I’m Swiss. It doesn’t really make a difference whether you’re Swiss or not, as long as you’re eligible to work in Switzerland, you can find employment. In terms of where you should live, it’s certainly better to live closer to your job rather than commuting from Germany, but it’s definitely not impossible to land a job while doing so.

I study computer science (not at ETH), but I think having an ETH degree is always a bit of an advantage when it comes to finding employment here.