We hire Swiss citizens with PSP clearance, or willingness to obtain it.
Ithildin is small, deliberate, and demanding. Our engineers spend significant time on site at VBS, Armasuisse, and critical-infrastructure customers. The work is consequential. The bar is high. We do not hire for breadth; we hire for the operations that protect Switzerland.
Three commitments. We expect every member of the team to share them.
The work matters.
We work on Switzerland's most consequential problems — defense, intelligence, critical infrastructure. The bar is set by what is at stake, not by what is convenient.
We sit with the customer.
Most of our engineers spend significant time on site at VBS, Armasuisse, or critical-infrastructure clients. The platform is built against real operations, not synthetic ones.
Founders, FDEs, operations — Swiss.
Swiss-citizen, Swiss-resident, Swiss-cleared. No subcontracting outside Switzerland. No foreign parent. No conflicts in a Swiss procurement review.
Three roles. Open until filled.
Applications are reviewed by the founder. Reply with a brief note, your CV, and one example of work you can describe in detail.
What you need to know before applying.
- I do not hold a PSP. Should I still apply?
- Yes, if you are a Swiss citizen and willing to undergo the Personensicherheitsprüfung. We sponsor the screening at the level the engagement requires. The process is gated by the federal government and takes months — start by applying.
- Can I work remotely?
- Platform engineering is hybrid out of Zürich. Forward Deployed Engineering is on site with the customer; remote is not the model. Business Development is on site in Bern.
- Do you hire non-citizens?
- Not for engagements that touch classified work. For research and shared-platform engineering we are open to Swiss residents with the right to work; clearance-gated work remains Swiss-citizen only.
- What is the interview process?
- One conversation with the founder. One technical or operational deep-dive on a problem you have actually solved. One reference call. We do not run trick puzzles.
- Compensation?
- Cash plus equity. Swiss-market for the role and clearance level. Discussed in the first conversation, not on a job board.
If the work matters to you, write to us directly.
careers@ithildin.swiss · brief note, CV, one example of work.