Senior Software Engineer, Backend & Platform

Try&Hire; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Try&Hire in Zürich, Switzerland seeks a senior backend engineer to own product and platform end-to-end for AI-driven features and to turn research-grade AI into production-ready systems.

You will build and maintain backend services supporting RAG and agentic workflows, integrating large language models into scalable platform components, with a hybrid work model and a 3–6 month interim period leading to a permanent position.

Qualifications

• Senior-level backend software engineering experience.
• Experience building scalable, production-grade systems.
• Familiarity with RAG, agentic workflows and LLM integrations.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Own product and platform end-to-end for AI-driven features
• Turn research-grade AI capabilities into production-ready systems
• Build and maintain backend services supporting RAG and agentic workflows
• Integrate large language models into scalable platform components

Skills

Backend engineering

Scalable systems

RAG/LLM integration

English fluency

Job description

You build reliable, scalable production features by turning research-grade AI capabilities into robust backend and platform systems.

Your tasks

• Own product and platform end-to-end for AI-driven features
• Turn research-grade AI capabilities into production-ready systems
• Build and maintain backend services supporting RAG and agentic workflows
• Integrate large language models into scalable platform components

What you bring

• Senior-level experience in backend software engineering
• Experience building scalable, production-grade systems
• Familiarity with RAG, agentic workflows and LLM integrations
• Fluent in English

Conditions

• Workload: 100 %
• Work model: Hybrid
• Option of a permanent position after the assignment if both sides want it

What to expect

• Full-time position
• Hybrid work model
• 3–6 months interim, then a permanent position

Technologies

• RAG
• LLM