Summary
✨ AI‑Generated
A senior backend engineer is sought to design, develop, and operate APIs and backend services from concept through production. You will take ownership of architecture, quality, reliability, and maintainability while helping modernize legacy infrastructure into cloud-native services using Kubernetes and AWS and influencing engineering standards across teams.
Highlights
Senior individual-contributor role with technical leadership responsibilities across high-traffic consumer products. The position combines backend architecture, API development, cloud-native migration, Kubernetes and AWS, while providing influence over engineering standards and technical direction.
Description
Your future starts here
At Swisscom Mass Market Products, we build the broadband Internet, TV, mail, cloud and security products used in over two million Swiss homes.
What you create is used by your neighbours, family and friends every day.
You join an agile DevOps team focused on Swisscom TV and contribute your expertise across our other mass-market products.
As a senior individual contributor, you take on a technical leadership role that reaches beyond your immediate team.
Design, develop and operate APIs and backend services from idea to production, owning their architecture, quality, reliability and maintainabilityHelp drive our transition from on-premises Windows and IIS environments to cloud-native services on Kubernetes and AWS, and shape how we build and operate themWork primarily on Swisscom TV while contributing your expertise across our other mass-market products and engineering communitiesGuide architectural decisions, improve engineering standards and processes across teams, and coach engineers in an open feedback cultureDrive the adoption of AI-assisted software development within the team and help identify effective AI workflows across the software development lifecycle
Your Skills
Strong backend engineering experience with modern technologies and a curiosity for learning new technologies quickly; we currently work with technologies such as C#/.NET and Java/KotlinDeep understanding of API design, distributed systems and software architecture, with the ability to design pragmatic, scalable and maintainable solutionsExperience developing and operating backend services in cloud-native and on-premises environments, using technologies and platforms such as Docker, Kubernetes and AWSStrong DevOps mindset and hands-on experience with CI/CD, test automation and observabilityExperience providing technical leadership across team boundaries, coaching engineers and driving improvements to engineering practicesAn ownership mindset: you shape your environment, break down complex problems independently and enjoy moving between domains and unfamiliar systemsClear, respectful communication with engineers, product managers and stakeholders, with fluent English; German is a plus
With us, you have the opportunity to work in one of our offices in Switzerland or in your home office.
You will come into contact with agile working methods and the latest technologies.
We offer flexible working hours to meet your personal needs.
As a Swisscom employee, you can look forward to a variety of attractive benefits that will enrich your work experience.
These include a pleasant working environment, financial benefits and exciting opportunities for professional development.
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Contact person
Nadine Eschbach
Talent Acquisition Manager
+41 (58) 2233918
Your homebase
Swisscom (Schweiz) AG
Maschinenstrasse 10, 8005 Zürich
