Staff Engineer: AI-Driven R&D Planning

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

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Bonus scheme

Private medical & life insurance

Up to 31.5 days holidays

Flexible working

International environment

Training options

Job summary

Syngenta is seeking a Staff Engineer, Decision Support & Planning Optimization to lead AI-powered decision making for R&D. The role shapes how data, knowledge and workflows are modeled and optimized to accelerate discovery and product development.

You will mentor engineers, design scalable backend services, and collaborate across engineering, product and scientific teams to deliver auditable, secure systems with strong documentation and testing.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in Python or Java backend engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead and apply deep expertise in Python or Java backend engineering to deliver durable, scalable outcomes.

Skills

Python

Java

Software architecture

APIs

Document ingestion

Text embeddings

AI-assisted engineering

React/Angular

Mentorship

English fluency

Tools

React

Angular

Job description

Syngenta is seeking a Staff Engineer, Decision Support & Planning Optimization to lead AI-powered decision making for R&D. The role shapes how data, knowledge and workflows are modeled and optimized to accelerate discovery and product development.

You will mentor engineers, design scalable backend services, and collaborate across engineering, product and scientific teams to deliver auditable, secure systems with strong documentation and testing.