Frontend Developer (React) 80-100 Zürich oder Bern

HotelCard is one of Switzerlands best-known travel brands connecting over 80000 members with exclusive hotel deals at more than 500 hand-picked hotels across Switzerland and neighbouring regions. From spontaneous getaways to spa retreats and city breaks we help travellers explore the best of local tourismyear-round and at exceptional value.

Were a product-driven team of 25 in Zurich passionate about building smart user-friendly digital products for the travel industry. Our developers arent just ticket implementersthey actively help shape user journeys product decisions and technical direction.

Our tech stack includes a React-based website (Vite TypeScript Tailwind CSS) and an Angular-powered Extranet used by hotel partnersboth continuously evolving with a strong focus on performance usability and long-term maintainability.

Your main focus will be our React-based booking platform directly influencing how tens of thousands of users discover and book hotels.

Were actively modernizing our frontend stack and youd play a key role in shaping how it evolves.

Youll take ownership of many frontend features and improvements collaborating closely with Product UX and Technology from concept through implementation and continuous improvement based on user feedback.

Youll work closely with:

• Head of Technology on technical direction and architecture
• Product & UX on feature implementation and user journeys
• Backend engineers on APIs and integration

Tasks

Build and evolve user-facing features using React TypeScript Vite and Tailwind. Create clean reusable components aligned with our design system. Translate UX concepts into intuitive high-performing interfaces. Take part in product discovery and iterationnot just delivery.

**Extranet Maintenance & Improvement (Angular nice to have)
**Help maintain and improve our Angular-based hotel Extranet. Refactor existing code where needed and support long-term stability and maintainability.

**Quality & Continuous Improvement
**Proactively spot UX performance and technical improvement opportunities. Help shape frontend architecture performance budgets and design system ownership. Maintain high standards through testing code reviews and thoughtful refactoring.

**Collaboration
**Co-create solutions with Product UX and Backend. Participate in shaping feature concepts and user journeys. Communicate openly and share ideas within the team

Requirements

Must-Have

• Strong experience with React and modern JavaScript/TypeScript in production environments
• Track record of building and maintaining production web applications
• Solid understanding of frontend best practices performance and architecture

Nice-To-Have

• Experience with Angular
• Familiarity with backend concepts and REST APIs
• Experience in small product-focused teams

Personal Qualities

• Reliable self-motivated and ownership-driven
• Strong product and user mindset
• Cares about quality and attention to detail
• Comfortable working autonomously while being part of a team
• Curious and eager to improve continuously

Benefits

• Real ownership of meaningful parts of the product
• Direct impact on a platform used by 80000 members
• A modernizing tech stack where your decisions matter
• Work closely with the Head of Technology on architecture and product direction
• Trust and responsibility instead of micromanagement
• Flexible working hours and location
• Strong team spirit and a healthy worklife balance
• Stable business fundamentals with room to grow
• Switzerland (Flexible hybrid Zürich or Bern preferred)
• Office in the heart of Kreis 4 Zurich
• Free hotel stays and an extra day off for your birthday

If youre a frontend developer who enjoys building high-quality products shaping user experiences and collaborating closely in a product-focused team wed love to hear from you.

Please send your CV and a short introduction.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be considered.