Staff Engineer Decision Support & Planning Optimization
Syngenta Group2 months ago
Remote, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of AI-powered decision-making and planning applications for R&D.
- Apply deep expertise in Python or Java backend engineering, software architecture, API design, document ingestion, retrieval patterns, text embeddings, and retrieval-oriented workloads.
- Use AI-assisted engineering with rigorous review to deliver durable and scalable software.
- Mentor and guide junior and mid-level engineers.
- Design and implement unit, integration, and end-to-end testing strategies for knowledge-management systems.
- Establish security best practices and compliance standards for audit-ready systems.
- Optimize performance and scalability for growing data volumes and user demand.
- Collaborate with engineering, product, and scientific teams to translate complex needs into practical solutions.
- Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and knowledge repositories.
Requirements
- Demonstrable experience in Python or Java backend engineering.
- Demonstrable experience in software architecture and API design.
- Demonstrable experience with document ingestion, retrieval patterns, text embeddings, and retrieval-oriented workloads.
- Demonstrable experience with AI-assisted engineering and rigorous review practices.
- Awareness of React or Angular.
- Experience with quality and documentation standards.
- Proven mentorship and team leadership experience with junior and mid-level engineers.
- Strong communication skills and ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Fluent written and spoken English.
- Bonus experience in agriculture, life sciences, scientific computing, regulated enterprise environments, knowledge-management systems, enterprise content management, information-retrieval platforms, compliance frameworks, cloud platforms, and scalable performance optimization.
Benefits
- Extensive benefits package including a generous pension scheme, bonus scheme, and private medical and life insurance.
- Up to 31.5 days of annual holiday.
- Flexible working.
- Opportunity to work in an international R&D environment supporting agricultural innovation.
- Learning culture with a wide range of training options.
- Work location is Jealott's Hill International Research Centre in the UK.
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About Syngenta Group
Syngenta Group builds and sells seeds, crop‑protection products (herbicides, fungicides, insecticides), and digital agronomy tools that help farmers increase yields and manage risk. Its business spans R&D, manufacturing, and global distribution to growers and agricultural retailers, complemented by advisory and data services. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, the company was formed in 2020 and is privately owned by China’s Sinochem Holdings, operating across more than 90 countries.