Senior Full Stack Engineer

Company Description

Welcome to SMG Swiss Marketplace Group, a pioneering network of online marketplaces and cutting-edge European digital company. We simplify people's lives with innovative, forward-looking products. Formed from the 2021 merger of Scout24 Switzerland and TX Markets (part of TX Group), SMG is home to some of Switzerland’s most recognized and trusted marketplaces.

Our diverse portfolio spans four key business areas:

• Real Estate: immoscout24.ch, homegate.ch, ImmoStreet.ch, home.ch, Acheter-Louer.ch, Casasoft, FlatFox

• Automotive: autoscout24.ch, motoscout24.ch

• General Marketplaces: anibis.ch, tutti.ch, Ricardo.ch

• Finance and Insurance: financescout24.ch, moneyland

Join our innovative, fast-paced, and friendly work environment where your contributions are valued, and your successes are celebrated.

At SMG, we're always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our amazing team. Our constant growth means we're always hiring. If you're passionate, driven, and ready to make an impact, we'd love to hear from you!

Job Description

We are seeking backend-heavy Senior Full Stack Engineers to join our teams in Belgrade. In this role, you will help shape the future of the Swiss real estate market by designing and architecting robust backend solutions and driving key technical initiatives. You’ll work in a dynamic, cloud-based technology stack while collaborating with a global community of expert engineers.

As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, you'll have the chance to contribute to one of our dynamic teams, each focused on making significant improvements in their respective areas. We are looking for multiple engineers to join some of these teams:

At SMG it is not just about the code—you’ll be part of a close-knit team that values creativity, collaboration, and a good laugh (or two). If you're passionate about building products that have an impact on people’s lives, we’d love to have you on board!

• Red Pandas: Build a benchmark setting market atlas to give an overview of what costs what.

• Rubber Ducks: Enhance the user experience by adding more value to our notification system and improving search functionalities.

• Astro Ravens: Ensure our organic discoverability is top-notch, making it easier for users to find what they need.

• Pragmatic Pandas: Help drive growth by enhancing our seller leads topic.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design & Development: Architect, implement, test, and deliver new features that add value to our users.

• Technical Leadership: Lead and engage in technical discussions, promoting knowledge sharing within the team.

• Mentorship: Guide, mentor, and support software engineers through coaching and educational opportunities.

• Problem-Solving: Translate high-level concepts and requirements into practical, effective solutions.

• Service Management: Oversee the full lifecycle of our services, from development to testing, deployment, and monitoring.

• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams to maintain the stability and performance of our microservices architecture.

• Continuous Improvement: Challenge the status quo by improving our architecture, code, and tools to deliver high-quality software.

Our Tech Stack:

• Frontend: Vue.js / React with Typescript (client-side, server-side, pre-rendered, and hybrid web apps)

• Backend: Node.js and Typescript in a serverless, microservices architecture hosted on AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, S3)

• Monitoring: Datadog and Sentry

• Documentation: Backstage

Learn more about us and our engineering practices in our blog at https://medium.com/smg-real-estate

Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum 5 years in software development with a strong background in backend technologies (API Design, Message Brokers, Caching, Queues).

• Product Awareness: Strong understanding of product needs and a deep commitment to delivering user value.

• People Skills: Creative, adaptable, and a natural problem solver with a collaborative spirit.

• Teamwork: Positive, team-oriented mindset with a passion for knowledge sharing and mentoring.

• Language: Fluent in English

• Technical Proficiency: Expertise in backend technologies, particularly with NodeJS, microservices, and serverless architectures. Experience in CI/CD configurations (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD) is preferred.

• Quality Advocacy: Advocate for best practices and ensure our codebase is well-tested (Unit & Integration Tests, experience with Jest/Cypress is ideal).

• Education: Academic degree in computer science or equivalent practical experience.

If you’re passionate about tech and making an impact, even if you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply!

Additional Information

Benefits you’ll love:

• Be a part of well established Swiss-based subsidiary in Belgrade
• We value work-life balance and employee happiness. That’s why we grant you hybrid work environment, and 25 vacation days per year, with the option to buy another 10 days in an unbureaucratic process. You get 5 fully paid sick days per year, and another 5 days for special occasions
• Lots of team activities and perks
• 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 (yearly budget for your personal development)

Please send a CV in English. The position is open in Serbia, please apply only if you are eligible to work in the location.

Looking forward to meeting you!

About Us

SMG Swiss Marketplace Group AG. is a pioneering network of online marketplaces and cutting-edge European digital company that simplifies people’s lives with innovative products.

SMG Swiss Marketplace Group AG. provides customers the best tools to meet their life decision needs. The portfolio includes Real Estate (ImmoScout24, Homegate, Flatfox, alle-immobilien.ch, Immostreet.ch, home.ch, Publimmo, Acheter-Louer.ch, CASASOFT, IAZI), Automotive (AutoScout24, MotoScout24), General Marketplaces (anibis.ch, tutti.ch, Ricardo) and Finance & Insurance (FinanceScout24, moneyland.ch).
The company was founded in November 2021 by TX Group AG, Ringier AG, La Mobilière and General Atlantic.

Disclaimer

SMG Swiss Marketplace Group AG primarily engages directly with candidates. 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.