Software Engineer - Data Engine
Job description
Backend engineering role on a greenfield data platform project at DeepJudge, with end-to-end ownership of core components from design to production. The role is based in Zurich and primarily on site.
At a glance
- Work mode
- On-site · Zurich, Switzerland
- Languages
- English
What you'll do
- Taking end-to-end ownership of core components of our new data platform, from design to running in production
- Write reliable, production-grade software and help set high engineering standards for a growing system
What we're looking for
- Have strong fundamentals and can think from first principles, turning rough ideas into well-designed abstractions
- Have experience shipping and operating backend systems while paying careful attention to correctness, reliability, and performance
- Have experience working with databases (SQL and/or NoSQL) and a solid understanding of how they work
- Want real ownership and are energised, not slowed down, by ambiguity
- Experience building stateful backend systems
Nice to have
- Have experience with data engineering or big data technologies
- Have experience working with or building stateful infrastructure, such as job schedulers, workflow engines, or data processing systems
- Have experience evaluating and optimizing large LLM workloads for quality and cost
- Have startup experience or open-source contributions
Benefits
- Co-Ownership of a core platform
- Hard, meaningful engineering problems across orchestration, storage, and distributed systems
- Room to grow with the platform – as it scales, so does your scope
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About DeepJudge
Founded by former Google search engineers with PhDs in AI from ETH Zurich, DeepJudge helps legal teams unlock and apply the knowledge inside their organizations through world-class enterprise search and AI infrastructure – enabling them to automate workflows, build knowledge-powered applications, and turn institutional knowledge into a lasting advantage. Headquartered in Switzerland with a growing team across North America and Europe.
Mission
DeepJudge makes institutional knowledge instantly available and actionable – helping legal teams find the right information faster, surface relevant knowledge, and apply it where it matters most.
Key facts
- Switzerland
- Enterprise search and AI infrastructure for legal teams
- Founded by former Google search engineers with PhDs in AI from ETH Zurich
- Platform trusted by many of the world's leading law firms and legal teams
- Growing team across North America and Europe
- Office 5min walking distance from Zurich central station
Partners & customers
What they value
- Move with urgency
- Think rigorously
- Work closely with clients
- Build products that solve meaningful problems