jobs in switzerland for foreigners – Forward-Deployed Engineer, Lonio, Zurich

Job Description

If you are weighing up jobs in switzerland for foreigners, this Forward-Deployed Engineer role at Zurich-based AI startup Lonio is worth a close look: the English-language listing, posted on 5 October 2026, is explicitly tagged for visa sponsorship. Lonio is building AI-native products that automate Swiss payroll services, and as a Forward-Deployed Engineer you will sit at the intersection of product and engineering — building workflows, writing product specifications, and working directly on customer sites to get solutions live. The team is looking for people with strong product and engineering fundamentals who learn fast, take ownership, and are genuinely excited about AI's impact on real services.

Responsibilities

- Build AI-native workflows that automate Swiss payroll services.
- Write product specifications that turn customer needs into working software.
- Work directly on customer sites to deploy, adapt and support solutions.
- Prototype rapidly and iterate on AI-driven product features with real users.
- Collaborate closely across engineering and business in a small startup team.

Requirements

- Strong product and engineering fundamentals.
- Genuine excitement for AI's impact on real-world services.
- Ability to learn quickly in a fast-moving startup environment.
- Ownership mindset — comfortable taking problems from idea to production.
- Confidence working directly with customers on-site.

Benefits

- Visa sponsorship support — the listing is explicitly tagged "visa sponsorship".
- English-speaking working environment.
- Hands-on ownership of AI products at an early-stage startup.