Senior AI Engineer

Shell; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Remote/mobile working

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Shell in Singapore seeks an experienced Senior AI Engineer to design, build, deploy, and scale AI-powered products that deliver measurable value. You will transform ML and generative AI concepts into production-ready solutions integrated into enterprise workflows.

You will work across the full AI lifecycle, collaborating with data scientists, product managers, and platform teams to deliver scalable AI capabilities that boost efficiency and business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in CS/AI/Data Science or related field.
• Proven production AI/ML or software engineering experience.
• Strong Python programming skills.
• Experience deploying AI services and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy, and support AI, ML, and generative AI solutions.
• Build and integrate LLM-powered applications into enterprise workflows.
• Establish monitoring, versioning, experiment tracking, and performance management.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, platform, security, and business teams to deliver scalable AI solutions.

Skills

Python programming

LLMs

MLOps

AI services

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/AI/DS/SE

Tools

FastAPI

MLflow

LangChain

Pinecone

Job description

, Singapore

Job Family Group:

Information Technology (IT)

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

September 4, 2026

Business Unit:

Information & Digital Technology

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior AI Engineer to design, build, deploy, and scale AI-powered products and services that deliver measurable business value. This role focuses on transforming machine learning and generative AI concepts into production-ready solutions that integrate seamlessly into enterprise workflows.

You will work across the full AI solution lifecycle, from rapid prototyping and experimentation to deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement. Partnering closely with data scientists, product managers, platform teams, and business stakeholders, you will help shape and deliver innovative AI capabilities that drive operational efficiency and business outcomes.

The ideal candidate combines strong software engineeringexpertisewith hands‑on experience in machine learning, large language models (LLMs),MLOps, and responsible AI practices. You are passionate about solving complex problems, delivering scalable solutions, and enabling the successful adoption of AI technologies within an enterprise environment.

Accountabilities:

AI Solution Development

• Design, develop, deploy, and support AI, machine learning, and generative AI solutions.

• Build and integrate LLM-powered applications into enterprise workflows.

• Develop scalable APIs and AI services, from prototype through to production.

Machine Learning & GenAI Engineering

• Collaborate with data scientists to operationalize machine learning, NLP, and AI models.

• Build evaluation, orchestration, and retrieval pipelines to support AI solutions.

• Support data preparation, model optimization, and performance improvement initiatives.

MLOps& Responsible AI

• Implement model monitoring, versioning, experiment tracking, and performance management.

• Establish processes to detect model drift andmaintainproduction reliability.

• Promote responsible AI practices, including explainability, governance, and risk mitigation.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Delivery

• Partner with product, engineering, platform, security, and business teams to deliver scalable AI solutions.

• Translate business requirements into practical technical solutions.

• Contribute to engineering best practices, knowledge sharing, and mentoring within the team.

Skills and Requirements

• Bachelor’s orMaster’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Software Engineering, ora relateddiscipline.

• Proven experience delivering AI, ML, or software engineering solutions in production environments.

• Strong Python programming skills.

• Experience with data processing and analytics tools such as SQL, Pandas, and NumPy.

• Knowledge of software development best practices, Git, and version control.

• Experience developing and deploying AI services usingFastAPI, Flask,MLflow, or similar technologies.

• Hands‑on experience building LLM applications usingLangChain,LlamaIndex, or equivalent frameworks.

• Experience integrating foundation model APIs such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Cohere, or Mistral.

• Understanding ofmachine learning concepts, model deployment, and operationalization.

• Experience with vector or graph databases (e.g., FAISS, Pinecone,Weaviate, Neo4j).

• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and collaboration skills.

Preferred Technical Skills

• Experience with machine learning frameworks such as Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, orPyTorch.

• Understanding ofdeep learning, transformers, and foundation models.

• Knowledge of NLP concepts, including embeddings, RAG, and language models.

• Exposure to computer vision applications.

• Experience with prompt engineering, model fine‑tuning, and evaluation techniques.

• Familiarity withMLOpspractices, including model monitoring, governance, and deployment.

• Experience managing model performance, drift detection, and observability.

• Knowledge of Responsible AI and AI governance principles.

• Experience working with Azure cloud platforms and enterprise-scale AI solutions.

Nice to Have

• Experience within Oil & Gas, Energy, Trading, Shipping, ETRM, or other complex industrial environments.

• Experience delivering digital products within highly regulated enterprise environments where security, resilience, governance, and compliance are critical.

What You’ll Bring

• A strong delivery mindset with the ability to balance innovation, speed, and scalability.

• Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to evaluate multiple technical approaches andidentifyfit-for-purpose solutions.

• Experience translating complex business challenges into practical AI solutions.

• collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.

• Passion for emerging AI technologies and their application to real-world business problems.

• Commitment to high engineering standards, quality, security, and responsible AI practices.

• Strong communicationand influencing skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• continuous improvement mindset and a desire to share knowledge, mentor others, and contribute to team success.

What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.

• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.

• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.

• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.

• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.

• Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.

• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance relatedsalary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.

• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.

• Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.

• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and

• international teams.

• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.

We’d like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we’re working towards that goal, click here .

We are committed to attracting a broader and more diverse pool of candidates. If this position doesn’t feel like the perfect fit for your qualifications right now, we’d still love to hear from you. Consider creating a profile in our Talent Community so we can keep you in mind for future opportunities that may align with your skills.

Shell in Singapore

Shell is an international energy company that uses advanced technologies and takes an innovative approach to help build a sustainable energy future. Here in Singapore, Shell has a long history and is one of the country’s largest foreign investors. It has businesses spanning trading and marketing of liquefied natural gas; refining, trading, marketing and shipping of oil products, lubricants and chemicals; low carbon solutions; and operating a network of service stations through retailers, as well as electric vehicles charging.

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