Research Software Engineer — Mistral AI
- Location
- Zurich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 28 days ago
Role overview
About Mistral
- About Mistral
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What the company offers
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Application process
- Mistral provides full-stack AI solutions: from frontier models to developer tools, applications, and compute.
- We partner with enterprises tackling the hardest problems—across high-stakes industries like finance, manufacturing, defense, healthcare, and the public sector—co-creating customized AI systems that they can run on their terms.
- We are a dynamic, collaborative team passionate about AI and its potential to transform society.
- Our diverse workforce thrives in competitive environments and is committed to driving innovation.
- Our teams are distributed between Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East.
- We are creative, low-ego and team-spirited. Role Summary
- As a Research Engineer on the software side, you will design and harden the codebase, tools and distributed services that let our scientists train and ship frontier-scale models.
- You do not need prior ML experience; what matters is writing clean, reliable code that scales. You will join our Research
Additional details
- We are creative, low-ego and team-spirited.
- You do not need prior ML experience; what matters is writing clean, reliable code that scales. You will join our Research
- Location: Paris / Warsaw / Zurich / London (hybrid) or remote EU/UK with one hub visit per month.
- Prototype utilities (CLI, dashboards) and carry them through to stable, shared libraries. About the Research Engineering team
- Engineers can rotate between Platform and Embedded tracks as their interests evolve.
- Self-starter, low-ego, collaborative, high-energy.
- Open-source contributions or widely used internal tools. Location and Remote
- for the first week of their onboarding (accommodation and travelling covered) then at least 3 days per month
- Benefits vary by country and may include healthcare coverage, parental leave, retirement plans, relocation support, wellness programs, meal and transportation allowances, and other location-specific perks.
- For the most up-to-date details on benefits available in your location, please refer to our Benefits page .
Notes and original content
- Role Summary
- You do not need prior ML experience; what matters is writing clean, reliable code that scales.
- You will join our Research
- What will you do
- Prototype utilities (CLI, dashboards) and carry them through to stable, shared libraries.
- About the Research Engineering team
- Nice-to-haves
- Open-source contributions or widely used internal tools.
- Location and Remote
- for the first week of their onboarding (accommodation and travelling covered)
Questions about this listing
What salary does Mistral AI offer for this role?
Mistral AI lists CHF 73'500 - 111'500 gross per year for this position in Zurich. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Mistral AI offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Mistral AI during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Zürich can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Zürich's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at Mistral AI?
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