Lead Software Engineer (w/m/d)
At Farie, we are on a mission to make it as easy and transparent as possible to buy and sell 🚘 cars online.
As a subsidiary of the Swiss car subscription pioneer Carvolution, Farie benefits from strategic and operational synergies that allow us to grow fast 🚀. Our ambition is to build the largest online car dealer in Switzerland.
We are one of the few companies to have built an entire, well-oiled business on no-code tools. But now it’s time to switch to code - that’s what we need you for.
Tasks
First, you are responsible for the migration of our existing no-code features and products to a completely new web application built in Python. During that time you will lead architectural decisions for the new platform, tackle the most complex features, design and execute a data migration strategy and help grow the development team. This is a greenfield project, so you will be able to apply your knowledge in all areas of the application.
After the migration is done, you will lead the technical implementation of new features, products and improvements.
You will also;
Onboard, mentor and support a team of software engineers to help them grow and improve
Develop and continuously improve software development processes and standards to improve the productivity of the development team
Collaborate with product managers and business stakeholders to model and review business requirements
Lead the architectural design of the platform
Support colleagues with technical questions and challenges around our products
Requirements
Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
7+ years of professional experience in software development
Deep understanding of the full web development technology stack, from frontend frameworks (React, Vue, etc.) to backend and infrastructure
Ability to be the technical leader of a team of software engineers and take responsibility for architectural decisions
Familiarity with our technology stack (see below)
Fluent in German or English
Legally permitted to work in Switzerland
[Bonus points for] Startup experience
[Bonus points for] Fluent in both German and English
[Bonus points for] Knowledge of the car industry and/or passion for cars
Benefits
Tuesdays are office days and we have block times from 09:00-11:15 and 14:00-16:00 - apart from that, you can work whenever and wherever you want
Your own MacBook Pro (the one with an M1 Chip, or even newer), an Apple keyboard, mouse and Jabra headset
Work location at Badenerstrasse 47 in 8004 Zürich in the “nine cloud solutions” office
Free snacks, fruits, and a great portafilter coffee machine
10% off a car on Farie
30% off the car-subscription price on Carvolution
Possibility to work 80%
Team
You’ll work in the product team alongside Arisa 🍣 (junior software developer), Channing 🐶 (junior software developer), Pascal ⛷ (chief product officer) and Paul 🏎 (product manager) - check our Instagram, you’ll see us there
We aim to expand the software development team to 5 people in 2023.
We work in 2-week sprints using scrum
Tech Stack
Google Cloud Platform, PostgreSQL, Gitlab & Gitlab CI/CD
Backend: Python, Django, FastAPI
Frontend: Lightweight pages htmx, AlpineJS, TailwindCSS. Complex pages with a frontend framework (tbd)
Existing no-code-based application is built in bubble, Make (formerly Integromat) and Webflow
Jira manages our tasks and Confluence our documentation
Slack is our internal communications tool