at BASF
Full TimeAt BASF Digital Hub Madrid we develop innovative digital solutions for BASF, create new exciting customer experiences and business growth, and drive efficiencies in processes, helping to strengthen BASF´s position as the digital leader in the chemical industry. We believe the right path is through creativity, trial and error and great people working and learning together. Become part of our team and develop the future with us - in a global team that embraces diversity and equal opportunities.
We as Global Digital Services enable BASF’s digitalization and adoption of artificial intelligence. In agile teams, we develop innovative solutions for BASF and its customers, create new exciting customer experiences and business growth, and drive efficiencies in processes. We provide IT that works and offer knowhow and access to latest technologies.
Our team of experts in artificial intelligence with focus on Generative AI, natural language processing, graph technologies and distributed computing realizes solutions and components to maximize the business value from AI and speed up innovation. We are seeking an experienced and visionary architect to create and maintain an architecture that combines fast adoption of technological advances with efficient delivery and operation of scalable and secure solutions.
As AI Architect, you will be responsible for shaping the technical roadmap and orchestrating the architecture design and implementation process across a landscape of projects. Your primary objective will be to establish a robust framework that enables fast validation of novel technologies and methods and their seamless integration in production environments for optimal value and efficient operation.
Your main tasks in this role will be:
• You shape and continuously develop the overall architecture vision and roadmap for project using AI, considering all prerequisites end-to-end.
• Moreover, you drive innovation in close collaboration with success managers and product owners to maximize the value potential in AI adoption.
• You continuously keep yourself up to date with latest technological developments in close collaboration with the experts in our AI lab.
• You provide guidance and mentorship to project and product teams and ensure adherence to the architectural best-practices and standards, conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure high-quality and reliable deliverables.
• In addition, you identify potential risks, performance bottlenecks, as well as security and scalability challenges in the architecture and propose effective mitigation measures.
• Degree (M.Sc./PhD) in computer science, mathematics, related engineering.
• Extensive experience in software architecture design and practical implementation, strong hand-on developer experience is a plus.
• Proven track record of successfully delivered complex software projects as solutions architect or in product management, preferably using machine learning and AI components, from conception to deployment.
Internal
• Solid understanding of AI, ML, data science, data engineering and cloud technologies and the end-to-end process to make those work successfully from data acquisition, preparation, model building/training, deployment, and performance monitoring in operation..
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to identify and address technical challenges effectively.
• Strong communication skills, ability to convince developers, preferably speaking experience or giving tutorials.
Because we are counting on innovative solutions, on sustainable actions, and on connected thinking. And on you. Become a part of our formula for success and develop the future with us - in a global team that embraces diversity and equal opportunities irrespective of gender, age, origin, sexual orientation, disability or belief.
