Senior Frontend Engineer (Remote)

About Us

Scalera is an ETH Zurich spin-off building AI-powered procurement software for the €200B+ European construction industry. Our platform automates supplier selection, tender management, and bid evaluation, already processing over CHF 8bn in tender volume for 110+ customers across Switzerland, Austria, and Germany.

We’re a small, fast-moving team that works closely with users and applies genuinely new AI techniques to complex, real-world problems. We're growing our team and looking for an engineer who's excited about building the infrastructure behind intelligent procurement.

The Role

Frontend development is being reinvented, and we want someone leading that charge at Scalera. You'll use AI tooling to ship at a pace that raises the bar for the whole team, while bringing real UI/UX craft to a complex product that rewards it. You'll work directly with users, own the experience end-to-end, and define what great looks like at Scalera.

The problems we work on are rarely solved with off-the-shelf tools. We value engineers who are comfortable exploring, iterating, and discovering the right solution through experimentation.

What You’ll Do

• Lead frontend development with React and Next.js, building interfaces that make AI-driven procurement workflows accessible and intuitive.
• Collaborate with backend engineers on API contracts and integrations, ensuring seamless data flow between services and UI.
• Own frontend performance, accessibility, and code quality — setting standards and maintaining them as the product scales.
• Work directly with users and customers to understand pain points and translate them into product improvements.
• Ship features end-to-end: from problem discovery through implementation, testing, and production.
• Contribute to UI/UX decisions. You don't need to be a designer, but you should have strong instincts for what makes a complex interface work.

What we're looking for

• 4+ years of frontend engineering experience with modern JavaScript (vanilla) or frameworks such as React, Vue, SvelteKit or Next.js.
• Strong command of modern TypeScript in a complex B2B or technical product environment.
• Experience with AI developer tools (Cursor, Claude, Copilot, etc.).
• Proven track record shipping scalable, user-friendly interfaces in fast-moving environments.
• Solid understanding of frontend performance, testing, and CI/CD practices.
• Comfortable working directly with users — you can run a discovery conversation and translate what you hear into product decisions.
• Comfortable making progress when the path isn't fully defined — you can scope, prioritise, and ship without waiting for perfect clarity.
• Clear communicator who collaborates well across a team, including with non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Background in B2B SaaS platforms or construction / procurement tech.
• Familiarity with GCP or data-heavy product architectures.
• An eye for UI/UX design — experience contributing to or driving design decisions.
• German language skills (bonus, not required).

Working at Scalera

• This is a remote position. You must be located within the EU or EEA.
• Small team, no bureaucracy. You’ll work directly with the people making decisions.
• Competitive salary.