Senior Full Stack AI Engineer

J. Safra Sarasin Group; Genf; On-site; CHF 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank J. Safra Sarasin is hiring a Senior Full Stack AI Engineer to design and implement production-grade features on a modern anchor stack within the Artificial Intelligence Department.

You will rebuild complex modules month-by-month, moving business rules into a central, configuration-driven store and leverage AI-powered engineering daily, including AI pair-programming, AI-assisted code analysis, and AI-generated tests and documentation.

Qualifications

• University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in full-stack software development, including delivery in complex, regulated environments (Finance, Insurance, or Healthcare)
• Expert-level proficiency in Java (Quarkus or Spring Boot) and modern TypeScript/React.
• Strong experience with relational databases, SQL, and database migration tooling.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift, CI/CD (Azure DevOps or similar) and cloud-native architecture.
• Practical experience using AI coding assistants and LLM-based tooling in the software development lifecycle; interest in agentic workflows and RAG is a strong plus
• Fluency in English; other languages are an advantage

Responsibilities

• Design and implement production-grade features on a modern anchor stack
• Rebuild complex functional modules month-by-month with progressive cutover
• Move business rules from compiled legacy code into a central, configuration-driven rule store
• Use AI-powered engineering daily - AI pair-programming, AI-assisted code analysis and modernization, AI-generated tests and documentation
• Integrate the new platform with surrounding core banking systems and third-party solutions
• Contribute to architecture decisions, CI/CD pipelines and coding standards, and join the process-redesign workshops that define what we build

Skills

Java (Quarkus/Spring Boot)

TypeScript/React

SQL & DB migrations

AI coding assistants & LLM tooling

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud-native architecture

Education

University degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Azure DevOps

Job description

As Senior Full Stack AI Engineer at Bank J. Safra Sarasin within our Artificial Intelligence Department, you are a technical backbone of a strategic legacy transformation program. You will design and build modern, high-quality software that replaces long-standing core banking applications - leveraging the bank's internal AI ecosystem and AI-powered development practices to deliver faster, safer and smarter.
You will join our newly established Artificial Intelligence Department and contribute to a strategic, multi-year legacy transformation program that modernizes core banking processes for our private banking business. You will be part of the AI team, leverage the bank's internal AI knowledge, tools and private-LLM ecosystem, and use AI to power your day-to-day work - while the focus of the role is on delivering the transformation, not on building AI products.

Your Responsibilities

• Design and implement production-grade features on a modern anchor stack
• Rebuild complex functional modules month-by-month with progressive cutover, working in one focused senior team
• Move business rules from compiled legacy code into a central, configuration-driven rule store
• Use AI-powered engineering daily - AI pair-programming, AI-assisted code analysis and modernization, AI-generated tests and documentation - leveraging the bank's internal AI knowledge, tools and private-LLM environment
• Integrate the new platform with surrounding core banking systems and third-party solutions
• Contribute to architecture decisions, CI/CD pipelines and coding standards, and join the process-redesign workshops that define what we build

Your Profile

• University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum 7 years of experience in full-stack software development, including delivery in complex, regulated environments (Finance, Insurance, or Healthcare)
• Expert-level proficiency in Java (ideally Quarkus or Spring Boot) and modern TypeScript/React
• Strong experience with relational databases, SQL, and database migration tooling
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift, CI/CD (Azure DevOps or similar) and cloud-native architecture
• Practical experience using AI coding assistants and LLM-based tooling in the software development lifecycle; interest in agentic workflows and RAG is a strong plus
• Comfortable modernizing legacy systems - reading large codebases, reverse-engineering behavior, and writing the tests that were never there
• Fluency in English; other languages are an advantage
• Entrepreneurial spirit in a family owned bank
• Central city office locations across Switzerland
• Above average insurance coverage fully borne by the bank
• Contribution to health insurance and meal allowance
• Global growth strategy and stable environment
• Competitive offering

About us

As a leading sustainable private bank, we offer dynamic and personalized services in investment advisory and asset management for private and institutional clients.Our success depends on the enthusiasm and commitment of our employees and we value each person with their unique technical expertise, professional qualifications and social skills.
We are successfully operating for more than 180 years across 30 locations worldwide and offer our employees the chance to be a part of our success.Our employees are our most valuable asset, we are proud of our unique culture that fosters entrepreneurship and is fueled by a high team spirit andthe positive attitude of each individual. Join our international team and be part of the next chapter of the J. Safra Sarasin Group.

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