Personal AI Assistant
Context-aware companion that learns and adapts.
PythonLangChainVector DB+1
2025-2026Julian Schwab
Apprentice Application Developer @ Swisscom
Built outside. Shipped inside.
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02 — Origin
Outside First
Since I was a kid, I've loved being in the mountains with my parents. These days I enjoy trail running, hiking, and snowboarding with friends and family.
Spending time outdoors taught me patience, adaptability, and how to push through challenges that come in handy when I'm coding.
01
Running
Learning to embrace the uncomfortable, and keep moving anyway.
02
Hiking
Sometimes it's best to just take a step back and look at the situation from there.
03
Kitesurfing
Helped me stay relaxed in uncomfortable situations.
04
Marathon Training
They weren't lying when they said consistency is key.
03 — Learning Path
Curiosity Compounded
Every step built on the last. Not a skill dump — a progression.
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2020
Early Web Dev
HTML, CSS, JavaScript. Building my first interactive experiences.
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2021
Python Game Dev
Developed a collection of interactive games using object-oriented programming.
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2023-2024
Game Dev in Unreal Engine
Focused primarily on building 3D games, designing using Blender and implementing logic with Unreal Engine. My secondary school final project was creating a VR mental arithmetic game for the Oculus Quest, where players solve math challenges to earn points.
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2024
RPA Automation Consulting
My first Team at my apprenticeship at Swisscom. learned about Automating business processes using UiPath RPA platform.
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2024-2025
Machine Learning & Deep Learning
I taught myself machine learning from Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow by Aurélien Géron. I built prediction models using Python, Scikit-learn, and TensorFlow. I learned how to clean data, train models, and make accurate predictions.
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2025-2026
Backend Developer (AI Focus)
Developing AI-powered systems with the Apps Team, build a prototype for nl2sql and worked for a year on refinement until it was perfect, had a great time.
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present
Robotics & Isaac Lab
I'm really interested in robotics if you come back in a view weeks maybe there will be more to share.
04 — Projects
Things I Actually Built
Isaac Lab Experiments
Simulation-to-reality robotics research.
Isaac LabPyTorchRL+1
2024Enterprise Workflow Automation
Saving 40+ hours weekly through intelligent automation.
UiPathPythonREST APIs+1
2023ML Pipeline Framework
End-to-end machine learning infrastructure.
PythonMLflowDocker+1
2023Real-time Analytics Dashboard
Visualizing data that matters.
ReactNode.jsPostgreSQL+1
2023Unreal Engine Prototype
Procedural world generation experiments.
Unreal EngineC++Blueprints+1
2021NLP Toolkit
Text understanding made accessible.
PythonTransformersspaCy+1
2022IoT Monitoring System
Edge computing meets cloud analytics.
Raspberry PiMQTTInfluxDB+1
202205 — Work & School
Shipping While Learning
The Swiss apprenticeship model: theory and practice, woven together.
work2024 - Present
Apprentice Application Developer
Swisscom
Building production systems, not just prototypes.
- Developed AI-powered features for internal tools, that saves over 20 hours weekly.
- Learned from senior engineers on architecture decisions
- Prototyped to production — full lifecycle experience
Berufsschule 2024 - 20028
Apprenticeship Program
Swiss Vocational Education
learning while doing. Theory meets practice.
- Software engineering fundamentals
- Database design and optimization
- Project management methodologies
- System architecture principles
Berufsmaturitätsschule2024 - 2028
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Swiss Vocational Education
learning while doing. Theory meets practice.
- Software engineering fundamentals
- Database design and optimization
- Project management methodologies
- System architecture principles
"What I learn at BBW clicks perfectly with what I do at Swisscom."
06 — Now
What I'm Obsessed With
A living section. These are the things consuming my attention right now.
In Progress
Goal: Sub 3:30Marathon Training
Training for my first marathon. The goal is ambitious, but the process is the reward. Currently building base mileage and learning to embrace long runs.
Exploring
Goal: Sim-to-RealIsaac Lab & Robotics
Diving deep into reinforcement learning for robotic manipulation. Fascinated by the challenge of bridging simulation and reality.
Building
Goal: v1.0Personal AI Assistant
Crafting my own AI companion. Context-aware, memory-enabled, personalized. Learning by building something I actually want to use.
Always
Goal: ∞Learning for Learning
Papers, courses, books, experiments. The stack never stops growing. Currently deep in RL theory and distributed systems.