Senior AI Software Engineer (F/H/X)

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.

Job title :

• Senior AI Software Engineer (F/H/X)

Job overview and responsibilities

• 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. By taking this role, the AI Software Engineer will join this team right at its inception. Its mantra is simple: deliver value, with speed and agility while taking no compromise on cybersecurity, compliance, ethics, guardrails or regulations. S/he 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. With a commitment to innovation, excellence and sustainable growth, we are looking for a talented AI Software Engineer to join our team and drive the creation of cutting-edge AI solutions. In our agile and collaborative work environment we have fun to live our motto: advancing humanity.

The position reports to the Technical Lead. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate and Innovate: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to build best-in-class AI-enabled features for our products.
• AI Integration: Implement and integrate AI technologies, such as Generative AI, machine learning models, or NLP, to enhance our platform’s capabilities, optimize processes, and improve user experiences.
• Platform Development: Design, develop, and maintain scalable AI platform features to enable feature teams, while ensuring they are compatible with other services, and APIs.
• Rapid Problem-Solving: Quickly fix bugs and solve problems, particularly related to AI performance, model integration, or data pipeline issues, to enhance customer satisfaction.
• Continuous Improvement: Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving our AI development processes, ensuring that the AI components are scalable, efficient, and maintainable.
• Stay Current: Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and advancements in AI, machine learning, and cloud services

Specific Knowledge/Experience:

• At least 7 years of experience as a Software Engineer
• Proven track record of working in AI products development
• Expertise in Python, valuable Java, Scala, C#
• Knowledge in microservices, valuable graphQL
• Knowledge in Data management & data structures such as Json schema, Avro
• Knowledge in DevOp as Jenkins pipelines, docker and some experience deploying models (MLOps, LLMOps, AIOps)
• Strong understanding of GenAI/AI/ML technologies with knowledge in concepts as AI flow, evaluation, training, scoring, prompting, guardrails and RAG
• Experience with Cloud providers as Azure, GCP or AWS
• Experience in Agile development methodologies, particularly SCRUM.
• Valuable knowledge: distributed architectures, akka concepts, NLP projects, standard methodologies and principles, software patterns
• Proficiency in using project management and collaboration tools (e.g., JIRA, Trello) 
• Strong organizational & time management skills
• Cloud certifications is a plus
• Fluent in English (proficient in French is a plus).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Creativity, curiosity and a passion for innovation and technology.

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.