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Our solutions are varied depending on the problem we are solving, ranging from agentic systems to more traditional AI-powered solutions based on LLMs, classical ML or speech models. Every solution meets the same impeccable standard of performance, robustness and long-term maintainability.This is a hands-on engineering role where you will:\nDesign and build agents and AI workflows, including tool integration, orchestration, guardrails and human validation steps.\nIntegrate LLMs, retrieval and classical ML or speech models with clients' existing systems and data.\nMake these solutions reliable in production through systematic evaluation, tracing, fallback strategies, and cost and latency control.\nApply software engineering best practices: testing, CI/CD, modular design and documentation.\nAddress the requirements of regulated industries, such as security, compliance, access control and integration with legacy systems.\nOwn solutions end to end, from scoping with the client to production monitoring and continuous improvement.\nWork closely with vector8's engineers and project managers, as well as with client architects and business teams.\nYou will help build AI foundations that our clients can reuse and extend as they scale from individual use cases to company-wide capabilities.\nThe role is primarily based in Zurich, with occasional travel to client sites and collaboration with teams across Europe.\nResponsabilidades\n5 + years of experience in AI/ML engineering, software development, or related field.\nExpertise in LLM architectures and training methodologies:Transformers, attention mechanisms, fine-tuning, RAG, quantization\nPrompt engineering, model evaluation, bias detection\n\nStrong knowledge of machine learning architectures: fully connected, CNN, LSTM, transformers and classical ML models.\nStrong software engineering skills:Proficient in Python (FastAPI, Pydantic, asyncio, type hints)\nExperience with API development \nFamiliarity with modern toolchains (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform)\n\nHands-on experience with LLM integrations:LLM providers\nVector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Milvus)\nModel serving (vLLM, TGI, KServe)\n\nExperience with MLOps and production deployments\nUnderstanding of enterprise challenges:Security, compliance, scalability, cost optimization.\n\nExperience with relational and non-relational databases.\nStrong problem-solving and debugging skills.\nBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.\nExperience with multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).\nExperience with code optimization (e.g., model quantization, parallelization).\nExcellent communication and collaboration skills - in this role you must be fluent in English and German. Swiss German is a plus.\nRequisitos\n1. Agentic systems and AI workflowsDesign and build LLM agents that use tools and interact with enterprise systems and data\nOrchestrate multi-step and multi-agent workflows, with human validation and hand-off where needed\nDefine clear boundaries for each agent through typed tool contracts, structured outputs, guardrails and access policies\nConnect agents to other systems through open protocols such as MCP and A2A, and through well-designed APIs\nChoose the most appropriate architecture for each problem, whether an agent, a deterministic workflow or a classical ML solution\nEvaluate AI solutions systematically against datasets to generate meaningful performance metrics.\n2. 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Collaboration & Technical Leadership\nWork closely with product owners, DevOps, and quality assurance in an agile, cross-functional team.\nMentor junior engineers and promote best practices in AI/ML and software engineering.\nTranslate product requirements into technical solutions and architectural decisions\nDocument architectures, decisions, and best practices for internal and client-facing use.\nDevelop relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including clients and partners.\n5. End-to-End AI-powered Solutions Development (less frequent but can occur)\nDesign, implement, and deploy distributed, high-volume, high-performance, low-latency machine learning solutions, with a focus on GenAI models, and especially LLM integrations and API-driven architectures.\nTake ownership of your models throughout their entire lifecycle:\nData exploration and cleaning to build reproducible, versioned datasets\nState-of-the-art research to identify the best architectures for the problem (e.g., transformers, RAG, fine-tuning).\nImplementation, training, and optimization in reproducible environments\nDeployment, monitoring, and maintenance in production.\nOptimize models for performance, latency, and cost efficiency, especially in LLM serving and inference.\n6. Innovation & Continuous Improvement\nStay ahead of the latest AI and ML architectures (transformers, Mixture of Experts, sparse attention).\nExperiment with cutting-edge techniques (quantization, distillation, speculative decoding).\nEvaluate and benchmark open-source and proprietary models (Llama, Mistral, Mixtral, GPT-4, Claude).\nBring your own ideas through vector8’s ideation process.\nContribute to vector8’s AI accelerators (reusable components for common industry problems).\nEmbrace a strategic and continuous improvement mentality to drive innovation.\nBeneficios\nA role at the forefront of AI transformation for leading Swiss enterprises in financial services, insurance, and beyond.\nWork with cutting-edge AI technologies and innovative solutions that create real, measurable business value.\nA dynamic, entrepreneurial work environment where your contributions directly drive company growth.\nSupportive team culture that prioritises continuous learning, professional development, 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