AI Platform Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 7, 2026. First seen by Alion on Aug 26, 2026. Wilhelmsen scores B on the Alion truth index.
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 areestablishinga 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 andoperatethis 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
- Enablereal businessimpact in fleet, operations, and customer domains
- Be part of a pragmatic, product-focused engineering organization
Location
The position will be based in Kuala Lumpur officelocatedat KLSentralwhich 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-dayswork 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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