Lab86 is a privately funded AI startup based in Zug, Switzerland.
We are hiring AI-first engineers for our core team in Zug. No legacy code. No daily meetings. No reports to non-technical managers.
Core team: what you'll work on and how
* You will work on the core of our AI technology and AI-enabled applications, with real-time code in a safe subset of Rust, and non‑real‑time & tools in Python.
* You will rely heavily on AI tools & agentic workflows to exceed what is possible.
* You will use closed‑ and open‑source LLMs from multiple vendors both for development and inside our products.
* Everyone fullstack. Even your manager.
* You will not work on any task for more than a week. If it can't be done in a week – it will be abandoned or not even started. It will not get boring.
* You will work with little/no supervision. There is no one to cover for you. No hand holding.
* Core engineering positions are on‑site.
Requirements
* Extensive experience in AI‑powered development, especially with CLI tools & agents. Using tab‑autocomplete in Cursor or VS Code is <1% of what is needed.
* Deep understanding of AI/ML concepts and underlying technology (especially LLMs and their internal operation, context management, RAG).
* Proficiency in Python, Git, and any strongly‑typed non‑garbage‑collected language, Linux as the main development/deployment platform.
* Fluent English – this is the language of all internal communication and documentation.
* You can always justify your engineering choices, but accept that sometimes there are multiple correct ways to complete a task.
* You understand all code you commit and take responsibility for it. This sounds like a joke, but it is no longer a joke.
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