Join the University of Zurich
The University of Zurich, Switzerland's largest university, offers a range of attractive positions across various subject areas and professional fields. With around 10,000 employees and a commitment to 12 professional apprenticeship streams, the University provides an inspiring working environment focused on cutting-edge research and top-class education. Put your talent and skills to work with us and discover more about UZH as an employer!
Your Responsibilities
As a backend engineer, you will be the backbone of a sophisticated simulation platform, managing the infrastructure that powers next-generation 3D reconstruction and AI-driven annotation for surgeon training. You will take ownership of the server-side architecture and data pipelines that drive our game-based medical simulations. Rather than merely writing code, you will design the systems that bring complex 3D data to life.
Your tasks will include:
- Backend Infrastructure & Architecture: Design, deploy, and maintain robust server environments capable of uploading, processing, and serving large-scale datasets. Ensure the simulation platform is secure, scalable, and reliably available.
- Data Management & Integration: Develop comprehensive database solutions for user management and data storage. Lead the integration of backend systems with existing client-side game applications.
- 3D AI Pipeline Development: Build server-side workflows for 3D scene generation using state-of-the-art methods and AI models.
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Serve as the technical bridge between medical experts and front-end developers, translating research prototypes into stable, production-ready applications.
Your Profile
We are looking for someone who enjoys tackling challenges at the intersection of software engineering, artificial intelligence, and the medical world.
- Education: Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
- Technical Expertise: Strong background in backend development, API design, and database management. Experience with cloud infrastructure or on-premise GPU cluster management is highly desirable.
- Game Engine Knowledge: Familiarity with Unity and an understanding of how backends interact with game engines is a distinct plus.
- AI & 3D Interest: Familiarity with deploying AI models in production environments. Experience with or strong interest in 3D reconstruction technologies is an advantage.
- Language: You are fluent in German or English.
Apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.
Contact Information
Joelle Kunz
Assistant
+41 44 510 73 66
Joinrocs@balgrist.ch