AI Principal Engineer: Lead Enterprise AI Solutions

Evonik; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Evonik Malaysia is seeking an AI Principal Engineer to lead enterprise AI initiatives and deliver production-grade ML solutions. You will work hands-on with ML/DL, LLMs, RAG, and architect AI systems for industrial applications in a cloud-native context.

You will drive Azure-based design, MLOps, and end-to-end AI operations, collaborating with cross-functional teams and mentoring engineers while upholding governance and responsible AI practices.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in AI engineering, ML, software engineering, or data science, with enterprise AI production delivery.
• Hands-on expertise in ML, DL, generative AI, LLMs, RAG, and AI applications in business processes.

Skills

AI engineering

Machine learning

Deep learning

Generative AI

LLMs

RAG

Agentic AI

Model evaluation

Optimization

Responsible AI

End-to-end AI operations

AI systems architecture

Team leadership

Communication

Tools

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

CI/CD

APIs

SQL

Azure DevOps

Azure Machine Learning

Azure Databricks

Databricks

Job description

Evonik Malaysia is seeking an AI Principal Engineer to lead enterprise AI initiatives and deliver production-grade ML solutions. You will work hands-on with ML/DL, LLMs, RAG, and architect AI systems for industrial applications in a cloud-native context.

You will drive Azure-based design, MLOps, and end-to-end AI operations, collaborating with cross-functional teams and mentoring engineers while upholding governance and responsible AI practices.