Lausanne, Switzerland Hybrid Full-time

Nexthink is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer / Technical Lead

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and scale distributed backend systems serving millions of users.
  • Drive end-to-end feature delivery from design through deployment and monitoring.
  • Architect real-time, low-latency APIs and backend services for AI-driven conversational systems within Assist.
  • Develop cloud-native services in Java, ensuring reliability, performance, and scalability.
  • Work on infrastructure components including AWS deployments, Docker containerization, and Kubernetes or ECS orchestration.
  • Build robust APIs and backend services powering AI-driven products and real-time interactions.
  • Ensure resiliency, fault tolerance, and compliance in high-throughput environments.
  • Collaborate with product managers, infrastructure engineers, and other teams to deliver production-ready systems.
  • Lead technical execution by breaking down complex project requirements into actionable tasks, distributing work effectively, and unblocking the team to maintain velocity.
  • Mentor and grow talent by actively guiding junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a collaborative culture of continuous learning and technical excellence across distributed teams.
  • Manage stakeholders as the primary technical liaison for product managers and cross-functional partners, translating product vision into technical strategy and proactively communicating progress, risks, and architectural trade-offs.

Benefits

  • Permanent contract with a competitive compensation package.
  • Beautiful office with a view of Lake Geneva, located next to Prilly-Malley train station.
  • Hybrid work model balancing office and remote work, with structured onboarding for new hires.
  • Flexible hours and unlimited paid time off on top of 25 holidays, plus 3 company-paid volunteer days.
  • Free access to an in-building fitness center.
  • Reimbursement of the half-fare travel card for public transport.
  • Reimbursement up to 50% of French class costs.
  • Fresh fruit, cookies, and soft drinks provided.
  • Regular company and team events including Volunteer Days, Pizza talks, team building, and hosting Meetups at the office.
  • Bonuses for referring successful hires after three months of continuous employment.
  • Relocation package for candidates coming from another country.

Compensation

Permanent contract with a competitive compensation package.

Work Arrangement

Hybrid — Prilly-Malley, Switzerland

Other

  • Language requirements: Strong communication skills in English.
  • Relocation package available for candidates coming from another country.

Relocation package available for candidates coming from another country.

Job Details
Location Lausanne, Switzerland
Work mode Hybrid
Employment Full-time
Department Diagnostics
Category Backend
Posted a month ago
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Nexthink is the leader in digital employee experience management software. The company provides IT leaders with unprecedented insight allowing them to see, diagnose and fix issues at scale impacting employees anywhere, with any application or network, before employees notice the issue.
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