Backend Engineer, 80-100% (f/m/x)

comparis.ch is the leading comparison platform in Switzerland. For 30 years, we have been comparing tariffs and services from health insurance companies, insurance companies, telecom providers, as well as banks and offering the largest Swiss online marketplace for cars and real estate. With comprehensive comparisons, we create transparency and help our users make the right decisions. With over 80 million visitors per year, we are one of the most used websites in Switzerland. Four out of five people know us as THE independent comparison platform in Switzerland. Now that we have completed the company section, let's get to the point: we need your support! We are looking for a Backend Developer to strengthen our Marketplace department. Together with the team, you will work on one of the largest real estate platforms in Switzerland, which is used daily by thousands of users. In this role, you will develop scalable backend services, build APIs, and help further develop our architecture towards a modern cloud-native platform based on Azure and Kubernetes. Additionally, you will be involved in migrating existing applications from our legacy .NET framework stack to a modern, container-based environment. Your responsibilities include designing, developing, and maintaining scalable backend services with .NET Core / ASP.NET, developing and operating REST APIs and microservices, working with SQL servers and Azure Cosmos DB to manage application data, improving search functionality with Elasticsearch, deploying and operating applications with Docker and Kubernetes, ensuring high standards in terms of performance, scalability, security, and reliability, monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving production problems, collaborating with Product Managers, designers, and developers to implement high-quality solutions, and contributing to the modernization of our platform architecture and the redevelopment of existing backend applications based on modern .NET 10. A completed degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent practical experience, at least 3 years of professional experience in backend development, very good knowledge of C# and .NET Core / ASP.NET, experience in developing RESTful APIs and microservices, experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, experience with cloud platforms (ideally Azure), experience with Docker and Kubernetes is a plus, experience in agile teams, and very good English skills. Experience with vector databases, knowledge of Elasticsearch ranking and search optimization, experience with event-driven architectures, and experience in building data ingestion pipelines. At Comparis, we believe that we achieve the best results with self-responsible actions by all employees. We cultivate a culture of transparency, mutual respect, and trust. We live lifelong learning, try out a lot of new things, and continuously develop ourselves as individuals, but also as a team. Additionally, you can expect flat hierarchies, a lot of autonomy, and scope for design, as well as a competent and motivated team that advises, supports, and makes it easy for you to grow beyond yourself. Last but not least, we offer flexible working hours with the possibility of working remotely and the option to take unpaid leave. Then don't hesitate and apply for our position today. If you have any questions, Daphne, our People Management Lead, is available to you. We look forward to your application! Note: If you currently live abroad and are interested in a fully remote setup, the employment will be through our Employer-of-Record partner remote.com and is subject to the labor laws of your country of residence. We only consider direct applications with a maximum time zone difference of +/- 2 hours to Switzerland (GMT+2).