Job Description
- 80% - 100%
- Product Development
- English
As the top Swiss e-commerce platform, with a crew of over 3’500 across Switzerland, Germany, and Serbia, Galaxus is poised to move into new markets. Our driving force is our determination to keep challenging the status quo. That’s why we’re on the lookout for characters who’re passionate about making genuine improvements. We’ll give you the freedom and trust to make an impact, to grow with us and to be yourself. Act galactic. Be you.
Want to shape the ERP and webshops of Digitec and Galaxus, used by 4M+ customers? Join a cross-functional Software/ML Engineering team working on the backend of our E-Commerce platform. Focusing on the Order Management & Finance domains, we’re looking for a motivated individual who is eager to learn & grow in a dynamic and supportive team.
Your responsibilities
- You’re part of a Software Engineering Scrum team working on Order Management & Finance domains
- You lead the evolution and maintenance of our document interpretation solution, a distributed system that classifies documents and extracts structured data from PDFs using Vision Language Models
- You take ownership of the evaluation pipeline and ensure correctness in our scoring functions
- You stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends (e.g. latest LLM developments) to continuously enhance our solution
- You're the Python specialist in a team of C# engineers. You mentor teammates on Python best practices and are ready to ramp up across the broader stack to contribute end to end.
Your skills
- Degree in computer science (ETH/UNI/FH) or equivalent professional experience
- 3-5+ years experience working experience as a software engineer or ML Engineer with Python as main programming language. Additionally, you have expertise in either Java or C#
- You have experience integrating LLMs/VLMs in your solutions that solved real business problems. You've also invested in evaluating those solutions, proving correctness and surfacing metrics relevant to business stakeholders
- Solid SQL skills and experience working with relational databases (bonus points if you’ve already worked with Google BigQuery) and knowledge in data orchestration frameworks (e.g. Dagster, Airflow)
- Experience with messaging and streaming platforms (e.g. Azure Service Bus, Kafka)
- You’re a product-minded engineer with the ability to identify new opportunities to raise the automation rate of our solutions
- Familiarity with DevOps mindset and technologies (e.g. GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, etc.)
- Work proficiency in English, German is a plus
- A willingness to challenge «how things have always been done» and propose more efficient, automated or effective solutions
- The capacity to adapt to ongoing changes in the work environment
Why start with us?
- Values, not empty words: Cooperative, innovative, piratesque, responsible, ambitious – these five values are what we practise and preach.
- Courageous thinking: We encourage everyone to think on their feet, and love it when they come up with bold or edgy ideas.
- Uncomplicated approach: Simplicity is at our core. We avoid the unnecessary and focus on what really matters – from overcoming challenges to celebrating our shared successes.
- Flexibility and freedom: We offer working-from-home options, up to 8 weeks of workation, and every position is possible with an 80% workload.
- Rapid growth: With us, growth is a continuous journey. We also support you with 2'000 EDU points per year for your professional development so there’s no risk of you getting stuck in a rut.
- Modern: With us you can work with the latest technologies every day, see our Tech-Radar.
- More than "just" work: Take part in our various employee events such as Hackathons, hiking, skiing, Böötlen on the Limmat, LAN Parties or Friday Night Drinks and, if you're interested, contribute to our Techblock.
- More benefits: 25 days of holiday, exclusive employee conditions in our online shop, mobile, internet and TV plans at company rates and many other benefits.
Diversity is our culture.
To build the best team, we want to draw from the full spectrum of talent out there. This means people from all walks of life have the same opportunities with us, regardless of their ethnicity, religion, disability status, gender identity, sexual orientation or age. We believe true inclusion means everyone is welcome and each contribution is valuable.
Working Language
Workload
80% - 100%Location
Digitec Galaxus AGPfingstweidstrasse 60b
CH-8005 Zürich
Galaxus is one of the fastest-growing e-commerce providers in the German-speaking world – with roots in Switzerland and a clear mission: online shopping that truly works and is completely transparent. We offer a selection of millions of products, a user experience that leaves no questions unanswered, and a reliable order processing system. No fine print, no hidden hurdles – just an honest shopping experience. We have been active in the German market with galaxus.de since 2018 and are growing steadily – driven by customers who value quality over empty promises. Our team in Hamburg and Krefeld works daily to deliver on this promise. Good e-commerce doesn't have to be complicated, but it must be consistent and, above all, transparent for our customers. For us, Swiss quality is not just a marketing term, but a standard we want to make tangible in every step of the shopping experience.