As our Frontend Developer with outstanding React / TypeScript expertise, you’ll be key to turn Backend API-provided data along with UX design into our smart application. We are hiring due to the departure of one of our senior team members.

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What you’ll be doing in this role with us…

• building a best in class regulatory monitoring platform (“RegTech”, “GovTech”, “LegalTech”)

• understanding European political systems inside and out, both from a data as well as from a functional perspective

• develop our frontend interfaces in a full fledged agile team (UX, Backend (PHP / Symfony), Frontend (TypeScript / React), QA)

• taking part and driving the architectural decisions related to the Frontend, decide about framework, libraries, code style and conventions, structuring of the files

• discussing new features with UX and Backend team regarding technical limitations from Frontend side

• implement new features with React, solve bugs, write End to End tests, PR reviews, keeping FE dependencies up to date, keep documentation up to date

• take responsibility and ownership of functionalities

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You…

• have at minimum 3 years of experience in developing web applications with React

• are an expert in TypeScript (JavaScript)

• know Redux or any other global state management

• know how to deal React Hook Forms

• have knowledge of version control system like Git

• have basic knowledge about unit-tests and end-to-end tests

• can provide knowledge of REST API and their principles

• have additional knowledge of securing web apps

• are capable of writing clean, maintainable and scalable code

• can do pixel perfect implementations of UI interfaces provided by our design team

• have independent working habits and a good remote working environment with excellent internet connection

• and a very good command of English as our main working language

Important 1: You must be based in Europe / within CET (max. ± 2h) timezone, and have to be either an EU citizen or own a long-term Schengen visa to travel freely.

Important 2: As there are no trans-european employment possible (yet), a B2B contract with lots of extra perks and legal protection will be necessary.

In addition, we would be happy if you…

• know MUI or other component libraries

• have worked with TanStack Query or other client side data fetching solution

• could provide experience with Storybook

• have worked with Vite or other bundlers like Webpack

• know Vitest or other test runners like Jest

• understand and have worked with Cypress

• have basic knowledge of backend development

• experience in Test-driven development and open-data projects

• are keen on working with Open Government Data or have experience in GovTech projects

And awesome, of course, if you already…

• have a completed (or well advanced) education in computer science, programming, or applied informatics (university, technical college or similar) OR are self-educated with high theoretical knowledge (design and architectural patterns, computational complexity, software development workflows, communication protocols, …)

• submitted PRs to open source projects

• have insights about politics and the European Union

• speak additional languages like German or any other language

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We…

• form a wonderful team with zero ego

• are a family-friendly start-up/scale-up, expanding in Europe, with no night shifts and weekends off

• take guaranteed 2 weeks of holiday break between Christmas and New Year’s

• agreed on a super-flat structure and have roles instead of hierarchies

• work remote by default, that means we rarely meet physically

• create an awesome product in Switzerland, at the EU level, and beyond

• and, yes, have fun at what we do.

What is also really pleasant…

• You are invited to our one-week team retreat at least once a year

• You will join us in attending conferences

• You can work flexibly from home or wherever you like.

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Our application / interview process will work like this

• Pre-screening and 1st mandatory video call

• Main interview with 3 parts: live coding examples, technical questions, full team experience

• Contracting

Please send your application to our CEO Clemens via this platform or via jobs@politik.ch – if you have any questions, you can also give him a call: 044 412 12 60.

Compensation Range: €28K – €45K