AI Scientist — Mistral AI
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- Full-time
- Posted
- 111 days ago
Full description
About Mistral 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.
The role As an AI Scientist, you will push the boundaries of AI by developing and scaling cutting-edge models. This role exists to advance Mistral’s mission of democratizing frontier intelligence, enabling businesses and consumers to benefit from open, high-impact AI systems. You will collaborate with a global, cross-functional team to design, build, and deploy models that solve real-world problems across reasoning, code, and multimodal applications. Your work will directly shape how AI integrates into daily life and enterprise operations.
What will you do
- Research and develop novel methods to push the frontier of large language models
- Work across use cases (e.g reasoning, code, agents) and modalities (e.g text, image and speech)
- Build tooling and infrastructure to allow training, evaluation and analysis of AI models at scale
- Work cross-functionally with other scientists, engineers and product teams to ship AI systems which have a real-world impact
What We're Looking For
- You are a highly proficient software engineer in at least one programming language (Python or other, e.g. Rust, Go, Java)
- You have hands-on experience with AI frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, JAX) or distributed systems (e.g. Ray, Kubernetes)
- You have high engineering competence. This means being able to design complex software and make it usable in production
- You are a self-starter, autonomous and a team player
Now, it would be ideal if
- You have hands-on experience with training large transformer models in a distributed fashion
- You are able to navigate the full MLOps stack, for instance, fine-tuning, evaluation and deployment
- You have a strong publication record in a relevant scientific domain
Note that this is not an exhaustive or necessary list of requirements. Please consider applying if you believe you have the skills to contribute to Mistral's mission. We value profile and experience diversity.
What We Offer
We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance. 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 .
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Questions about this listing
What salary does Mistral AI offer for this role?
The original listing does not state a salary. Our estimate for this role and sector in Zürich is CHF 73'500 - 111'500 gross per year — an estimate, not a figure communicated by Mistral AI. The calculator on this site converts a gross salary into 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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