Python Software Engineer (AI)

Job description

Overview of the job

AI Software Engineer

This role reports to Senior AI Engineer, based in Singapore.

Your team

This role will work closely with team of Data Scientists and AI Engineering peers in AMA (Asia Middle East Africa). Role will also connect with Global AI Engineering/Data Engineering organization to drive best practices to build AI products.

AI Engineer is responsible for operationalizing and supporting AI use cases using products that embed Machine Learning pipelines deployed to e.g., Google Cloud Platform, that utilize Big Query, Kubeflow and Python language.

AI Engineer trains, packages, validates, deploys and maintains Machine Learning (ML) models, eventually embedding them within the integrated business applications.

AI Engineer skills include computer science and programming, system design, UX/UI, probability and statistics, data modeling, MLops, cloud engineering as well as ML algorithms and frameworks.

Through successful modernization and maintenance of ML models, AI Engineer enables further P&G journey in AI world, delivering new possibilities and improvements.

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About P&G IT

Digital is at the core of P&G’s accelerated growth strategy. With this vision, IT in P&G is deeply embedded into every critical process across business organizations comprising 11+ category units globally creating impactful value through Transformation, Simplification & Innovation. IT in P&G is sub-divided into teams that engage strongly for revolutionizing the business processes to deliver exceptional value & growth - Digital GTM, Digital Manufacturing, Marketing Technologist, Ecommerce, Data Sciences & Analytics, Data Solutions & Engineering, Product Supply.

Job Profile

AI Software Engineer

Job Location

Mumbai, India

Job Schedule

Full time

Job Description

Are you a Software Engineer with strong Python/PySpark skills, deep understanding of Azure cloud-based AI environments and experience with CI/CD? Procter & Gamble is looking for an AI Engineer to partner closely with our Data Scientists on exciting business use cases in the retail, marketing, and supply chain areas. In this role you would be working closely with data scientists to Scale algorithms as well as define platforms, architectures, and standard methodologies to enable rapid development and deployment of algorithmic solutions.

Responsibilities of the role

As an AI Software Engineer at P&G, you will:

·  Operationalize AI models as integral element of IT solutions & business processes.
·  Implement the best Software Engineering practices to make cloud infrastructure “invisible” for data scientists and developers.
·  Work on sophisticated analytics use cases together with Data Scientists, Analysts, peer AI Engineers; engages in proof of concepts and experiments together to deliver new analytical algorithms and applications.
·  Prepare data models and quality checks, optimizes analytical solutions at scale.
·  Design and develop applications that source data from various systems, programming in Python and SQL
·  Support solutions in multi-cloud environments and services – in Azure (e.g., Databricks, Azure ML, AKS, ADF).
·  Operate according to DevOps practices, Agile (Jira), uses CI/CD (GitHub Actions), increases reusability of code and design patterns from internal code libraries.
·  Fix infrastructure related issues to enable most critical Artificial Intelligence products at P&G
·  Create proactive incident detection systems based on multiple data sets, real-time data stream analyses.
·  Craft and develops proof of concept or prototypes for new features or solutions.
·  Suggest and implements architecture improvements.
·  Strengthen DevOps standard processes within AI Engineering by coaching/teaching others.

Job Qualifications

Qualifications

·  A Bachelors or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field
·  2+ years proven cloud & engineering experience in development and deployment of Data and Analytics products.
·  Strong Python programming to write clean, maintainable code for building Data and Analytics products.
·  Practical experience in Test-Driven Development in Python to build strong unit tests in PyTest testing Framework.
·  Experience in Agile, CI/CD and DEVOPS methodologies – knowledge of using appropriate tools – e.g., Jira, GitHub Actions / Azure Devops / Jenkins, unit testing (e.g., PyTest) & mocking, static code analysis (e.g., Sonarqube), source control management tools (e.g., GitHub)
·  K8 and connected technologies (Helm, Kustomize.io, etc.) knowledge.
·  Logging and monitoring technologies knowledge (depending on the needs, from Logstash to Grafana, Kibana, fluent)
·  CICD processes knowledge and development using GitHub Actions and GitHub
·  Infrastructure build tools and languages knowledge – Terraform, Ansible
·  Strong written and verbal communication in English

Preferred skills

·  Experience with development and deployment of AI products to production.
·  Expert level Python development experience.
·  Experience developing and deploying production software.
·  A history of solving hard problems with creative solutions.
·  Experience with cloud native development on Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services.
·  Experience with source control management tools (GitHub)
·  Desire to write testable code, and the test coverage to go along with it.
·  CI/CD tools knowledge and experience, familiar working in a DevOps environment.
·  Strong problem-solving skills paired with experience in programming.
·  Ability to communicate technical concepts to teammates and non-technical colleagues.

About P&G?

We produce globally recognized brands, and we grow the best business leaders in the industry. With a portfolio of trusted brands as diverse as ours, it is paramount our leaders can lead with courage the vast array of brands, categories and functions. We serve consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always®, Ariel®, Gillette®, Head & Shoulders®, Herbal Essences®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, Tampax® and more. Our community includes operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide.

Visit  http://www.pg.com  to know more.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, HIV/AIDS status, or any other legally protected factor.

Job Schedule
Full time

Job Number
R000097285

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