Job Description

Digital Hub Kuala Lumpur attracts, grows, and develops passionate people who will meaningfully impact the digital future of BASF. Come join us and be a part of our digitalization journey.

As one of the world's largest chemical companies, BASF is on a mission to create chemistry with a sustainable future. The Digital Hub Kuala Lumpur, alongside four other Digital Hubs across the globe are part of the technology powerhouse driving our vision. Join our organization and make an impact in an inclusive and diverse work environment. We value individual differences and provide opportunities for you to contribute your unique perspective towards our collective goals.

Objectives of the position

We are seeking a visionary and technically skilled Agentic AI System Architect to work alongside BASFs AI architects in the design and development of intelligent and autonomous agents that integrate advanced machine learning, natural language processing, and multi-modal reasoning. The individual will be responsible for architecting scalable agent frameworks and solutions that interact with users, systems, and data to perform complex tasks with minimal human intervention.

Responsibilities

You will lead the design and creation of an enterprise-wide agentic framework, unifying existing fragments of agentic technologies into a coherent enterprise-wide framework that will enable scalable deployment, governance, and interoperability of intelligent agents across the organization You will design modular, scalable, and secure capabilities for AI agents that can reason, plan, and act autonomously across diverse environments You will enable AI agents to process and respond to text, voice, image, and structured data inputs You will develop AI agent workflows that integrate APIs, databases, and third-party services to automate tasks and decision-making across our pro-code and low-code enterprise platforms You will implement AI agent memory, context retention, and tool-use capabilities for long-term task execution and adaptability You will work closely with machine learning engineers, software developers, product managers, and user experience designers to align agent capabilities with business goals You will embed safety, fairness, and transparency into agent design and deployment You will monitor and optimize agent performance, latency, and reliability in production environments

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or in a related discipline Minimum 5 years of experience in AI/ML systems design, with at least 1 year focused on agent-based architectures Experience in designing, implementing and deploying scalable solutions using modern architectures like Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, Headless (MACH) Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) Strong proficiency in Python and experience with frameworks like LangChain, Semantic Kernel, or similar Deep understanding of NLP, LLMs and related technologies (RAG, prompt engineering), and multi-agent systems Knowledge of human-computer interaction and conversational UX Demonstrates strong teamwork and communication skills, both written and verbal, in English


Additional Skills

Hands-on experience developing customized generative AI solutions for business use cases, including expertise in concepts like finetuning and RAG and popular frameworks Contributions to open-source agent frameworks or AI research Hands-on experience in software development, preferably for cloud-based applications, in an agile setup, such as Kanban or Scrum Understanding of natural sciences and/or the chemical industry

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future.

We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the

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Our portfolio comprises six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of EUR68.9 billion in 2023.

BASF is committed to empowering its employees to pursue their interests and explore emerging technologies. By investing in top-quality tools and promoting cross-functional collaboration, we encourage our team members to drive positive change within our organization. Come join us and be a part of our digitalization journey

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Further Information at

https://go.basf.net/careers_digitalhubkl