Hi, I’m Rafael Dätwyler. I’m a software engineer with a solid foundation in data science and machine learning, strengthened by hands-on experience delivering production-grade applications. I enjoy turning research insights into robust software, scalable backends, and data-driven solutions that people can rely on. In addition to software, I’m passionate about filmmaking and music. I’ve worked as a multimedia producer and interned in film production, which helps me tell compelling technical stories and collaborate across disciplines. I have strong communication and project management skills which allow me to lead teams and projects efficiently, adhering to both quality and budgetary requirements while meeting deadlines in multi-stakeholder-settings.

Rafael Dätwyler

Hi, I’m Rafael Dätwyler. I’m a software engineer with a solid foundation in data science and machine learning, strengthened by hands-on experience delivering production-grade applications. I enjoy turning research insights into robust software, scalable backends, and data-driven solutions that people can rely on. In addition to software, I’m passionate about filmmaking and music. I’ve worked as a multimedia producer and interned in film production, which helps me tell compelling technical stories and collaborate across disciplines. I have strong communication and project management skills which allow me to lead teams and projects efficiently, adhering to both quality and budgetary requirements while meeting deadlines in multi-stakeholder-settings.

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Hi, I’m Rafael Dätwyler. I’m a software engineer with a solid foundation in data science and machine learning, strengthened by hands-on experience delivering production-grade applications. I enjoy turning research insights into robust software, scalable backends, and data-driven solutions that people can rely on.

In addition to software, I’m passionate about filmmaking and music. I’ve worked as a multimedia producer and interned in film production, which helps me tell compelling technical stories and collaborate across disciplines.

I have strong communication and project management skills which allow me to lead teams and projects efficiently, adhering to both quality and budgetary requirements while meeting deadlines in multi-stakeholder-settings.

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Language

German
Fluent
English
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Czech
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French
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Spanish; Castilian
Beginner

Work Experience

Software Engineer at Supercomputing Systems AG
August 1, 2023 - April 30, 2025
Contributed to the development of a web application to process, analyze, and visualize sensor data along railway tracks for predictive maintenance and automated defect alerting.
Multimedia Producer at Raiffeisen Switzerland
October 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023
Produced multimedia content and contributed to digital communications for Raiffeisen Switzerland and Raiffeisen banks all across Switzerland.
Software Engineering Intern at GetYourGuide
January 1, 2019 - May 31, 2019
Assisted software development for a large-scale web portal, contributing to backend and integration tasks.
Machine Learning Research Internship at University of Innsbruck
October 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Researched the differentiable neural computer, a predecessor to today's transformer models, with practical experiments and contributions to reported findings.
Filmmaking Internship at Filmgerberei
August 1, 2014 - January 31, 2015
Internship at filmmaking company, gaining hands-on experience in filmmaking and multimedia workflows.

Education

MSc in Neural Systems and Computation at ETH Zürich / University of Zürich
September 1, 2019 - August 31, 2021
BSc in Computer Science at ETH Zürich
September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2018

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Education, Financial Services