Digital Hub Kuala Lumpur attracts, inspire and develop diverse talents who will elevate BASF’s digital journey.

As one of the world’s largest chemical companies, BASF is on a mission to create chemistry with a sustainable future. The Digital Hub Kuala Lumpur, alongside four other Digital Hubs across the globe are part of the technology powerhouse driving our vision. Join our organization and make an impact in an inclusive and diverse work environment. We value individual differences and provide opportunities for you to contribute your unique perspective towards our collective goals.
 

Summary

Our Manufacturing & OpEx Intelligence Team is supporting the operational divisions and central functions with global data around Manufacturing, Asset Effectiveness and provides the required transparency for BASF production. This data is the essential part of all improvements of our manufacturing processes.

In this role, you are developing new applications based on novel AI-driven technologies. Your tasks include crawling of a wide range of data, maintenance of crawlers and managing the data pipeline. In cooperation with team members, you maintain and further develop our IT product offerings. 
 

Responsibilities and Key Outcomes 

• Designing, developing and deploying AI-based solutions using Large Language Models to address specific advanced use cases in Manufacturing and Technology. 
• Integrating AI solutions into our existing workflows and platforms (e.g., CI/CD pipelines)
• Developing web scrapping scripts to get data. 
• Maintaining the crawling pipelines and adjusting crawling jobs. 

Job Requirements 

Education and work experience

• Master’s degree in computer science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field
• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and team-player skills
• At least 3 years working experience.

Technical & Professional Knowledge (mandatory)

• Crawling skills by using standard IT frameworks (e.g., Scrappy, Playwright)
• Excellent programming skills in Python, and experience with machine learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow or PyTorch)
• Experience with cloud platforms (ideally Microsoft Azure), containerization technologies and with deploying and managing AI solutions in a cloud.

Technical & Professional Knowledge (additional plus/nice to have skills)

• Experience in using OCR technologies.
• Experience in using NLP technologies
• Experience in agile working methods.
• Experience in project management.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €68.9 billion in 2023.

BASF is committed to empowering its employees to pursue their interests and explore emerging technologies. By investing in top-quality tools and promoting cross-functional collaboration, we encourage our team members to drive positive change within our organization. Come join us and be a part of our digitalization journey. 

Further Information at https://go.basf.net/careers_digitalhubkl