Engineering Team Lead - Backend Platform

Summary

Join Frontify's Backend Platform team as a technical leader, guiding a team of engineers in building and evolving a scalable and maintainable platform. You will shape the team's strategic direction, foster a collaborative engineering culture, and ensure the platform aligns with product and business needs. This role requires bridging architectural vision with practical implementation, mentoring engineers, and contributing directly to backend solutions. The position offers remote work flexibility within Switzerland or on-site options in St. Gallen. You'll be part of a vibrant, inclusive team focused on innovation and growth. Frontify offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• 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 have experience with PHP or are comfortable working in a PHP-based environment
• You’re a strong technical leader with deep backend engineering experience and a proven ability to operate at both architectural and implementation levels
• You’re a hands-on engineer with a proven track record in backend development
• You’re a strategic thinker who can shape and evolve team direction while maintaining a high standard of execution
• You have a passion for mentoring and supporting people’s growth, with a focus on long-term success and sustainable delivery
• You’re a clear communicator and team player who understands the balance between business goals and engineering excellence
• You speak English fluently

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of backend engineers by fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and growth-oriented environment
• Understand individual motivations and strengths to guide engineers in their personal and professional development
• Align the team’s efforts with broader company goals by prioritizing initiatives that deliver business impact
• Drive and shape the platform team’s strategy, ensuring our architecture evolves to meet future product demands
• Collaborate closely with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to identify platform opportunities and challenges
• Contribute to architectural discussions and provide clear technical direction, supporting design, troubleshooting, or mentoring as needed to ensure scalability, maintainability, and performance
• Foster engineering best practices and continuously refine team processes through Agile methodologies (e.g., Kanban or Scrum)
• Take ownership of cross-cutting concerns such as observability, scalability, developer experience, and platform standards
• Take an active role in implementation—coding, reviewing, and delivering backend solutions is a large part of this position

Benefits

• Thrive with the tools and support to shape your future at Frontify
• Be part of a product that connects brands and people with a human touch
• Enjoy flexibility, opportunities to grow, and exposure to innovative technologies and ideas
• Join a vibrant, social team—whether you love animals, yoga, or travel, we’ve got the Slack channels for you!
• At least 5 weeks of holiday (PTO)
• Paid educational and well-being days off
• Home office setup budget
• Annual salary review
• Localized benefits
• Invite to our summer company meet-up in Switzerland