Forward Deployed Engineer – AI & Automation (m/f/d), 80-100% Zurich / hybrid
- 16 October 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent), English (Intermediate)
- Zürich
About the job
With passion and team spirit, we at Sanitas drive innovations that actively and sustainably shape the future of health insurance. So that we can provide our customers today and tomorrow with exactly the support they need in matters of health.As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you bring state-of-the-art AI, agentic, and automation solutions directly from the idea into productive insurance use. Embedded in strategic initiatives and departments (e.g. benefits, customer service or underwriting), you bridge the gap between cutting-edge technology and our core systems. With your hands-on developer power, you overcome integration hurdles and ensure that innovative solutions do not languish in the sandbox but create measurable added value for our insured persons and employees.
Forward Deployed Engineer – AI & Automation (m/f/d), 80-100% Zurich / hybrid
What you will achieve:
- End-to-End Delivery: Technical implementation of AI and automation solutions from scoping and prototyping to go-live in the department
- Core & Cloud Integration: Connecting LLMs and agents to core systems (e.g. Syrius), Google Cloud, APIs and Kafka
- Production-grade AI & Guardrails: Building robust workflows with model evaluation, guardrails and data protection compliance for business-critical processes
- Departmental Sparring: Translating complex business logic into code and enabling squads to independently further develop
- Pattern & Scaling: Transforming recurring solutions into reusable software components and best practices
Why you will succeed:
- Software Engineering: Several years of experience writing production-ready code (full-stack, ideally with Python, TypeScript or Java)
- AI & Data Stack: Experience with RAG, LLM orchestration (e.g. LangGraph), SQL and modern interfaces (REST, events)
- Cloud & DevOps: Confident handling of cloud infrastructure (preferably GCP), Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines
- Ownership Mindset: Pragmatic hands-on drive, joy in rapid prototyping and focus on measurable added value rather than pure theory
- Communication: Business fluent German and very good English for direct exchange with departments and IT
What you can count on:
With around 900,000 customers, Sanitas is one of the largest health insurers in Switzerland. In our modern and flexible working environment, you will further develop your skills.
- Flexible annual working time model with at least 5 weeks holiday
- Modern offices in urban locations
- Generous regulations for working from home
- Participation in the health insurance package
- Contributions to the pension fund well above the legal minimum
- Forward-looking issues and a wide range of training and further education opportunities
Simply apply
At Sanitas, we all use informal address. We would therefore like to maintain this culture in your further application process.
When applying, you only upload your CV and certificates. Instead of a cover letter, we look forward to your answers to our questions in the online application tool. Starting date is by arrangement.
We wish to fill this position without the support of external recruitment agencies.
