AI Software Engineer / AI Software Engineeress

ekona AG - June 3, 2026

Join Our Team at Ekona

For individuals who are problem solvers, remain curious, and create functional solutions.

At Ekona, we develop production-grade AI systems for clients across various sectors, including life sciences and supply chain, where quality is paramount. Our clients trust us due to our independent thinking, rapid execution, and dependable delivery.

We are searching for engineers who do not wait for perfect instructions; instead, they explore, experiment, deconstruct problems, and build meaningful solutions. If you thrive in ambiguous situations that allow for creative thinking and can effectively communicate with clients to understand their challenges, we want to hear from you.

Your Responsibilities

Deliver real engineering solutions that have a tangible impact on users.

  • Understand Problems Deeply: Engage directly with clients and their domain experts. Ask the right questions, map the problem, and challenge assumptions.
  • Build Fast, Build Well: Prototype rapidly and then transform those prototypes into robust, production-ready systems. Design and deploy multi-agent workflows and LLM-powered applications, merging modern software engineering with cutting-edge AI tools.
  • Ship End-to-End: Take ownership of your work, managing everything from architecture to testing, deployment, observability, and iterative improvements in cloud environments using modern engineering practices.
  • Shape How We Work: Influence our technical roadmap and contribute to developing our AI engineering playbook, frameworks, and internal tools. We value your ideas.

Qualifications

Your technical stack is less significant than your thought process, learning abilities, and building skills. However, you'll likely be a great fit if you possess:

  • Several years of professional software engineering experience, successfully delivering systems to real users.
  • Comfort with cloud-native development: containers, CI/CD, and at least one major cloud platform.
  • Hands-on experience with LLMs and agent frameworks, or a proven track record of quickly adapting to new technical domains.
  • The ability to communicate effectively with non-technical stakeholders and translate their challenges into functional software solutions.
  • A strong inclination towards shipping products.

Preferred Experience: Background in life sciences, pharmaceuticals, supply chain, or finance; familiarity with knowledge graphs, RAG systems, or LLM observability.

Why Choose Ekona

  • We prioritize engineering quality, which makes a significant impact on our clients—and it will on you, too.
  • Engage with real projects in regulated industries; our work carries weight.
  • Enjoy a founding-team atmosphere characterized by autonomy, trust, and direct influence on our future direction.
  • No AI theater—enjoy a bureaucracy-free environment without endless meetings or superficial demos.
  • Experience our entrepreneurial culture: fast-paced, pragmatic, and mature.

Is This You?

If you prefer planning, specifying, and perfecting things without ever presenting them to a user, our environment may not be the best fit.

If you aspire to deliver impactful AI products as part of a small yet high-performing team, then you may find your place here.

Interested?

Apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.

Location : Basel
Country : Switzerland

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