Senior Frontend Developer

WHO WE ARE?

Being the daughter company of Swisscom - leading telecommunications company and one of the most sustainable and innovative companies in Switzerland - we share the same values, vision and goals.

As a trustworthy and efficient Swisscom IT service partner, we create valuable customer experiences. We work in a strong collaboration with our Partners in Switzerland and attract and retain high performers.

We're expanding our footprint in Riga and actively seeking 50+ DevOps Engineers to join our growing teams within this year.

We invite driven professionals to join us, grow with us, and help shape the future.

The team/project:

At Swisscom Design Experience (SDX), we're building the foundation for consistent, accessible and scalable digital experiences across Swisscom. The SDX is more than just components and instructions. It is a design system, shaped by the entire design community and ecosystem with a shared responsibility for design and development.

As a Frontend Engineer, you'll be part of our international team in Switzerland and Riga, developing the Design System that empowers product teams to build high-quality user interfaces efficiently and consistently. Working closely with UX/UI Designers and Engineers, you'll transform design concepts into reusable frontend components while driving engineering excellence across our ecosystem.

You will be responsible for the further development and operation of our design system, which is used by almost all Swisscom web applications.

As Senior Frontend Developer you will:

• Further development of the Custom Elements Library

  • Developing new patterns on an architectural level

  • Develop new and maintain existing components

• Find the best way for AI to use the components out of a figma design

• Carrying out code reviews

• Coaching of team members

• Maintenance of Gitlab pipelines

• Support for questions, requests and bug reports

• Tech stack you will work with: JavaScript, custom elements, Stencil, Typescript, JSX, SCSS, Git

What we offer:

• Salary from 3800 to 5500 EUR monthly gross

• 80 EUR monthly cell phone and internet allowance

• Flexible schedule and possibility to work in hybrid mode

• Ergonomic home office allowance in value of 500 EUR

• Possibility to work abroad for 4 weeks each year

• Health Insurance – includes gym or pool fitness membership, covers consultations with a psychologist or psychotherapist (issued after 1 month)

• Optics (200 EUR every 2 years)

• 24 working days of annual paid holiday per year

• 5 dedicated paid learning day’s annually

• Day off on your birthday or names day

• 1 day off for social activities (voluntary project, adopting an animal)​

• Collaborative, friendly and driven work environment

• Work on innovations, cutting edge technologies and in autonomous high performance teams

• Parking options

• Continuous development environment that fosters your growth (conferences, cross-department experience sharing, learning platforms etc.)

• Annual salary review

Engineering

• JavaScript / TypeScript

• HTML5 & CSS3 / SCSS

• Angular, React, Vue.js, StencilJS or Lit

• Git

• Design Systems & Component Libraries (nice to have)

• Browser debugging and frontend performance (nice to have)

• Accessibility (WCAG) (nice to have)

• GitLab (nice to have)

DevOps & Delivery

• You have an understanding of DevOps concepts, or you're eager to learn and develop your DevOps skills

• DevOps responsibilities will make up approximately 10% of this role

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and Agile software delivery is an advantage

• You are comfortable contributing to the DevOps aspects of software delivery as part of a cross-functional team

AI 

We embrace AI as a tool to improve engineering productivity and innovation. We're looking for someone who:

• Uses Generative AI responsibly to support software development

• Critically evaluates AI-generated solutions

• Is curious about applying AI to frontend engineering and Design Systems

• Continuously explores new technologies and engineering practices

Soft-skills

We're looking for engineers who:

• Take ownership and strive for engineering excellence

• Think critically and challenge requirements constructively

• Enjoy collaborating with UX/UI Designers and fellow Engineers

• Share knowledge and support the growth of others

• Care deeply about usability, accessibility and code quality

• Thrive in an agile, international environment

• Exploring new frontend technologies and industry trends