Senior Front-end Software Engineer

About us

Covantis, a Swiss start-up founded in 2020 by global Agri trading leaders ADM, Bunge, Cargill, COFCO, LDC, Marubeni, and Viterra, is revolutionizing the agricultural trade industry through digital innovation. As a post-trade execution platform designed by the industry for the industry, Covantis connects market participants globally, streamlining trade execution processes to boost efficiency and mitigate risks. Offering a portfolio of cutting-edge products powered by AI, the platform optimizes document workflows, facilitates electronic documentation, and enhances contract mapping. With over 50 employees across 11 countries, Covantis fosters a growth-oriented, change-driven culture, driving the agricultural supply chain into a new era of digitalization embraced by the industry’s leading players.

Who we are looking for

Covantis is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Front-End) who loves (and is good at) solving hard yet exciting engineering problems and bringing new products and features to life. If you love being a part of the solution, actively contributing to discoveries, gaining deep understanding of customer needs, analysing intricate details of their business processes and empathising their pains, and ready to shape and implement solutions to those problems, this is a role for you.

What you will do

As a Senior Software Engineer (Front-End) at Covantis, you will work as the member of the Covantis QuickDocs team to develop and improve features that directly address real-life problems in the supply chain operations.

Covantis QuickDocs is an AI-powered early-stage product aimed at simplifying shipping and trade documents verification, accuracy and consistency checking. It’s a game-changer for the industry with the high operational risk where a simple mistake in a document can easily cost you tens of thousands of dollars per day due to delays.

• Work directly with a Product Manager and a Designer to understanding business cases and user needs and shape/design a solution together, consulting the teams Tech Lead when necessary. We expect you to not only decide on how to implement things from the technical perspective, but brainstorm with the PM or the Designer helping decide what the solution to the problem would even be.

• Work with the design team to create user-interfaces that are easy to comprehend, performant and reliable using modern tools: React, Storybook, Tailwind, Jest etc.

• Be involved in all phases of software development life cycle: implementing new features or changes to existing features, writing tests, fixing bugs/defects, deploying to production, responding to incidents etc.

• Participate in design discussions and help others through code reviews and knowledge sharing.

• Help elevate the front-end skills of the team through technical mentorship both within your direct team and potentially beyond it.

• Occasionally help other teams working on other products if they happen to have a particularly challenging case or a tight deadline.

Hard skill we require

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering

• 2+ years of experience in developing web apps with React

• Strong experience in HTML, CSS, JavaScript and TypeScript.

• Familiar with current trends and best practices in front-end architecture, including performance, security and usability.

• Strong advocate for testing, experience with modern testing frameworks and best practices.

• Knowledge of front-end development tools such as pre-processors, task runners, bundlers, etc.

• Experience with CI/CD best practices to build, test and ship your code fast.

Soft skills we value

• Strong Communication: You can explain complex technical issues clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Collaboration: You thrive in a team environment, valuing input from others and contributing to shared goals and work closely as a remote team.

• Adaptability: You’re comfortable with change and can pivot quickly when priorities shift.

• Problem-Solving: You approach challenges with a solution-oriented mindset, a sense of curiosity and a strong determination to investigate, research, and thoroughly understand the problem initially, followed by validating the solution.

• Empathy: You understand the needs and concerns of teammates and customers, fostering a supportive work environment.

Nice to haves:

• Server-side JavaScript experience with technologies such as NodeJS.

• Experience working with backend engineers to define APIs and data models.

• Experience with monitoring tools.

What you will love about us

• We’re truly agile. No fancy methodology cargo cult: no sprints, no dailies, no refinements. We run just one mandatory 30-min team meeting a week + retro once a month.

• Work full-time with flexible hours and remotely in the country you are hired in.

• An entrepreneurial environment with immediate responsibility and a chance to make a difference from the day 1. No-one’s going to give you detailed requirements and complete designs for a feature. You are a part of the solution. You will be working directly with a Product Manager and a Designer (maybe even interacting with customers at times) to understand the business case, customer needs and shape a solution together. If you prefer working with fully detailed requirements in Jira, engineering roles at Covantis might not be the best fit for you.

• Unlimited individual growth opportunities and the ability to create a personalized career path. Many of our team members have successfully transitioned from QA to Software Engineering, from Frontend to Full Stack, and from Engineering to Management. We actively support professional development by matching individuals with the right opportunities and initiatives to expand their knowledge and maximize their impact. Plus, we provide a generous learning and development (L&D) budget to support continuous learning and career advancement.

• An inspiring environment working together with the brightest software engineers in truly international team across Europe. Our hiring philosophy is “We seek out people who would be among the best you’ve ever worked with”. That requirement of course applies to you too, but also guarantees that the team you join is going to be top tier.

• Our company comprises amazing people, a supportive atmosphere and a culture built on mutual support, respect and care for people, that can only happen in a fun and rewarding workplace built by the kind of people Covantis employs.

• Innovative project transforming the supply chain operations for the entire industry, with big name clients and exposure to cutting edge emerging technologies.

• We offer competitive compensation and benefits, including 25 days of vacation per year. Our positions are 100% remote (except Switzerland).

Give us your best and we will give you ours!