- Location
- Blumenrainstrasse 1 (View map)2540 GrenchenSwitzerland
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Mid-Level
- Department
- IT & Technology Systems
- Industry
- Fine Watches & Horology
- Posted
- Nov 9, 2026
About ETA
ETA is a benchmark of Swiss horological expertise, renowned for designing and producing precision movements that power many of the world’s most respected watches. As part of the Swatch Group, the manufacture combines industrial excellence, technical innovation, and a deep respect for traditional watchmaking savoir-faire. As an employer, ETA offers a highly specialized environment where engineers, micromechanics, technicians, and operational talents contribute to products defined by reliability, accuracy, and refinement. The company values discipline, craftsmanship, continuous improvement, and collaborative expertise, providing careers at the heart of Switzerland’s watchmaking ecosystem and the future of mechanical and quartz movement technology.
ETA is seeking a Software and Application Engineer in Grenchen to develop and modernize internal web applications that support production processes, using C#/.NET and React/TypeScript. The role also covers REST API integration, software quality, agile development, and third-level Service Desk support; benefits include a 40-hour week under the GAV and five or six weeks of annual leave.
Role & Responsibilities
- Design and develop internal web applications using C#/.NET and React/TypeScript, with a focus on solutions that support and digitize production processes.
- Analyze requirements with business departments and translate them into thoughtful, user-friendly, maintainable software solutions.
- Enhance existing applications and modernize the application portfolio for production and various internal business and service departments.
- Develop REST APIs and interfaces to integrate applications into the existing system landscape.
- Ensure software quality through clean, traceable code, automated tests, and code reviews.
- Work in an agile development team, independently deliver assigned work packages, and actively shape technical solutions and development processes.
- Support the Service Desk with third-level support, analyzing and sustainably resolving technical incidents.
Qualifications
- Completed vocational training as an Informatiker/in EFZ specializing in application development, a computer science qualification at HF, FH, or university level, or a comparable qualification.
- At least three years of relevant professional experience developing web applications.
- Good practical knowledge of C#/.NET, ASP.NET Core, React, and TypeScript.
- Experience developing and integrating REST APIs, with foundational knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
- Confident use of Git for version control and development-team collaboration, and experience with CI/CD and Azure DevOps or GitHub.
- Knowledge of agile working methods and active participation in team planning, delivery, and continuous improvement.
- Analytical thinking, ability to understand business contexts, and a pragmatic, sustainable approach to solutions.
- Structured, self-directed working style, willingness to share knowledge, and an open, constructive approach to collaboration.
- Fluent written and spoken German or French, knowledge of the other language, and good English skills.
Skills
Experience
At least three years of relevant professional experience developing web applications.
Education
Completed vocational training as an Informatiker/in EFZ specializing in application development, a computer science qualification at HF, FH, or university level, or a comparable qualification.
Workplace
The role is situated in Grenchen, Solothurn, Switzerland — conveniently close to Bern.
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Benefits
Further training opportunities; internal mobility and career prospects; five or six weeks of annual leave depending on age and/or function; a 40-hour week under the collective employment agreement (GAV); attractive compensation policy and social benefits; three weeks of parental leave for fathers and up to 19 weeks for mothers; company restaurant; discounts on Swatch Group and partner-company products; sports activities and company events; contribution toward health insurance.
Culture
ETA offers a workplace culture rooted in Swiss precision, technical mastery, and continuous innovation within the watchmaking industry. As an employer, it fosters collaboration between engineers, artisans, and production specialists, valuing reliability, quality, and the transmission of specialized expertise across generations.
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