior Full Stack Engineer (Web Focused)

Meet the team!

At SMG, our strength lies in our people. Meet some of the team members with whom you could work:

• Miloš Savić - Engineering Manager 

• Irene Renggli - Product Manager 

Your Mission

As a Senior Full Stack Engineer (Web Focused) in the Selling team within the General Marketplaces business unit, you will play a key role in making it easier and more enjoyable for Ricardo users to sell items they no longer need instead of throwing them away.

In this role, you will help both private and professional sellers list and sell their items faster, with minimal effort, while maximizing their earnings and contributing to Ricardo’s mission of giving items a second life.

You will join a dynamic, international team spread across six countries, including Switzerland, Serbia, and France, where creativity and collaboration thrive. Together, we solve complex challenges, celebrate successes, and continuously learn and grow.

Our web is powered by React and NodeJS technologies while backend services are written with Java and Go languages. Our services are deployed to the Kubernetes cluster hosted on Google Cloud Provider. Our stack further includes: PostgreSQL, MsSQL, Kafka, Redis, SOLR, Auth0.

We deploy daily to more than 3 million active users. Code is reviewed and deployed directly from GitHub.

Specifically, you will work on:

• Designing, building, testing, deploying, and monitoring web components that enable users to list, manage, and optimize their selling inventory.

• Shape API contracts together with backend team peers, championing consumer-driven API development and ensuring frontend needs are reflected early in service design.

• Taking ownership beyond the web layer by troubleshooting and resolving issues across backend services, databases, infrastructure, and third-party integrations when needed.

• Raise the quality bar of the web stack by improving resilience, performance, scalability, accessibility, and security.

• Contributing to technical direction, engineering standards, and architectural decisions for web applications and their integration with the broader platform.

Your responsibilities will evolve as we grow.

What will you bring to the ride?

• You've got 5+ years of experience in web development, using React, Typescript, and Node.js, to build user-facing products with end-to-end ownership across multiple layers of the stack.

• You've got 2+ years of experience with Java or Go for backend development.

• You are good at working with databases, preferably PostgreSQL, MSSQL.

• You are a creative, adaptable, and problem-solving individual who thrives in collaborative environments.

• You have a positive attitude and are a team player.

• You are open to change and able to propose solutions.

• You are fluent in English, with written and verbal communication.

It would be a big plus if you also have some of these:

• You have prior working experience with testing frameworks for web - Jest for Unit and Integration testing and Playwright for UI testing

• You have prior working experience with big distributed systems and microservice architecture.

• You have prior working experience with cloud service providers like Google Cloud Platform (GCP), AWS or Microsoft Azure and Kubernetes cluster running on the top of it.

We value the skills you bring and your ability to learn quickly, so don’t worry if your career path has been unique.

Recruitment Process 

We believe hiring is a two-way street, where both parties get to know each other. Here's what you can expect:

1. Initial screening call with HR - A brief conversation to understand your background and expectations.

2. Meeting with the Hiring Manager - A deeper discussion about the role, your experience, and how we work.

3. Technical assessment - A hands-on assessment of your skills, conducted via live coding and system design exercises.

4. Meet-the-team - An informal on-site discussion where you’ll meet potential future teammates.

Why you'll love working here

• We value work-life balance and employee happiness. That’s why we grant you hybrid work environment, and 25 vacation days per year
• Private health insurance
• Lots of team activities and perks
• Free LinkedIn Learning & yearly budget for your personal development
• Profit Growth Scheme
• Cozy office space, with 80 parking spots
• Great equipment, competitive salary and a variety of fringe benefits like a gym membership and discounts at local stores
• International team and working environment of talented and fun people
• Stimulating work experience that will allow you to grow both professionally and personally

Apply now with your CV in English. Feel free to send us any additional documents you think we should read to understand that you are the perfect fit.

About Us

SMG Swiss Marketplace Group is a pioneering network of online marketplaces and a cutting-edge digital company that simplifies people’s lives with innovative products.
SMG Swiss Marketplace Group provides customers with the best tools to meet their life decision needs. The portfolio includes Real Estate (ImmoScout24, Homegate, Flatfox, CASASOFT, IAZI), Automotive (AutoScout24, MotoScout24), General Marketplaces (anibis.ch, tutti.ch, Ricardo) and Finance & Insurance (FinanceScout24, moneyland.ch).

Disclaimer

SMG Swiss Marketplace Group primarily engages with candidates directly. We do not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles from recruitment agencies unless we have specifically requested their assistance for particular roles. Any submissions made without a prior request from our Talent Acquisition team will not be acknowledged or considered. We appreciate the understanding and cooperation of recruitment agencies in respecting this policy.