IT & Software Developer jobs in Switzerland
Engineering Internship - AI/Data
CHF 30β000 - 55β000
Omnilex
Hohlstrasse 186, Zurich
CHF 30β000 - 55β000
Requirements
Must:
- Near completion of your degree (e.g., finished Masters program or close to graduating).
- Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field (in progress) β or equivalent practical experience.
- Solid programming skills (preferably TypeScript/Node.js).
- Comfortable with data structures, algorithms, and working with real-world data (edge cases, messy inputs).
- Working knowledge of SQL (ideally PostgreSQL).
- Interest in applied AI/ML systems (LLMs, embeddings, retrieval, evaluation) and willingness to learn fast.
- Strong ownership mindset and clear communication in English.
- Availability full-time for the internship. On-site in Zurich at least two days per week (hybrid).
Nice to have:
Preferred qualifications: - Experience with one or more of: search systems (Azure AI Search / Elasticsearch / OpenSearch), vector databases, or embeddings. - Familiarity with data tooling (scraping/parsing, PDF tooling, OCR) and/or pipeline design. - Experience with Docker and CI/CD basics. - Familiarity with cloud platforms (especially Azure) is a plus. - Working proficiency in German. - Swiss work permit or EU/EFTA citizenship.Technologies
AI
OpenSearch
CI/CD
LLM
Responsibilities
- Help build and improve ingestion and processing pipelines (APIs, bulk imports, parsing, normalization).
- Support chunking, metadata extraction, citation handling, labeling/tagging, and schema design so downstream AI works reliably.
- Assist with indexing strategies, embeddings, hybrid retrieval, reranking experiments, and relevance tuning.
- Build small eval sets, run experiments, analyze failure cases, and help turn findings into shipped improvements.
- Prototype and implement pragmatic LLM workflows (summarization, classification, extraction, RAG components) with attention to cost/latency.
- Write clean TypeScript code, add tests where appropriate, and improve observability (basic metrics/logging) for pipelines/services.
- Work closely with engineers and domain experts; document decisions and share learnings clearly.
Methodology
Description
- Title: Engineering Internship - AI/Data - Department: Engineering - Status: Open - Location: Zurich About You Youre in the final stretch of your studies (in particular graduated Masters student or close to graduation) and you want a hands-on internship where you build real AI/data systems that ship to production. You enjoy working with messy data, writing solid code, and running experiments to improve search and LLM-powered features. You learn fast, take ownership, and like collaborating closely with a small team. About Omnilex Omnilex is a young dynamic AI legal tech startup with its roots at ETH Zurich. Our passionate interdisciplinary team is dedicated to empowering legal professionals in law firms and legal teams by leveraging the power of AI for legal research and answering complex legal questions. We work at the intersection of search, data engineering, and modern LLM systemsβwhere quality, traceability, and user trust matter. Benefits - Direct impact: Your work ships into the product and improves real user outcomes. - Learning & mentorship: Hands-on exposure to production AI/search/data systems in a high-ownership environment. - Breadth: Work across ingestion β indexing β retrieval β LLM workflows β evaluation. - Team: Join an interdisciplinary group at the intersection of AI, engineering, and law. - Compensation: CHF 2500β4500 per month, depending on experience and skills. Were excited to hear from candidates who are finishing their studies and want a high-impact engineering internship in AI/Data. Apply today by pressing the Apply button.
Benefits
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How many Data Engineer jobs are in Switzerland?
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Is Switzerland a good place for Data Engineers?
Switzerland is one of the best countries to work as a Data Engineer. It has a vibrant startup community, growing tech hubs and, most important: lots of interesting jobs for people who work in tech.
Which companies are hiring for Data Engineer jobs in Switzerland?
Omnilex, Fincons Group AG, FIVE Informatik AG, Switch, Rockstar Recruiting AG, healthinal, Cudos AG among others, are currently hiring for Data roles in Switzerland.
The company with most openings is Rockstar Recruiting AG as they are hiring for 34 different Data Engineer jobs in Switzerland. They are probably quite committed to find good Data Engineers.
The company with most openings is Rockstar Recruiting AG as they are hiring for 34 different Data Engineer jobs in Switzerland. They are probably quite committed to find good Data Engineers.