A client-facing (forward deployed) data scientist who works hands-on with financial institutions to build AI agents on Unique's SDK, acting as the primary technical contact for integration and adoption of their GenAI platform. Core focus: LLM applications, prompt engineering, and agentic systems in production, tailored to client workflows like research, advisory, risk, and compliance.
Defining how AI and finance work together — securely, intelligently, and at scale. We at Unique AI are building a generative AI platform that financial institutions trust with high-stakes work: finance-grade in its reliability, auditability, and security. Banks, asset managers, and hedge funds use our platform to put LLM-based agents to work inside real workflows — investment research, client advisory, risk, and compliance. Our mission is to augment financial professionals, not replace them: AI takes on the repetitive and routine so people can spend their time on judgment, clients, and performance. We offer an inclusive environment at Unique and we encourage all genders and all neuro-diversities to apply.
We are looking for a Forward Deployed Data Scientist (FSI Enterprise Solutions), who is passionate about working directly with clients to develop AI Agents using Unique AI’s SDK.
Responsibilities
Spend time with clients, enabling them to maximize the value of our platform while providing hands-on support and expertise
Be the primary technical point of contact for clients, ensuring smooth integration and adoption of Unique’s GenAI solutions while helping them build AI Agents using our SDK
Collaborate closely with internal product and engineering teams to tailor solutions to client-specific requirements
Requirements
Experience: 4+ years of experience as a data scientist
Hands-on experience with LLMs: including tool calling and low-level experimentation beyond frameworks, as well as prompt engineering for customer use cases
Production GenAI delivery: demonstrated experience designing, deploying, operating and evaluating LLM-based applications in production environments, including agentic systems with tool calling and orchestration
History of successfully delivering projects for clients: translating customer requirements into tailored solutions
Industry expertise: expertise in financial services environments (private banking, wealth/ asset management, insurance) is a plus
Languages: English (French and/ or German is a plus)
Education: Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Statistics, or a related field
Benefits
Leading Company 💪 A chance to be part of a leading company in a rapidly evolving industry
Innovative & Impactful Projects 🚀 Engage in groundbreaking projects within the Generative AI space. Contribute towards building the foundations enabling financial institutions to operationalize AI.
Autonomy 🧠 You’ll play a key role in shaping the product customisation and implementation with your assigned client(s)
Culture 🌿 A modern company with flat hierarchies that focuses on a people-oriented culture and places great emphasis on transparency and open communication
Hybrid set up 🧑💻🏢 Based in Zurich with flexibility for remote days
You will join our internal AI Academy, where you’ll rapidly level up your skills in working with cutting-edge LLM tooling and building production-grade AI agents and workflows