Engineering Manager (Architecture Expertise)

Ready for a new challenge?  

For 10 years, Swibeco has been supporting Swiss companies in valuing their employees through simple, modern and effective benefits solutions.

Founded in Switzerland, Swibeco now relies on a team of 60 committed employees across our offices in Lausanne and Zurich, united by a mission: to provide Flexible Benefits that create real impact .

• Own and evolve the architectural vision for backend services while aligning with frontend architecture (React Native, web apps) to ensure consistent, scalable, and maintainable solutions.
  
• Collaborate with product, infrastructure, Quality assurance and Team leads to translate requirements into technical strategies across the stack.
  
• Advocate and enforce engineering best practices across teams in collaboration with the leads, including code quality, testing, security, and performance.
  

• Manage, mentor, and grow engineers while providing architectural guidance and technical direction.
  
• Conduct regular 1:1s, set growth plans, and facilitate career development.
  
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
  

• Ensure backend services are robust, secure, and scalable by supporting your team in design and implementation decisions.
  
• Support the adoption of modern DevOps practices, including containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools like Sentry.
  
• Coordinate cross-functional initiatives to drive end-to-end delivery of new features or architectural changes.
  

• Act as a bridge between the different teams, ensuring alignment on API design, data models, and system interactions.
  
• Participate in roadmap planning and prioritization with product stakeholders.
  
• Contribute to incident management, root cause analysis, and production support coordination.
  

Requirements

Who we are looking for

• 5+ years of engineering experience, including deep expertise in backend systems (PHP Symfony, and/or similar languages/frameworks).
  
• Solid knowledge of REST API architecture and modern frontend-backend integration patterns.
  
• Working familiarity with modern frontend stacks (React, React Native). You don't have to code React every day, but you should understand their architecture and needs.
  
• Experience with scalable systems in a containerized, cloud-native environment (Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD).
  
• Solid database skills with SQL databases (MySQL or similar).
  
• Familiarity with observability tools (e.g., Sentry, Datadog...) and modern monitoring practices.
  

• Experience managing and mentoring engineers, ideally across multiple disciplines (backend, frontend).
  
• Strong technical decision-making skills and an ability to align diverse engineering teams around a shared vision.
  
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with fluency in English.
  
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional environments.
  
• Strong advocate for Agile principles and iterative development.
  

• High attention to code quality, scalability, and maintainability.
  
• Analytical mindset and solution-oriented approach.
  
• Passion for delivering high-quality, user-focused products.
  
• Ability to balance hands-on technical guidance with team leadership responsibilities.
  

Benefits

• A dynamic and supportive scaleup environment where you can make a meaningful impact.
  
• A professional and stimulating workplace that fosters growth and development.
  
• Meal and Mobility allowance on your Swibeco Card.
  
• Gifts for birthdays/jubilees/Christmas.
  
• Permanent discounts for your daily savings on over 150 leading brands.
  
• A true team spirit, flexible working conditions, and modern office facilities.
  
• Free coffee and beverages to keep you energized!