Senior/Expert Backend Engineer Javascript, NodeJSSwiss Marketplace Group

Top 3 Reasons To Join Us
A leading Swiss product company
A winner of Vietnam Best IT Companies 2024
Hybrid working model, flexible time arrangement
The Job

SMG Swiss Marketplace Group Vietnam is an innovation center of SMG Group in Vietnam. We are officially named as one of the 2023 Asia & Vietnam Best Workplaces by the Great Place to Work Institute, the world's most well-known organization for work culture assessment.

As Switzerland's leading digital hub, we provide our media and platforms with ideal framework conditions, support them through investments in technology, and create space for them to develop individually. We stand for interdisciplinary collaboration, innovation and dynamic development.

Today, Homegate and Immoscout24 are the largest real estate portals in Switzerland, with more than 15 million visits per month and more than 100,000 listings.

We provide all users looking for a property with a transparent overview of the entire range of listings without them having to tediously visit different platforms. In addition to great products such as the mortgage or price calculator, we also offer editorial articles on topics such as housing and financing. You will be part of SMG Real Estate Engineering, a remote-friendly department of 80+ engineers located in four countries (Switzerland, Serbia, Germany & Vietnam)

About the position

Join us in this exciting role as a Senior/Expert Backend Engineer in our Vietnam office, and help us build the future of the Swiss real estate market by contributing to our cutting-edge, cloud-based technology stack. You will:

• Design, implement, test, and deliver new features that bring value to our users.
• Encourage knowledge sharing and drive technical discussions within the team.
• Mentor, support, and develop software engineers by providing advice, coaching, and educational opportunities.
• Translate high-level ideas and requirements into practical solutions.
• Manage our services end-to-end, from development and testing to delivery and monitoring.
• Collaborate with other engineering teams and your existing team to ensure the stability of our microservices architecture.
• Challenge the status quo and continuously aim to improve the architecture, code, and tools to ensure the delivery of high-quality software.

Our tech stack

• Our front end is implemented with [protected info], with Typescript as the language of choice. It consists of a mix of client-side, server-side, pre-rendered, and hybrid web apps.
• Our backend is written in [protected info] and Typescript, following a serverless and microservices architecture in a cloud-based environment using AWS. Our main services leverage Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, and S3, among others.
• Our monitoring is done mainly through Datadog and Sentry.
• Our codebase and services are documented using Backstage.

Your Skills and Experience

We are looking for a talented individual who meets the following criteria:

• You are fluent in verbal and written English.
• You have an academic degree in computer science or equivalent practical experience.
• You have at least 5 years of professional experience in software development and a strong track record of working with various backend technologies (Message Brokers, Caching, Queues, etc.).
• You have expertise in backend technologies, particularly NodeJS, microservices, and serverless architectures, and you use this knowledge to create high-quality and maintainable code.
• You have strong product awareness and care deeply about delivering value to users.
• You provide mentorship and empower the team to advance their technical skills and comprehension.
• You elevate our team with hands-on mentoring, pairing sessions, and in-depth code reviews focused on backend development.
• You advocate for best practices and ensure our codebase is well-tested and of the highest quality.
• You lead the way in nurturing our collaborative work environment.
• You are open to change and able to propose solutions.
• You are a creative, adaptable, problem-solving individual who thrives in collaborative environments.
• You have a positive attitude and are a team player.

Why You'll Love Working Here

• Attractive salary you'll love!!!
• Full salary in probation
• 13th-month bonus
• 21+ annual paid days off
• 24 paid days per year for learning & sharing activities
• Full contribution to social insurance
• Premium private insurances coverage for you and your family members
• Personal development plan and yearly budget for educational courses, and conferences, aiming to grow both your soft and hard skills
• Assistance and support through all aspects of the onboarding process
• Lots of team activities and regular Hackathons
• Annual Trips to Switzerland and other European countries
• Flexible working time
• Hybrid working model (home office and in-office)
• 40 hours per week, Mon-Fri, No OT
• Modern laptops (Macbook Pro 16" M1 Pro, Lenovo P1 Gen4, etc.)
• Free food, classes, and social clubs (English, swimming, art and music, football, etc.)
• Work in an open-minded, friendly, positive, transparent, and agile environment.

APPLY NOW, SO A GREAT CAREER OPPORTUNITY WON'T BE MISSED!