Senior AI & Automation Engineer — Hybrid

U Mobile; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental benefits

Flexible working hours

Device subsidy

Smart casual attire

Parental leave

Public transport access

Job summary

U Mobile is seeking a Senior AI & Automation Developer to own the journey from business problem to deployed AI/automation solution. You will collaborate with business stakeholders to determine what should be automated or AI-assisted and build the solution.

This hybrid role blends BA/PM thinking with engineering execution, balancing discovery with hands-on implementation. You will engage with enterprise and tech teams, define patterns, document standards, and prioritize automation requests,

Qualifications

• BA/PM-oriented mindset with hands-on automation or AI building is a plus.
• Demonstrated hands-on use of AI developer tools in production workflows (CODEX, GitHub, MCP).
• Experience designing and delivering REST and/or GraphQL APIs.
• Familiar with CI/CD pipelines and enforcing code quality (TypeScript strict mode, linting, testing).
• Experience supporting multi-regional or multi-tenant platforms.
• Strong Cloud experience (AWS or Azure).
• Excellent communication with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience in telco or regulated B2B environments is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Single Task Owner for end-to-end initiatives from discovery to deployment and operational readiness.
• Lead discovery conversations with business stakeholders to understand real needs.
• Design, build, and configure AI-driven automation: LLM workflows, AI agents, and low-code orchestration.
• Decide treatment for each problem (full automation, AI-assisted, or manual) and explain reasoning.
• Serve as technical lead between Enterprise and Tech; align with Solution Architect on patterns.
• Set documentation standards and review others' work before go-live.
• Help prioritize and triage automation requests across the business.

Skills

5+ years software engineering

Full-stack (Next.js/React, Node.js, TS

AI developer tools (CODEX, GitHub, MCP

REST/GraphQL APIs

CI/CD pipelines & code quality

Multi-regional/multi-tenant platforms

Cloud (AWS/Azure)

Excellent communication

Telco/regulated enterprise experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IS/Engineering

Tools

Next.js

React

Node.js

TypeScript

REST

GraphQL

Job description

U Mobile is seeking a Senior AI & Automation Developer to own the journey from business problem to deployed AI/automation solution. You will collaborate with business stakeholders to determine what should be automated or AI-assisted and build the solution.

This hybrid role blends BA/PM thinking with engineering execution, balancing discovery with hands-on implementation. You will engage with enterprise and tech teams, define patterns, document standards, and prioritize automation requests,