Lead Data Architect

Love building smart, scalable systems?

At Orderfox, we transform vast industrial data into actionable, trustworthy market intelligence. Headquartered in Zurich’s historic Villa Windegg, we combine multi-agent LLM pipelines, knowledge graphs, and Microsoft Fabric to power our platforms – Gieni AI (featured in Microsoft Copilot) and Partfox – supporting thousands of
businesses worldwide.

Join Orderfox to architect the data platform behind our AI-powered market intelligence agent. Drive the vision, ship early iterations, and boost performance where it counts.

You won’t just support innovation – you’ll help define it.

What You Can Expect in This Role

• Re-architect the web-to-profile pipeline – Design distributed crawling systems with polite scheduling and deduplication.
• Co-design and evolve a multimodal knowledge base – Combine Postgres and pgvector, Cosmos DB Graph, DuckDB, and others to serve SQL, graph, and semantic queries with sub-second latency.
• Build LLM-powered enrichment chains – Develop RAG and tool-calling pipelines that convert raw documents into structured profiles; guide prompt and chain versioning.
• Integrate and steward diverse data sources – Finance, trade, product catalogues – negotiate contracts, resolve entities, and define refresh cadence.
• Implement data operations and observability – CI / CD for data (GitHub Actions + dbt / Airflow), lineage (OpenLineage), cost and quality dashboards.
• Mentor and collaborate cross-functionally – Translate product questions into schemas, shape the roadmap with product and execs, and support peer growth.
• Lead technically while staying hands-on – Work closely with our CTO and grow into a player-coach leadership role as the team scales.

What Will Help You Get Started

• Extensive experience designing end-to-end data architectures at web scale – from raw HTML through SQL, graph, or vector databases to production-grade APIs.
• Proficient in modern, high-performance Python (async, typed), and comfortable with Spark / Dask for large transforms.
• Solid track record developing distributed web crawlers and anti-bot strategies using Firecrawl, Playwright or Crawlee.
• Deep understanding of LLM / RAG engineering with Semantic kernel / LangChain / LlamaIndex, prompt and chain versioning.
• Working knowledge of Azure lakehouse stack (Blob, Data Lake, Fabric) or similar cloud platform and open table formats (Delta/Iceberg).
• Strong communicator with the ability to clearly explain complex data topics to both executives and colleagues.

Why You’ll Enjoy Working at Orderfox

• Real-world impact in industrial AI – Contribute to Gieni AI’s multi-agent infrastructure and Microsoft Copilot integration, delivering trustworthy market intelligence at scale.
• Modern tech stack with autonomy – Co-own a greenfield stack spanning pgvector, Cosmos DB Graph, Microsoft Fabric and LLM‐powered RAG pipelines – plus the freedom to choose the right tool for the job.
• Flat hierarchy – Join a \~30‐person team where initiative beats bureaucracy.
• Gorgeous Zurich HQ and flexibility – Lakeside office and hybrid / abroad work options.
• Personal Growth – Structured onboarding and clear paths to help you broaden into player-coach or other leadership tracks.

How We’ll Get to Know Each Other

A focused, four-step journey designed to be transparent and respectful of your time – typically wrapped within two weeks:

1. Intro Chat – Align on interests and expectations
2. System Design Deep Dive – Explore your architectural approach
3. AI-Assisted Coding Session – Hands-on, tailored to your experience and tools
4. Culture & Product Alignment – Discuss how your values and goals align with ours

Ready to Explore This Opportunity?
Apply now and help shape the future of industrial AI with us.

We’re excited to meet you.

About Orderfox
Orderfox is redefining industrial intelligence through AI-powered insights and smart procurement automation. Our mission is to empower companies worldwide with tools that deliver efficiency, transparency, and competitive edge.

Our Products:

• Gieni AI - An advanced AI-powered market intelligence engine analyzing data from over 380 million websites globally, delivering real-time insights and predictive analytics.
• Partfox - A commission-free, AI-driven platform connecting buyers and CNC manufacturers with precise matches based on part specifications, enabling transparent, direct communication and efficient procurement.