Job ID 33468 **AI Architect** Regular Shanghai, China (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Shanghai,China) My candidate profile Syensqo is all about chemistry. We’re not just referring to chemical reactions here, but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies. In you. In your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet’s beauty for the generations to come. **We are looking for:** + We are looking for a talented AI Architect to join our Syensqo.ai team and drive the creation of cutting-edge AI solutions with a commitment to innovation, excellence and sustainable growth in the agile and collaborative work environment. The team’s mantra is simple: deliver value, with speed and agility while taking no compromise on cybersecurity, compliance, ethics, guardrails or regulations. The job holder will contribute to the growth and development of this startup by maintaining a strong focus on excellence and implementing prioritized solutions in a fast and agile manner. + Syensqo.ai team: Syensqo initiated a fundamental transformation and this transformation positioned digital technologies as key drivers to make it happen. It requires us to change the way we operate and leverage the tremendous amount of knowhow, knowledge, structured and unstructured datasets that today exist in the Group. Syensqo has decided to create a startup team, Syensqo.ai, dedicated to the AI and Generative AI domain. **We count on you for:** + AI Platform Strategy: + Collaborate and Innovate: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to build best-in-class AI-enabled features for our products. + Security and Responsible AI: Collaborate with security professionals to manage potential risks and implement AI technologies, applications, and infrastructure in keeping with ethical policies + Platform Development: Design, develop, and maintain scalable infrastructure and systems to enable AI products implementation, while ensuring they are compatible with other services, and APIs. + Design and integrate AI solutions in every stage (Exploration, PoV, Production) + Innovation: Actively participate in solutioning sessions, proposing innovative approaches to complex challenges. + Leadership: Collaborate in pilot stages and lead full-scale implementation, ensuring scalability and effectiveness. + Global AI Innovation & Collaboration Benefits from Local Presence: + Broader AI Initiatives & Collaboration: Collaborate and align with the Syensqo.ai team to develop and implement AI strategies that align with the company's mission and goals, while sharing knowledge and best practices to enhance AI capabilities across the organization contributing to development of the AI Factory. + Harness Local Expertise & Trends: Tap into local expertise and market trends to develop innovative solutions that provide a competitive edge for Syensqo globally. **You can count on us for:** + Join a dynamic team that tackles big challenges of transformation. + Have fun and work at a high pace. + Enjoy a high level of autonomy. **You will bring:** + At least 7 years of experience as a Solution Architect + Proven track record of real implementation of Gen AI/AI/ML infrastructure, application deployment, and operations + Expertise with Azure, valuable GCP or AWS + Expertise in programming languages (Python, Java, Scala, C#), standard methodologies and principles + Strong understanding of AI systems (AI flow, evaluation, training, scoring, prompting, guardrails, RAG) + Hands-on experience of the AI & ML lifecycle - feature engineering, training, validation + Expertise in security and microservices (valuable graphQL) + Expertise in DevOps and experience in infrastructure as code + Experience in Agile development methodologies, particularly SCRUM + Experience in designing AI Platforms + Experience using project management and collaboration tools (e.g., JIRA, Trello) + Strong organizational & time management skills + Fluent in English. + Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. + Creativity, curiosity and a passion for innovation and technology. + Hands-on contributor who develops proofs of concept and conducts technical spikes to validate new approaches, collaborating with teams to eliminate blockers and solve issues. **You will get:** + Competitive Compensation + 16 weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave + Training platform for all employees **Additional information:** + Location: Shanghai, China + Hybrid working model About us + Syensqo is a science company developing groundbreaking solutions that enhance the way we live, work, travel and play. Inspired by the scientific councils which Ernest Solvay initiated in 1911, we bring great minds together to push the limits of science and innovation for the benefit of our customers, with a diverse, global team of more than 13,000 associates. Our solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices and health care applications. Our innovation power enables us to deliver on the ambition of a circular economy and explore breakthrough technologies that advance humanity. + At Syensqo, we seek to promote unity and not uniformity. We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us, regardless of background, age, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. \#LI-Hybrid \#LI-FH1 \#senior