Senior Backend Engineer (Backend Platform Team)

Frontify; Sankt Gallen; Hybrid; CHF 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Parental, family care, and bereavement

Sickness benefits

Education and wellbeing days off

Wellbeing, learning and development, +

Home office setup budget

Pension contributions

Work from anywhere in Switzerland

Summer company meet-up

Job summary

Frontify is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join the Backend Platform Team. You will design and maintain reusable backend libraries, SDKs, APIs, and services that empower Frontify product teams to scale safely and efficiently.

You will improve platform reliability and developer experience, strengthen CI/CD and testing practices, and collaborate with infrastructure teams. The role supports remote work anywhere in Switzerland with optional time in the St. Gallen office.

Qualifications

• Experience in backend web applications using PHP, Java, Python, Go or similar; willingness to use PHP as primary language.
• Hands-on experience building reusable libraries, SDKs, APIs, frameworks, or internal developer tools.
• Solid understanding of software architecture, API design, automated testing, and backward compatibility (GraphQL/REST).
• Familiarity with CI/CD, build automation, dependency management, and release processes.
• Working knowledge of containers and Kubernetes.
• Ability to think beyond features and build scalable engineering solutions.
• Comfort working autonomously and taking ownership of complex technical challenges.
• Collaborative mindset with mentoring and knowledge sharing.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain reusable backend libraries, SDKs, APIs, and shared services for Frontify product teams.
• Drive platform improvements to simplify development and increase autonomy.
• Improve developer experience with clear abstractions, tooling, and self-service solutions.
• Strengthen CI/CD workflows, automated tests, build processes, and release practices.

Skills

Backend development

API design

CI/CD

Containers / Kubernetes

Autonomy

Mentoring

Tools

Reusable libraries

SDKs

GraphQL

REST

PHP (primary language)

Job description

Frontify is the brand platform behind some of the world's leading organizations, including Microsoft, Telefónica, Bosch, Mercedes-Benz, and Kia. We help every team bring brands to life — with governance in one place, seamless workflows across the tools people already use, and a foundation that's ready for AI.
We're driven by collaboration, curiosity, and the belief that great work can happen anywhere. What began in St. Gallen has grown to London, New York, and beyond. Wherever you join us, you'll take ownership from day one, shape work that reaches global brands, and help redefine how brands work in the age of AI.

What you'll shape

As a Senior Backend Engineer in our Backend Platform Team (BPT), you'll help shape the foundations that enable Frontify's product teams to build, scale, and deliver software with confidence.

We're on a transformation journey to create a backend platform that's invisible when it works, invaluable when it's needed, and a joy to build on. We're investing in reusable libraries, SDKs, APIs, shared components, and developer tooling to make development simpler, more reliable, and more scalable.

Our product teams are our customers. By focusing on strong software foundations, automation, simplicity, and developer experience, we're helping them work more autonomously and deliver value faster and more safely.

You'll play a key role in this evolution, improving our PHP ecosystem, strengthening CI/CD practices, and shaping the tools and processes that help engineers across Frontify focus on what they do best: building great products for our customers.

What you'll do

• Design, build, and maintain reusable backend libraries, SDKs, APIs, and shared services that support product teams across Frontify.
• Drive platform improvements that simplify development, reduce complexity, and give product teams greater autonomy.
• Improve the developer experience through clear abstractions, documentation, tooling, and self-service solutions.
• Strengthen CI/CD workflows, automated testing, build processes, and release practices to help teams deliver software with confidence.
• Ensure platform capabilities are reliable, secure, performant, and easy to maintain.
• Collaborate closely with product teams to understand recurring challenges and develop scalable solutions that benefit multiple teams.
• Partner with infrastructure teams, applying your understanding of containers and Kubernetes without owning the underlying infrastructure.
• Take ownership of technical initiatives, contribute to architectural decisions, and help shape the evolution of our backend platform.
• Share your knowledge and mentor fellow engineers, helping raise engineering standards across teams.
• Work remotely from anywhere in Switzerland, with the flexibility to spend time in our St. Gallen office whenever you like.

What you bring

• Strong experience in backend web application development using PHP, Java, Python, Go, or similar languages, and a willingness to use PHP as your primary language.
• Hands-on experience building reusable libraries, SDKs, APIs, frameworks, or internal developer tools.
• A solid understanding of software architecture, API design, automated testing, and backward compatibility, including GraphQL and REST.
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices, build automation, dependency management, and release processes.
• Working knowledge of containers and Kubernetes.
• A mindset that looks beyond individual features, with an interest in building scalable solutions that make life easier for engineering teams.
• Confidence working autonomously, taking ownership of complex technical challenges, and making pragmatic architectural decisions.
• A collaborative approach, with an enjoyment of sharing knowledge, mentoring others, and continuously improving engineering practices.

What we offer

• A minimum of 25 days annual leave per year
• Parental, family care, and bereavement leave
• Daily sickness benefits and accident insurance
• Paid educational and wellbeing days off
• Wellbeing, learning and development, and commuter allowance
• Home office setup budget
• Pension fund: contributions paid 60% by us and 40% by you
• Access to exclusive perks and discounts from hundreds of top brands
• Workation: Work from inspiring locations around the world for up to 45 days per year!
• Invite to our summer company meet-up

We understand that every candidate's experience is different.

A few things to know

Frontify is a place where authenticity and inclusion thrive, empowering every voice to help shape our future. We're committed to providing a fair and accessible recruitment process. If you have a disability and require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please speak with your Talent Partner. Any information you share will remain confidential.

This description outlines the primary duties of the role, which may evolve in response to business needs and company growth. We're looking for someone comfortable with change and excited to contribute to a dynamic environment. If this sounds like you, join us and help shape the future of branding.

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