Junior Forward-Deployed Engineer - Artificial Intelligence

Job Details

• Post Title: Junior Forward-Deployed Engineer - Artificial Intelligence
• Country: Switzerland
• Location: Zurich
• Employment type: Permanent
• Duration: Permanent
• Work arrangement: On-site

Tasks

• Develop in-depth, customer-specific AI agent solutions that have a measurable impact across the entire organization. Work side by side with experienced engineers and stakeholders from various business units to design, develop, and deliver AI-powered agents, tools, and user-centric experiences.
• Explore product management case studies, ranging from production tools and operational workflows to customer lifecycle management, back-office operations, and banking processes.
• Help shape how customers interact with financial services by supporting digital asset developments that directly impact the customer experience—including supporting relationship managers with AI-powered roadmaps, accelerating customer acquisition and retention, and shaping the bank’s interaction with an emerging generation of AI-native customers.
• Get hands-on experience with emerging enablers such as the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and explore how AI agents are connected to internal platforms, APIs, and data sources—and, increasingly, how banks make their services available to their customers' agents.
• Understand real-world problems, prototype quickly, and iterate with users to deliver solutions that create real value.

Requirements

• A recent graduate or an engineer at the start of their career with a degree in computer science, data science, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• A strong foundation in computer science, including algorithms, data structures, software design, and structured problem-solving.
• Solid programming skills in Python and/or Java, with the ability to learn additional languages, frameworks, and tools as needed.
• Experience with LLM-based applications, agent-based workflows, and practical AI case studies.
• A curious engineer's mindset focused on clean code, testing, reliability, cost-effective data handling, and user value.
• A genuine interest in understanding business problems, driven by a desire to translate requirements into actionable solutions.
• A clear communication style, with the ability to ask good questions and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Internship, thesis, project, or early professional experience in AI, machine learning, LLM applications, or data-driven product development.
• Practical experience with LLM APIs, building agentic workflows, and using MCP or similar tools.
• Experience with APIs, microservices, containerization, cloud platforms, or DevOps concepts.
• Experience with AI-powered development tools such as Claude Code, Coders, Cursor, or similar tools, as well as an understanding of how to use them responsibly.
• Product-oriented thinking and a commercial mindset—an eye for where AI creates value for customers and the company, not just where it’s technologically interesting.
• Interest in financial services, digital assets, regulated environments, or secure software development.
• You excel at working with foundational models such as OpenAI and Anthropic Claude, and you know how to translate AI ideas into secure, reliable, and well-governed solutions in a regulated banking environment.

We offer

• Competitive international market wages and an incentive-based compensation system