Staff Engineer M/F

Air Liquide; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Liquide SA is seeking a Staff Engineer in Digital & IT to architect the future of AI across the organisation. You will lead architectural design, align with the Data & AI strategy, and drive scalable, production-grade solutions in cloud and data domains.

You will mentor engineers, participate in technical governance, and collaborate with value streams like Customer Care and Global Business Services to accelerate AI adoption.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in system and solution design and architecture.
• Strong SDLC proficiency and ability to design scalable, high-performance architectures.
• Expertise in Data & Knowledge Management and Knowledge Graphs.

Responsibilities

• Define long-term technical strategies aligned with Air Liquide's Data & AI goals.
• Lead cross-functional teams to implement high-impact AI architectures.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to governance through ADRs and policy docs.

Skills

Advanced Problem-Solving

Visionary Innovation

Technical Leadership

Mentorship & Collaboration

Data & Knowledge Management

Architectural Governance

AI Algorithms & Computations

Cloud & Data Architecture

Cross-functional Collaboration

Job description

Entity description:

At Digital & IT, we harness the power of the latest technological advances and our history of industrial excellence to foster innovation and enable Air Liquide’s talents to thrive. How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW at Air Liquide? “Architect the future of AI at Air Liquide by pioneering visionary technical strategies and crafting foundational solutions that fuel transformative business impact.” The AI Governance & Architecture team defines long-term technical strategies and governance frameworks to ensure robust, scalable, and compliant AI solutions across the organization. As a Staff Engineer, you will be at the forefront of these efforts, driving innovation through advanced problem-solving, architectural leadership, and cross-functional collaboration. As a seasoned professional, you leverage deep expertise in Cloud, Data and IA technologies to design robust technical strategies, and drive impactful solutions across key value streams, while mentoring other engineers.

Your main missions will be:

Advanced Problem-Solving: Tackle intricate technical challenges by analyzing problems from multiple angles, identifying root causes, and developing creative solutions that align with project goals and overarching business objectives.

Visionary Innovation: Anticipate the future of AI by translating emerging trends into transformative technical roadmaps. Proactively identify and champion disruptive technologies and frameworks that redefine our capabilities, ensuring the organization not only keeps pace but leads the industry with a forward-thinking competitive edge.

Technical Leadership: Lead and guide cross-functional teams in designing and implementing high-impact technical solutions. Act as a subject matter expert, providing insights and recommendations for complex technical issues. Provide guidance and support as a member of a technical committee (Local TADA).

Mentorship and Collaboration: Foster a collaborative and learning-oriented environment by mentoring other engineers, sharing best practices, and promoting knowledge sharing across and outside the teams. Contribute to different communities of practice or interest. Promote external collaboration.

Value Streams Support: Define and deploy long-term technical strategies, ensuring alignment with Air Liquide’s overall Data & AI strategy. This includes focusing on accelerating AI adoption within key business value streams such as Customer Care, Industrial/Operations, and Global Business Services (GBS). Provide insights into the feasibility and viability of proposed technical initiatives.

Technical Strategy and Governance: Lead the strategy and implementation of Data & Knowledge Management, covering Structured, Unstructured, Semantic data, and Knowledge Graphs. Oversee Architectural Documentation & Governance by defining Policies, Guidelines, or Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) to ensure organizational alignment.

Algorithmic & Computations Technologies Advancement: Contribute to the advancement of AI Algorithms & Computations Technologies, ensuring the organization remains at the cutting edge of computational efficiency and model performance.

Risk Management and Continuous Improvement: Identify potential technical risks and efficiencies from the field, in particular thanks to tech leads. Develop mitigation or improvement strategies to ensure the successful delivery of projects. Proactively address global technical debt and system vulnerabilities.

Are you a MATCH?

Technical skills Demonstrated experience (minimum 8 years) in System and Solution Design and Architecture, Proficiency in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Mastery of practices and methods for designing scalable, robust, and high-performance architectures, Expertise in Data & Knowledge Management frameworks and technologies (Structured, Unstructured, Semantic, Knowledge Graphs), Advanced proficiency in architectural governance, policy definition, and ADR practices, Deep expertise in scaling, deploying, and maintaining production-grade AI architectures, Proven ability to design robust computational frameworks and advanced AI algorithms, Extensive technical knowledge of a wide range of solutions and technologies (Cloud, integration, etc.), Prior knowledge of certain key Air Liquide domains would be a plus.

Non-technical skills Develop and communicate a technical influence strategy, Demonstrated mentoring and coaching abilities, Analytical and problem-solving skills (Problem solver), Strategic thinking, #LI-FM1

Our Differences make our Performance At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background.

We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.

A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health. Through the passion and diversity of its people, Air Liquide leverages energy and environment transition, changes in healthcare and digitization, and delivers greater value to all its stakeholders.

Join us for a stimulating experience: you’ll find a world of learning and development opportunities where inventiveness is at the heart of what we do, in an open, collaborative and respectful environment. Discover what your professional journey at Air Liquide could be here!