Backend Engineer
Zürich
Product Engineering – Core Platform /
Full-time /
Hybrid
🍇 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 and after 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!
🚀 Your role:
As a Backend Engineer at grape, you will be at the heart of our innovation, collaborating with a dynamic, interdisciplinary team to design, develop, and implement robust backend functionalities for our web-based products. Our Engineers are empowered to explore new ideas and have a significant impact on the company's roadmap and vision.
🔍 What you’ll do:
- Collaborate with our interdisciplinary team to design, develop and implement backend features for our web-based product
- Build and maintain integrations with our customers' systems
- Shape the technical architecture and DevOps of our platform
- Define technical requirements and contribute to the product roadmap in collaboration with the team
- Participate in code reviews and offer constructive feedback
🛠️ What you’ll need:
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in backend development, preferably for fast-scaling SaaS products, with a strong proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js
- Experience with GraphQL or REST APIs and integrating APIs from third-party providers
- Familiarity with continuous integration practices, testing methodologies, and a commitment to writing clean, secure, organized, and thoroughly documented code
- Strong knowledge of relational databases
- Effective communication and teamwork skills, along with creative problem-solving abilities
🤝 What we offer in return:
🪴 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.
💻 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.
⏳Flexible Working Time: You can distribute your working hours the way you want to.
🧠 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
❤️🩹 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.
🎫 Team Events: Every 2 months we all gather for fun and engaging events where we can connect and bond with our colleagues.
✈️ Team Retreats: Twice a year we travel somewhere nice to bond with our colleagues.
🚂 Travel & Commute: We will cover your SBB half fare card, so we can spend some time together in the office.
🌴 Paid Vacation: You get 5 weeks (25 days) of paid vacation every year.
🏁 Our Recruitment Process
We place particular emphasis on four areas when making our selection decision: professional and technical skills, mindset & values. We evaluate these through the following steps:
Step 1 - Your Motivation
To get to know you better, we invite you to a 30-minute motivational interview with our Talent Acquisition Team
Step 2 - Role Fit
In the first interview, we assess how well your qualifications and skills align with the role requirements. This discussion will take place with your potential Hiring Manager
Step 3 - Case Study
For roles with higher technical demands, we will invite you to complete a case study or technical assessment. This allows us to better evaluate your specific skills and problem-solving abilities
Step 4 - Our Company Culture
In a final interview, you will learn more about our company culture, and we will assess how well your values and mindset align with our organization.
Our diverse experiences, perspectives, and voices make us the company we are, and we would love to learn more about you!
