AI Software Engineer

Allianz Global Investors; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Share purchase plan

Wellbeing programs

Career development

Job summary

Allianz Global Investors seeks an AI Software Engineer in Hong Kong to lead end-to-end GenAI application design, development and deployment for asset management use cases. You will collaborate with domain experts to translate business needs into technical requirements and contribute to prototypes moving into production.

The role involves cross-functional teamwork, architecture guidance, and producing scalable GenAI platforms.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of full-stack application development experience.
• GenAI production development experience 2+ years.
• Experience working with agile teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop full-stack GenAI applications with frontend and backend components.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications for development.
• Prototype and transition production-ready GenAI solutions.
• Research industry trends to drive AllianzGI innovation and transformation.

Skills

Python

FastAPI

LangChain

Semantic Kernel

LLMs

RAG

Prompt Engineering

LLMOps

Databricks

React

TypeScript

Node.js

Vector DBs

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure

SQL

Agile

DevOps

pytest

Playwright

UX Design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Jira

GitHub

JFrog

Datadog

Harness

Job description

Join us now as AI Software Engineer in Hong Kong within the AI Center of Enablement team. In this role, you will be responsible for the end-to-end design, development and deployment of full-stack Generative AI (GenAI) applications for selected use cases in the Asset Management space. This role works closely with domain experts to understand business needs and translate them into technical requirements for development. By leveraging Generative AI, you take an active role in driving the development of innovative solutions and providing technical guidance to the development team where necessary. Being a member of a central AI team in collaboration with other engineers & architects, you will contribute to the development of prototypes to assess technology readiness and suitability for specific applications, and ultimately deliver to the scaling of the most promising prototypes into production-ready applications and platforms.

What You Do

• Development of full-stack solutions for GenAI applications, integrating both frontend and backend components to deliver robust and scalable solutions, and ensuring company policies/procedures are adhered to for AI solutions the team manages
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate these into technical requirements for application development
• Ideation and development of solutions and co-creation with development teams to transition prototypes into production where viable
• Research and share the latest industry trends and technologies to help foster AllianzGI relevant innovation and business transformation

What You Bring

Education

• University degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science or related fields

Experience

• A minimum of three years’ experience in full stack application development, including delivery of production applications, is required
• Ideally industry experience in Investment Banking/Asset Management
• A minimum of two years’ industry experience in GenAI application development, including deploying and supporting GenAI applications in production
• A minimum of three years’ experience working with agile teams, required

Knowledge & Technical Skills

• Proficiency in Python, including experience with libraries and frameworks relevant to GenAI application development (e.g., FastAPI, LangChain, and Microsoft Agent Framework / Semantic Kernel)
• Detailed understanding and hands-on experience with large language models (LLMs), agentic AI, multi-agent system design, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) architecture, embedding techniques, prompt engineering, and Model Context Protocol (MCP).
• Experience with LLMOps and evaluating GenAI output quality and reliability.
• Experience with AI-assisted software development using coding agents.
• Experience with Databricks is a plus.
• Experience with modern web development frameworks and languages, including React, TypeScript, and Node.js, with a background in building and maintaining both front-end and back-end applications
• Experienced working with production-grade vector databases (e.g., Azure AI Search, MongoDB, Cosmos DB, pgvector, Chroma, or Milvus) for efficient storage and retrieval of embeddings
• Ideally experienced with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and Cloud native services in Azure
• Experience with relational databases (e.g., SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL)
• Experience with Agile development and DevOps practices using tools such as Harness, GitHub, JFrog, Jira, and Datadog
• Ability to create unit tests, integration tests using common testing frameworks (e.g., pytest, Playwright)
• Ideally knowledge and strong understanding of component-based architecture, state management and intuitive UX design principles
• AI skills: Microsoft CoPilot

What We Offer

• Balanced work environment: A dynamic office culture that supports flexibility and collaboration
• Secure your future: Access to pension, retirement, and/or savings plans as applicable to the work location
• Shared success: Company share purchasing plan
• Support for what matters: Mental health and wellbeing programs
• Investments in your career: Career opportunities within the entire Allianz Group
• Investments in your skills: Comprehensive learning and development offerings, including certifications and professional qualifications
• and so much more!

About Allianz Global Investors

Allianz Global Investors is a leading active asset manager, managing assets for individuals, families,and institutions worldwide. Our shared goal to shape a future of opportunity for our clients is foundational to our culture and our values. We look to attract, and actively nurture, individuals with the drive to achieve excellence at every stage of the investment experience.

We believe an inclusive culture is key to a flourishing workforce. Not only do we celebrate the broad range of experiences, backgrounds, and attributes that our workforce brings, but we support our people to live and work in a way that promotes their own wellbeing.

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges is what makes us a unique employer.

We are united by a shared commitment: to put our clients first and at the centre of everything we do. Their needs inspire our thinking and guide our actions.

Together, we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and confident to explore, grow and shape a better future - for our clients and for the world around us. At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. The foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and where integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust are at the heart of our culture.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

If you feel inspired to promotethe activeasset management experience, this is the place for you. Join our international, technology-enabled, and agile environment.

To Recruitment Agencies

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