About the Team:
The Product & Technology department is composed of Product Managers, Engineers and Designers. Ownership, meritocracy and collaboration are at our core. We are not afraid to think differently, embrace new ideas and dream big. We empower ownership and share responsibility. We support each other to achieve and grow. Our goal is simple - to create products that delight our customers and readers.
Purpose of the position:
We are seeking a skilled AI Engineer to contribute to our business strategy projects. In this role, you will report to the lead engineer and collaborate closely with our engineering and product squad within the organisation. This role supports feature development on an agile team, delivering key AI-powered features to a global audience to support SCMP’s initiatives.
In this role, you will:
- Participate in the full AI development lifecycle, including identifying use cases, assessing feasibility, defining success metrics, feature engineering, testing and validation for assigned AI and software projects.
- Build and deploy agentic workflows and integrate cutting-edge AI models into production environments.
- Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality, adherence to coding standards, and knowledge sharing among team members.
- Stay up-to-date with technologies, trends, and best practices in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and software engineering, making recommendations for their adoption.
- Deliver across the applications lifecycle including development, testing & deployment, maintenance, documentation as well as ongoing enhancement and support.
Skills and Experience that will lead to success:
- Degree holder or above in Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence or a related discipline.
- 1 to 3 years of hands-on experience in software development or AI engineering.
- Deep knowledge of AI models (e.g., LLMs, Generative AI) and Open-Source Agentic AI Frameworks (e.g., OpenCode, LangChain).
- Hands-on experience with Agentic Coding and building autonomous or semi-autonomous AI agents.
- Knowledge in Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, microservice architecture and Cloud is an advantage.
- Ability to problem solve through collaboration and asking the right questions to business users.
- Good team player and willing to learn.
Work location will be at Shenzhen office.
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What We Do
The South China Morning Post is a leading news media company that has reported on China and Asia for more than a century with global impact. Founded in 1903, SCMP is headquartered in Hong Kong, where it is the city’s newspaper of record, with a growing correspondent staff across Asia and the United States. Our vision is to “Elevate Thought”, and our mission is to “Lead the global conversation about China”. The South China Morning Post is a global digital news leader with a unique role in championing the plurality of voices in Asia through its breadth and depth of news coverage. SCMP is committed to informing and inspiring through journalism of the highest standards. Apart from its flagship newspaper, SCMP also publishes news 24/7 on SCMP.com. In 2020, SCMP became the first news organisation in Asia to join the Trust Project, a consortium of top news companies developing global transparency standards for credible journalism. Additionally, SCMP publishes a portfolio of premium lifestyle and fashion titles in Hong Kong including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire and, Harper’s BAZAAR. SCMP is also home to Abacus, a digital news brand focused on China's tech industry; Inkstone, a daily news brief for those curious about China's growing impact around the world; and Goldthread, a content platform with a focus on food, travel and culture in China. For more information, please visit us at www.scmp.com. Our Privacy Notice aims to comply with all relevant data privacy and protection laws. You should read the Privacy Notice in full at http://corp.scmp.com/privacy-policy
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