Staff Engineer, AI-Driven Decision Support & Planning

Syngenta Group; Bracknell; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension scheme

Bonus scheme

Private medical & life insurance

Up to 31.5 days annual holiday

Job summary

Syngenta Crop Protection is seeking a Staff Engineer, Decision Support & Planning Optimization, to lead backend engineering and knowledge-management applications. You will partner with engineers, product leaders and scientific stakeholders to accelerate digital capabilities for sustainable agriculture.

You will mentor junior engineers, design testing strategies, and ensure audit-ready systems while driving performance and security across the development lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in Python or Java backend engineering.
• Demonstrable experience in software architecture and API design.
• Demonstrable experience in document ingestion and retrieval patterns.
• Demonstrable experience in text embeddings and retrieval-oriented workloads.
• Demonstrable experience in AI-assisted engineering with rigorous review.
• Demonstrable experience in React or Angular awareness.
• Demonstrable experience in quality and documentation standards.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven mentorship and team leadership experience with junior and mid-level engineers.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead and apply deep expertise in Python or Java backend engineering to deliver durable, scalable outcomes.
• Lead and apply deep expertise in software architecture and API design to deliver durable, scalable outcomes.
• Lead and apply deep expertise in document ingestion and retrieval patterns to deliver durable, scalable outcomes.
• Lead and apply deep expertise in text embeddings and retrieval-oriented workloads to deliver durable, scalable outcomes.
• Lead and apply deep expertise in AI-assisted engineering with rigorous review to deliver durable, scalable outcomes.
• Lead and apply deep expertise in React or Angular awareness to deliver durable, scalable outcomes.
• Mentor and guide junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.
• Design and implement comprehensive testing strategies, including unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end validation for knowledge management systems.
• Establish and enforce security best practices and compliance standards throughout the development lifecycle to ensure audit-ready systems.
• Optimize system performance and scalability, identifying bottlenecks and implementing solutions to support growing data volumes and user demands.
• Collaborate across engineering, product and scientific teams to translate complex needs into practical solutions.
• Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and knowledge repositories to support team alignment and future development.
• Set a high bar for quality, documentation and thoughtful use of AI-assisted engineering.

Skills

Python/Java backend engineering

Software architecture & API design

Document ingestion & retrieval

Text embeddings & retrieval workloads

AI-assisted engineering with rigorous

Mentor and team leadership

Strong communication across technical

Fluent English, written and spoken

Tools

React

Angular

Job description

Syngenta Crop Protection is seeking a Staff Engineer, Decision Support & Planning Optimization, to lead backend engineering and knowledge-management applications. You will partner with engineers, product leaders and scientific stakeholders to accelerate digital capabilities for sustainable agriculture.

You will mentor junior engineers, design testing strategies, and ensure audit-ready systems while driving performance and security across the development lifecycle.