Senior AI-Native Software Engineer / Coach

Userc Dehradun; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 193,000 - 276,000; Full time

Job summary

Coopers Group AG in Zürich seeks a Senior AI-Native Software Engineer to drive AI-powered transformation of PDLC/SDLC in a banking context. This freelance role emphasizes coaching engineers and delivering hands-on AI-driven development workflows.

You will design agentic workflows, integrate AI tools, and establish governance for autonomous AI agents while mentoring teams in modern DevOps and testing practices.

Qualifications

• Several years of hands-on software engineering experience with enterprise applications.
• Strong expertise in generative AI and LLMs, including RAG and agentic workflows.
• Hands-on experience with AI-powered development tools and coding agents such as GitHub Copilot.
• Experience implementing AI-powered automation within projects and knowledge of DevOps and modern development practices.
• Understanding of PDLC/SDLC from discovery to maintenance.
• Proven coaching and mentoring of software engineers and delivering technical training.
• Fluent in English; German is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive the transition to an end-to-end AI-powered, autonomous software development model.
• Design and implement agentic workflows where AI agents analyze requirements, write and modify code, execute tests, and support code reviews.
• Integrate and automate AI-driven solutions within enterprise applications and complex development environments.
• Define quality standards, human approval gates, and governance for safe and traceable AI agents.
• Collaborate with development teams to establish AI-native ways of working and coach engineers.
• Deliver hands-on training sessions and workshops to strengthen AI engineering capabilities and adoption.

Skills

Software engineering

Generative AI

LLMs

RAG

AI-powered tooling

Coding agents

GitHub Copilot

DevOps

Coaching

Mentoring

German language

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Job description

# Senior AI-Native Software Engineer / CoachCoopers Group AGvia ArbeitnowZürichFreiberufler / selbstständigerPosted 5 hours agoNewRemoteRemoteApply for this job Free · you will be taken to the employer's application page## Key detailsLocation: ZürichJob type: Freiberufler / selbstständigerSalary: Not disclosedPosted: 21 Oct 2026 (5 hours ago)Region: RemoteSource: ArbeitnowWork mode: Remote## Job description................For our **banking client in Zurich**, we are looking for an experienced **Senior AI-Native Software Engineer** **/ Coach** to drive the transformation of software development through the practical application of AI.The objective of this project is to fundamentally transform the Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC) and Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) by leveraging AI, enabling AI agents to increasingly take over engineering tasks while humans focus on direction, validation and quality assurance.The ideal candidate combines a strong software engineering background with extensive hands-on experience using AI-powered development tools, coding agents and agentic workflows.**Your r****esponsibilities****:*** Drive the transition towards an end-to-end AI-powered and increasingly autonomous software development model* Design and implement agentic workflows in which AI agents analyse requirements, write and modify code, execute tests and support code reviews* Integrate and automate AI-driven solutions within existing enterprise applications and complex development environments* Define quality standards, human approval gates and governance practices to ensure the safe and traceable use of autonomous AI agents* Work closely with development teams to establish AI-native ways of working, coaching and mentoring engineers in directing, supervising and validating AI-driven development workflows* Design and deliver hands-on training sessions and workshops to strengthen AI engineering capabilities, encourage experimentation and support the sustainable adoption of AI-powered development practices**Your profile:*** Several years of hands-on software engineering **experience, including the development, testing and maintenance of enterprise applications*** Strong practical expertise in **generative AI and LLMs, including RAG**, structured data extraction, tool and function calling, and agentic workflows* Extensive hands-on experience using **AI-powered development** tools and **coding agents, such as GitHub Copilot** or comparable solutions, as an integral part of daily engineering work* Experience implementing **AI-powered automation** within existing projects, as well as knowledge of **DevOps, testing and modern development practices*** Solid understanding of the end-to-end **Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC)** and **Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC),** from product discovery and requirements analysis through to architecture, implementation, testing, deployment and maintenance* Ability to rapidly build prototypes, experiment with new approaches and challenge traditional software development processes* **Proven experience in coaching and mentoring software engineers**, delivering technical training and enabling teams to adopt new tools, methodologies and AI-native engineering practices* Fluent in English, German is a big plus**Important:** We are not looking for a pure AI application developer or architect, but for an experienced software engineer who actively uses AI agents in daily development work and can fundamentally transform how software is developed.