Application as Frontend Developer

Frontend Developer is a profession in IT / Web Development, typically entered via IT Specialist EFZ Application Development. Anyone applying here should know these requirements and pitfalls - specific to the Swiss job market, not generic.

Technical Requirements

• Confident JavaScript and TypeScript
• A modern framework, usually React, Angular or Vue - Angular is strongly represented in large Swiss companies
• HTML and CSS with an understanding of responsive design
• Accessibility per WCAG - mandatory for public sector clients in Switzerland
• Collaboration with design, usually via Figma

Personal Requirements

• An eye for detail in presentation
• Willingness to take user feedback seriously
• Collaborating with designers without territorial thinking

Common Mistakes in the Application

• No portfolio linked - the worst mistake in this profession
• Accessibility is not mentioned, even though it is mandatory for the Confederation, cantons and SBB
• Only frameworks are named, with no statement on load times or user impact
• A portfolio is linked, but the site loads slowly or is broken on mobile

Typical Employers in Switzerland

Digitec Galaxus, Ricardo, Swisscom, SBB, Swiss Post, web agencies, Ergon Informatik, Liip.

Excerpt from a Cover Letter

Dear Mr. Keller For a Zurich agency, I implemented the frontend of a customer portal relaunch last year - Angular, around 30 views, roughly 2000 users daily. The part I am most proud of is unspectacular: we brought the landing page's load time down from 4.1 to 1.3 seconds, mainly through consistent lazy loading and dropping two libraries we barely used.

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