AI Platform Engineer (fmd)
Baden - Switzerland
Job Summary
Workload: 80100%Location: Baden
Axpo operates 100 power plants across 40 energy markets. AI is now part of daily work - colleagues arent just using it theyre building with it. Join us to create the governed foundation for AI at Axpo: controlled access to models and tools and a secure platform for AI-assisted applications.
What you will do:
Develop and operate platform services for LLM routing model access MCP tool registration identity and permissions rate limits team budgets tracing and auditability.
Build and improve the deployment path from repository to running SSO-protected application including secrets handling safe defaults and administration capabilities for non-technical users.
Engineer secure execution environments: isolated runtimes code analysis vulnerability checks restricted egress and least-privilege execution.
Create reusable APIs SDKs templates and documentation that make it easy for product teams to build and operate AI-assisted applications responsibly.
Contribute to the assessment of open-weight models and European inference providers and establish observability and evaluation patterns for AI systems cost latency quality reliability and policy compliance.
Work closely with product security cloud and business teams: support platform users resolve issues pragmatically turn recurring feedback into improvements and help shape the evolution of agent-to-agent capabilities and the platform roadmap.
What you bring & who you are:
Several years of experience building and operating production-grade backend platform or infrastructure systems combining hands-on engineering with a strong sense of operational responsibility from idea through implementation to production.
Strong Python and API engineering skills plus practical experience with containers Kubernetes CI/CD cloud infrastructure and monitoring.
Experience with identity and access management secrets network controls secure software delivery and platform reliability.
Genuine interest in AI models and their governance youve built something with models understand where they fail how behaviour can be evaluated and how usage should be controlled.
You make sound engineering trade-offs communicate them clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders and bring a product mindset: you care whether teams can successfully use what you build. Fluent English; German is useful but not required.
Ideally you bring experience with MCP A2A agent frameworks or evaluation tooling Django and Azure (or comparable frameworks and clouds) open-weight models such as vLLM or work in regulated security-sensitive environments even if you dont tick every box we look forward to your application.
About the team:
Were innovators and problem solvers passionate about transforming the energy industry through digital technology. We value collaboration open communication and humor. If you want to make an impact get things done and learn every day we cant wait to welcome you aboard.
At our company we strive to create a culture of continuous learning personal growth and inter- national community involvement. Were passionate about providing our employees with the tools and resources they need to succeed and were confident that youll love being part of our team!
Working Hours
Enjoy flexible working hours and the option to work up to 50% remotely for the perfect work-life balance.
Generous pension plan
We pay 60% of your pension contributions - for a secure future.
Health comes first
100% continued payment of salary in the event of illness or accident and access to an exclusive mental health platform with five free sessions with a psychologist.
Parental leave
16 weeks maternity leave (100% continued pay) and 10 days paternity leave (100% continued pay) to spend valuable time with your family.
Support for your family
Up to 20% reimbursement of childcare costs (max. CHF 4800 per year).
Exclusive discounts
Attractive discounts on petrol insurance and mobile telephony with partner companies such as Shell Avia Sunrise and Swisscom.
Public transportation
No problem: with the SwissPass (max. CHF 190) you can get from A to B at a reasonable price.
At Axpo Group we are dedicated to fostering a culture of non-discrimination tolerance and inclusion. As an equal opportunity employer we welcome applications regardless of race and ethnicity gender identity and expression sexual orientation age disability as well as socioeconomic cultural and religious background. We are committed to ensuring a respectful and inclusive recruiting process and workplace for everyone.
About Company
Axpo's ambition is to provide society with a sustainable future through innovative energy solutions. Axpo is the largest Swiss producer of renewable energy and an international pioneer in energy trading and the marketing of solar and wind power. More than 7,500 employees combine exper ... View more