Senior Full-Stack Engineer

About grape

Our entrepreneurial spirit drives us in what we do and what we are passionate about. Our mission is to become the premier health partner in the insurance business. Recognising the need for innovation in the traditional employee insurance model we are set to revolutionize the employee insurance industry. We help companies support people before they get sick and to make more of their time.

Our insurance solutions reduce monotonous and manual work for employees, doctors, HR & payroll managers. As we strive to lead a technology-driven transformation, we put employees first.

At grape we pride ourselves on our people and our culture. We continue to grow fast and that’s where you come in. Our team is dynamic, diverse and full of creative ideas. Want to join? We can’t wait to get to know you!

As a Software Engineer at grape, you will be at the heart of our innovation, collaborating with a dynamic, interdisciplinary team to design, develop, and implement robust full-stack functionalities for our web-based products. You’ll take ownership of complex initiatives, influence architectural direction, and help shape the company’s roadmap and technical vision.

• Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of full-stack features in our modern web app, using Next.js on the frontend and Node.js on the backend
• Collaborate with our interdisciplinary team to drive the design of solutions, break down complex problems, and implement high-impact features
• Shape the technical architecture and Dev Ops of our platform
• Define technical requirements and act as a key partner to Product and Design in prioritising and shaping the roadmap
• Mentor and support other engineers, sharing knowledge and providing guidance on design, implementation, and debugging
• Own initiatives end-to-end from discovery and technical design through implementation, rollout, and monitoring in production

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in full-stack development, preferably for fast-scaling SaaS products, with a strong proficiency in Type Script and Node.js
• Expertise in React, CSS, frontend frameworks, and API design (Graph
  
  QL or REST)
• Experience leading technical initiatives or owning complex features/services end-to-end
• Experience mentoring junior engineers or acting as a technical lead within a team
• Deep familiarity with continuous integration practices, testing methodologies, and a commitment to writing clean, secure, well-structured, and well-tested code
• Strong working knowledge of relational databases
• Effective communication and teamwork skills, along with creative problem-solving abilities and comfort working with ambiguity
• Ability to translate designs into polished, accessible, and maintainable user interfaces

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What we offer in return:

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Empowering workplace: Join a passionate team and an empowering workplace where you are given the ownership, tools, and support to make decisions and take initiative. Together we grow and build innovative solutions.

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Hybrid Setup: Enjoy the flexibility of our hybrid work schedule, with the freedom to work remotely or from our office in Zurich. On Thursdays, our team day, we meet together in our Zurich office.

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Home Office Stipend: To enable our hybrid setup, we allocate a one-off CHF 200.

- home office budget to help you set up your dream workspace in the comfort of your own home.

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Internet Allowance: We give you a monthly internet allowance to help cover your internet costs at home and enable you to work seamlessly from your home office.

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Flexible Working Time: You can distribute your working hours the way you want to.

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Learning Budget: We support you in improving your skills, acquiring new knowledge and advancing your career. We also allocate a CHF 1'500.

- budget annually.

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Well-being: Work-life balance is important to us and we foster a supportive work environment. We support you with mental health sessions and offer discounts to keep you happy & healthy.

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Team Events: Every month we gather for fun and engaging events where we can connect and bond with our colleagues and our teams.

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Team Retreats: Twice a year we travel somewhere nice to bond with…