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AI Engineer

Job in Zürich, 8081, Zurich, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland
Listing for: Jobtailor
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-09-13
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    AI Engineer (Applied/Software)
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 120000 - 180000 CHF Yearly CHF 120000.00 180000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Zürich

  • Identify, scope, and prioritize AI and automation use cases with stakeholders across Compliance, Trading, Operations, Legal, Sales, and Finance
  • Engineer production data solutions, including deterministic automations, AI agents, RAG systems over internal documents, and structured extraction pipelines
  • Build the firm s innovation lab environment for prototyping and evaluating new use cases
  • Maintain reusable, version-controlled prompt and skill libraries
  • Maintain the firm-wide inventory of AI systems and use cases
  • Operate the AI approval process through documentation, risk classification, model cards, and evaluation artifacts
  • Conduct technical reviews of new AI initiatives and advise on scope, risk, and design choices
  • Contribute to ELT pipelines using Dagster, SQLMesh, and dlt
  • Build data infrastructure for AI workloads, including feature views, document indexes, and structured event tables
  • Maintain infrastructure as code in Git with review and deployment standards
Requirements
  • 3–6 years of relevant experience; shipped work is more important than title
  • Demonstrable production experience with LLM applications, including structured extraction with LLMs and agentic patterns such as tool use and multi-step workflows
  • Strong Python and ability to build production-ready code, not just notebooks
  • Working knowledge of LLM evaluation discipline, including eval sets, regression tests, observability, retrieval, and hallucination handling
  • Familiarity with at least one orchestrator:
    Dagster, Airflow, or Prefect
  • Familiarity with at least one transformation framework: SQLMesh or dbt
  • Solid SQL, including window functions, joins, and query design
  • Cloud experience, ideally GCP and Big Query
  • Genuine curiosity about regulated environments and their requirements
  • Professional proficiency in English;
    German is a plus
  • Eligibility to work in Switzerland, with a Swiss permit or EU/EFTA citizenship
  • Ability to choose simple, appropriate solutions and distinguish AI problems from dashboard, process, or deterministic-script problems
  • Ability to run stakeholder workshops and write production code
  • Serious approach to documentation, evaluation, and audit trails
  • Prior exposure to regulated financial services, crypto, or comparable model-risk environments is nice to have
Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in building and maintaining AI and automation solutions, with a strong focus on production data engineering, LLM applications, and compliance within regulated environments. Proficient in stakeholder engagement, documentation, and the development of robust data infrastructure for AI workloads.

Highest-signal resume keywords
  • Production Experience With LLM Applications
  • Strong Python Programming
  • Familiarity With Dagster Orchestrator
  • Solid SQL Skills
  • Cloud Experience With GCP
ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills
  • Production Data Engineering
  • Structured Extraction With LLMs
  • Feature Views Development
  • Version-Controlled Prompt Libraries
  • Risk Classification
  • Technical Review of AI Initiatives
  • Documentation and Audit Trails
  • Multi-Step Workflows
  • Deterministic Automations
  • AI Workload Infrastructure
Soft Skills
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Curiosity About Regulated Environments
  • Workshop Facilitation
  • Problem-Solving
  • Documentation Approach
Industry Keywords
  • Regulated Financial Services
  • Model-Risk Environments
  • Compliance
  • Crypto
  • AI Systems Inventory
Tools & Technologies
  • Dagster
  • SQLMesh
  • Big Query
  • Git
  • AI Approval Process Tools
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