AI Platform Engineer at wilhelmsen – Kuala Lumpur | Jobyssey

Join our global team for a career filled with opportunities to solve challenges both small and large, local and global, simple and complex.

About Us

Wilhelmsen Ship Management is one of the world’s largest third-party ship managers originated from Oslo, Norway with a portfolio of more than 450 vessels, a pool of more than 14,000 seafarers and over 900 shore-based employees all over the world. Our employees are working with a comprehensive global maritime group providing over half of the merchant fleet with essential products and services, along with supplying crew and technical management to the largest and most complex vessels ever to sail.

We offer a culture and vibrant work environment of strong leadership, collaborative, career development, work-life balance and a job that is both challenging and stimulating. All team members are empowered with the freedom to influence each other as long it complies with our Company’s values and vision.

About the role

We are building the foundation for AI across WSM.

Our goal is to move from isolated AI experiments to scalable, governed, and high-impact AI usage across all teams. To achieve this, we are establishing a unified AI platform and enabling teams to use AI as part of their daily work and products.

As an AI Platform Engineer, you will build and operate this platform and enable teams across WSM to use AI in a safe, modern, and scalable way.

What You'll Responsible For:

Key Responsibilities

1. AI Platform (Data + Dev)

You will build the foundation for AI at WSM.

Develop a unified AI platform using:
- Azure AI Foundry
- Snowflake Cortex AI
- GitHub ecosystem (Copilot, CI/CD)
Provide a single path for LLM access and agent development
Build reusable capabilities:
- RAG pipelines
- Agent workflows
- Prompt evaluation and management
Ensure integration with Snowflake and dbt data foundation
Embed security, cost control, and governance by design

2. AI Adoption (Copilot / LLMs)

You will help make AI part of everyday work.

Roll out and support Copilot and enterprise AI tools
Reduce friction in access, onboarding, and usage
Develop guidelines and guardrails for safe usage
Provide playbooks and examples for:
- Coding
- Writing
- Analysis

Track real usage and impact, not just licenses

3. Domain AI Enablement

You will support product teams in building AI that creates value.

Work with domain teams (operations, fleet, compliance, etc.)
Help teams build use-case driven AI solutions
Provide reference patterns:
- RAG on internal data
- AI agents and workflows
Promote platform-first over custom ML
Support production-ready solutions (performance, reliability, scaling)

What success looks like

Teams use a common AI platform instead of building ad-hoc solutions
AI tools are used daily across roles, not just in experiments
Product teams deliver AI-driven capabilities in production
AI usage at WSM is secure, scalable, and cost-controlled

Required Qualifications

Strong software engineering background (backend/platform)
Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
Solid understanding of APIs, integrations, and system design
Experience with data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, SQL, dbt or similar)
Exposure to LLMs, embeddings, or RAG concepts

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Azure AI services or similar platforms
Familiarity with GitHub and developer tooling
Experience building internal platforms or enabling other teams
Interest in applying AI to real business problems

Why join WSM?

Build a core platform used across the entire company
Work at the intersection of engineering, data, and AI
Enable real business impact in fleet, operations, and customer domains
Be part of a pragmatic, product-focused engineering organization

Location

The position will be based in Kuala Lumpur office located at KL Sentral which is a strategic work location with convenience travelling by Monorail, Rapid Kelana Jaya Line, MRT and KTM services as well as easy to get to go by public transportation.

What We Offer

5-days work week including complying with Malaysia’s Public Holiday
International work environment and culture
Great learning and development opportunities
Hybrid working arrangement (3 days in the office, 2 days remotely)

*Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Become a valued member of our team, where every day presents new opportunities for learning and development. Sound interesting? Click "APPLY" now to embark on a rewarding career journey!

Please note that all positions at Wilhelmsen are subject to reference and ID checks. For certain roles, additional background screening may be required.

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