Senior Python ML Engineer E‑Commerce Backend

Senior Software / ML Engineer (Python) (f/m/d)80 – 100%
· Permanent position
· Immediately or by agreement
· Home office option

Want to shape the ERP and webshops of Digitec and Galaxus, used by 4M+ customers? Join a cross-functional Software/ML Engineering team working on the backend of our E-Commerce platform. Focusing on the Order Management & Finance domains, we’re looking for a motivated individual who is eager to learn & grow in a dynamic and supportive team.

What you move

• You’re part of a Software Engineering Scrum team working on Order Management & Finance domains
• You lead the evolution and maintenance of our document interpretation solution, a distributed system that classifies documents and extracts structured data from PDFs using Vision Language Models
• You take ownership of the evaluation pipeline and ensure correctness in our scoring functions
• You stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends (e.g. latest LLM developments) to continuously enhance our solution
• You're the Python specialist in a team of C# engineers. You mentor teammates on Python best practices and are ready to ramp up across the broader stack to contribute end to end.

• 3-5+ years Software Engineering
• Completed degree (university / university of applied science / higher technical college)
• English (Advantageous)
• Degree in computer science (ETH/UNI/FH) or equivalent professional experience
• 3-5+ years experience working experience as a software engineer or ML Engineer with Python as main programming language. Additionally, you have expertise in either Java or C#
• You have experience integrating LLMs/VLMs in your solutions that solved real business problems. You've also invested in evaluating those solutions, proving correctness and surfacing metrics relevant to business stakeholders
• Solid SQL skills and experience working with relational databases (bonus points if you’ve already worked with Google Big Query) and knowledge in data orchestration frameworks (e.g. Dagster, Airflow)
• Experience with messaging and streaming platforms (e.g. Azure Service Bus, Kafka)
• You’re a product-minded engineer with the ability to identify new opportunities to raise the automation rate of our solutions
• Familiarity with Dev Ops mindset and technologies (e.g. GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, etc.)
• Work proficiency in English, German is a plus
• A willingness to challenge «how things have always been done» and propose more efficient, automated or effective solutions
• The capacity to adapt to ongoing changes in the work environment

• Values, not empty words Cooperative, innovative, piratesque, responsible, ambitious – these five values are what we practice and preach.
• Courageous thinking We encourage everyone to think on their feet, and love it when they come up with bold or edgy ideas.
• Uncomplicated approach Simplicity is at our core. We avoid the unnecessary and focus on what really matters – from overcoming challenges to celebrating our shared successes.
• Flexibility and freedom (Office Jobs) We offer working-from-home options, up to 8 weeks of workation, and every position is possible with an 80% workload.
• Rapid growth With us, growth is a continuous journey. We also support you with EDU Points (CHF 2,000 for employees in Switzerland, EUR 1,600 for employees in Germany, and EUR 700 for our Serbian employees) for your professional development, so there’s no risk of you getting stuck in a rut.
• More Benefits Switzerland 25 days of holiday, exclusive employee conditions in our online shop, mobile, internet and TV plans at company rates and many other benefits.

Maja Crljen

Only direct applications will be considered for this position.

Galaxus
DG Hauptsitz
Pfingstweidstrasse 60b
8005 Zürich