The Role
Lead the architecture and development of the next platform version, own the retrieval-augmented generation and AI agent layer, establish AI coding workflows, and build secure, privacy-first systems for sensitive data. Serve as the technical authority in customer and partner discussions, shape product direction, and help recruit and onboard future engineers.
Summary Generated by Built In
A Zurich-based startup is building the digital infrastructure for navigating end-of-life and loss, bringing together funeral services, administrative and financial tasks, legal processes, and family communication in one place. Their v0.5 is live with early users, and they're now looking for a senior engineer to lead the development of the next version as their first senior engineering hire and technical owner of the platform.
- Lead the design and development of the next platform version, from architecture to shipped features
- Own the RAG and AI agent layer end to end, including retrieval quality and evaluation
- Set up workflows for effective use of AI coding agents across the team
- Build a security- and privacy-first foundation for handling highly sensitive personal data
- Act as technical authority in customer and partner conversations
- Help hire and onboard future engineers
Requirements
- Software engineering experience, including owning production systems end to end
- Experience with web stacks (React/TypeScript, Node) and cloud infrastructure
- Experience building AI agents and retrieval-augmented systems
- Strong product sense and experience shaping what gets built
- Fluent English
- Advantage: German and familiarity with swiss legal & financial ecosystem
Benefits
- Start: As soon as possible
- Workload: 80–100%
- Duration: Permanent
- Location: Hybrid, Zurich
- Salary: negotiable (participation possible)
Skills Required
- Software engineering experience, including owning production systems end to end
- Experience with web stacks including React, TypeScript, and Node.js
- Experience with cloud infrastructure
- Experience building AI agents and retrieval-augmented systems
- Strong product sense and experience shaping what gets built
- Fluent English
- German language proficiency
- Familiarity with the Swiss legal and financial ecosystem
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The Company
What We Do
ETH juniors connects academic talent with industry by organizing and delivering projects for companies ranging from nationally operating small and medium-sized enterprises to international corporations. It provides project-based consulting and recruits students and young professionals for software, IT, energy trading, AI, data engineering, and related assignments, helping organizations access specialized expertise while giving participants practical experience across diverse business and technology needs.
