AI Software Engineer

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries, and more than 170 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry‑leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research‑led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.

We are seeking a highly skilled, fast learner and well‑rounded AI Software Engineer to join our AI innovation lab team. The ideal candidate will lead AI experiments and bring cutting‑edge AI agentic solutions from ideation to production.

The mission of Avaloq AI Lab is to improve operational efficiency and augment Back‑to‑Front Office user experiences, through the application of state‑of‑the‑art AI technology. We work collaboratively with industry leaders to deliver responsible and impactful solutions. Our team develops products tailored to the banking sector, supporting a broad range of users including banking operations, software engineers, knowledge services teams, and relationship managers.

• Lead AI experiments and develop solutions from ideation to production
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to design and implement agentic AI solutions
• Develop advanced prompts, multi‑agent architecture and tools
• Deploy and maintain LLM‑based solutions in production
• Optimize solutions for performance, cost, and scalability
• Stay up‑to‑date and evaluate the latest advancements in AI research and related regulations

• At least a
  
  B.Sc. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Strong background in data science, statistics, and experimental thinking
• Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles
• Effective communication and collaboration skills
• Excellent analytical, coding, and debugging skills in Python
• At least 5 years of experience in full‑stack software development
• At least 3 years of applied ML experience, with 2 years of experience with LLMs and agents
• Proven track record of deploying and maintaining AI models in production
• Experience with ML frameworks such as Tensor Flow, PyTorch, Scikit‑learn or similar
• Experience with RAG pipelines and vector stores (e.g., Chroma, Qdrant)
• Experience with agent frameworks (e.g., Lang Chain, Google ADK, CrewAI)
• Experience with cloud AI services (e.g., AWS Sage Maker, Azure AI Studio, GCP Vertex AI)
• Experience with AI ops – experiment tracking tools, observability tools, evaluation pipelines, prompt engineering and maintenance tools
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker) and container orchestration systems (e.g., Kubernetes)
• Experience with micro‑services and REST APIs

• Contributions to open‑source AI projects
• Experience in developing core banking systems and/or wealth management solutions
• Knowledge of the latest advancements in AI ethics and responsible AI practices
• Front‑end development experience
• Experience with Type Script, Angular, Java, Spring Boot, Kotlin

We realise that managing work‑life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives. To support this, we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers, allowing them to maintain a healthy balance while staying connected to our global culture.

In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand that our success is built on the power of different opinions. We are wholeheartedly committed to fostering an equal‑opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self.

We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other traits that make us unique. We have written this advert in an inclusive and neutral way.

Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.