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Freelance Data & ML Experts at AI Startup

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Switzerland · Full-time · Mid-Senior

Lightly AG

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Freelance Data & ML Experts at AI Startup

Zürich, Switzerland

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Lightly AG is an ETH and HSG spin-off pioneering in machine learning and computer vision. Backed by Y Combinator and top-tier investors, our technology is used by global leaders in autonomous driving, medical imaging, and visual inspection.

With a small but sharp team in Zurich, we’re looking for analytical and driven Data & ML Experts to help us translate data-related tasks into AI-readable formats.

This Role Suits Someone With a Background In Mathematics, Data Science, Computer Science, Or Data Engineering With experience In Any Of The Following:

  • Product Data Science / Experimentation
  • Machine Learning Engineering (simple models, feature engineering)
  • Data / Business Intelligence Analysis
  • Data Engineering / Pipeline Development

The minimum expected time commitment for this position is 10 hours/week.

Tasks

You’ll Be a Good Fit If You Have 2-3 Years Of Experience Working At Top Firms In Data Or ML Fields And Experience In at Least Some Of The Following Tools:

  • Command-line / Terminal use
  • SQL for querying structured data
  • Python (with Pandas, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib)
  • Jupyter Notebooks / Colab
  • Tableau, Looker, or Power BI for visualization
  • Spark, Hadoop, Kafka for big data processing
  • Cloud Data Warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift)

Specific Tasks May Include :

  • Analyzing and visualizing data to generate business insights
  • Designing and interpreting experiments (A/B tests)
  • Building, evaluating, and improving simple ML models
  • Developing and maintaining data pipelines and ETL processes
  • Creating dashboards and reports to track key metrics

Requirements

You’re a strong candidate if you:

  • Are fluent in English
  • Have strong analytical and quantitative skills and are confident working with data
  • Communicate clearly and precisely
  • Are based in Zurich

Benefits

  • A front-row seat to how a YC-backed deep tech company is built
  • Direct exposure to the inner workings of startup leadership
  • Flexible working hours and the ability to shape your role over time
  • Competitive compensation tailored to experience and scope of work

Send us your CV and a short note about why this role excites you. If you’ve handled similar tasks before, we’d love to hear specific examples.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Updated: 1 day ago

Job ID: 15260079

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Lightly AG

11-50 employees

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Lightly AG is an official ETH Spin-off in the field of machine learning. We're funded by YCombinator and top investors.

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Posted
Nov 26, 2025
Type
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Level
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Location
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