Senior Frontend Engineer - Media Delivery

Job Description

Your new companyA lot has changed at Frontify over the last decade, but people continue to be at the heart of our vision.
Every day, we empower thousands of brand builders worldwide — including teams at Lufthansa, KIA, Vodafone, and Uber — to create brands that have an impact. Our more than 300 employees collaborate and engage in and around our headquarters in St. Gallen, Switzerland, and offices in London and New York City. And we’re looking for new team members to join us.
We’re built on a collaborative culture of experimentation, trust, and transparency. If you want to help us achieve our mission of creating a home where brands can thrive, read on.
Your teamYour new team is a group of motivated, collaborative, and innovative Engineers. Working on-site, hybrid, or fully remote, they come together to create and evolve a well-loved product but always keep room for new ideas and approaches. Outside of work, they’re parents, gamers, bookworms, adrenaline junkies, and so much more.
Your mission
Join us in shaping a cutting-edge media delivery experience that powers the way digital content is processed, transformed, and delivered globally. Our mission is to build a powerful and adaptable platform that serves the needs of major brands by providing robust, scalable, and creative solutions in media processing and delivery.
You’ll join our Media Delivery team, where we’re looking for a motivated and versatile Senior Frontend Engineer with a focus on innovation, problem-solving, and collaboration. Your contributions will directly impact the development of our platform, particularly around media processing, transformation, and efficient content delivery.

Your responsibilities

• Work with a diverse team to design, develop, and implement media delivery solutions that encompass CDN, API solutions, and media transformation.
• Build and refine API interfaces and service communications, ensuring clarity, scalability, and adaptability.
• Collaborate across teams to create efficient contracts and interfaces, leveraging your generalist mindset to approach varied challenges in media delivery.
• Develop and enhance frontend components (React) to support media-centric use cases, and work on a diversified tech stack.
• Contribute to a positive team dynamic, fostering an open-minded and innovative environment for exploring and implementing best practices in media delivery.
• Participate in analyzing, designing, and implementing system changes, weighing the benefits and drawbacks of proposed solutions and adapting as needed.

Your story

• You can work remotely from anywhere in Switzerland or join us on-site in our St. Gallen office, with the flexibility to choose your best work environment.
• You’re experienced in frontend development and comfortable with React, JavaScript, and TypeScript. You approach code with a passion for readability, scalability, and testing.
• You have a good understanding of API design, service architecture, and communication principles.
• You’re a creative thinker, curious and self-driven, with a passion for solving challenges in media delivery and developing flexible and robust solutions.
• You bring a generalist approach, with a solid understanding of frontend engineering and keen interest in media processing, CDN, and related technologies.
• Your experience includes hands-on work with modern frontend tools and technologies.
• You bring a broad technical background or are eager to diversify your experience, applying strong problem-solving skills to new challenges.
• You’re fluent in English, and any French language skills would be a bonus.
• Open-minded, communicative, and adaptable, you excel in collaborative environments and thrive on curiosity and self-driven learning.

Why join us?· We want to see you thrive; we’ll provide you the tools to shape your place and future at Frontify.· We have a product that helps to connect brands and people with a human element.· We offer you the chance to enjoy your work, offering flexibility, opportunity, and exposure to new technologies and ideas.· We are a social bunch so if you are an animal lover, a student of yoga, or love travel, we have all the slack channels you need!
What we offer· We encourage you to take at least 5 weeks of holiday· Budget for home office set-up· Annual salary review· Additional localized benefits· Invite to our annual, summer company meet-up
Important to usAt Frontify, we believe in being true to ourselves: We are committed to creating and fostering an inclusive environment of vibrant individuals whose diverse perspectives build our collective future. We aim to provide equal opportunities and nurture a workplace free of harassment and discrimination.
Next steps1) Send us your CV and answer some questions: You’ll hear back from us with updates on your application.2) Virtual call with the Recruiter: You'll meet the Talent team to discuss Frontify, the role, and you – your passions, your skills, you.3) Virtually meet the team: You'll meet your new team over a few calls. You'll discuss the role, showcase your skills through your answers or a case study (or both), and get a feel for the brand-new journey that's awaiting you.4) Join us: If all goes well, you'll join Frontify's journey soon.

We also wanted to let you know that we may run preliminary checks on successful candidates. In the instance we run a preliminary check, it will depend on the role you are applying for and will be done in accordance with the applicable law of the country of employment. We’ll provide you with all the details about the next steps during the interview process