About the role

What will you do at Tencent?

Business Unit Cloud & Smart Industries Group (CSIG) is responsible for promoting

the company's cloud and industry Internet strategy. CSIG explores the

interactions between users and industries to create innovative solutions for

smart industries via technological advancements such as cloud, AI, and network

security. While driving the digitalization of retail, medical, education,

transportation and other industries, CSIG helps companies serve users in smarter

ways, building a new ecosystem of intelligent industries that connect users and

businesses. What the Role Entails Platform Architecture Design: Lead the design

and development of Agent-native platforms tailored for R&D availability,

environment governance, and AIOps; drive the implementation of generative AI

technologies to solve complex engineering challenges. Knowledge Engineering:

Build and maintain enterprise-grade vertical domain knowledge bases; implement

advanced retrieval and integration strategies to empower intelligent agents with

specialized domain expertise. AI Capability Center: Integrate Large Language

Model (LLM) capabilities with internal toolchains and standardized APIs;

encapsulate these into reusable intelligent components to establish a

centralized AI capability hub, boosting overall R&D and operational efficiency.

Who We Look For Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, AI,

Software Engineering, or a related field. Core Experience: Proven experience in

LLM application development, with a strong track record in AI Agent architecture

or RAG system optimization. Technical Expertise: Deep understanding of AI Agent

paradigms, RAG optimization, and standardized tool-use protocols; familiar with

the entire pipeline from data processing and vectorization to intelligent

generation. Professionalism: Passionate about driving business efficiency

through AI; excellent autonomous learning skills, logical thinking, and

cross-functional collaboration capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

Domain
Knowledge: Background in Cloud Computing, IaaS/PaaS, DevOps automation, or
AI-driven R&D efficiency. Collaborative Design: Familiar with Multi-Agent System
(MAS) design and standardized agent-to-agent communication
protocols/orchestration frameworks. Community Contribution: Active contributor
to open-source AI projects or a track record of high-quality technical
publications in AI engineering. Production Experience: Proven experience in
leading or playing a key role in deploying production-grade AI Agent systems.
Location State(s) US-California-Palo Alto The expected base pay range for this
position in the location(s) listed above is $151,300.00 to $283,800.00 per year.
Actual pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Employees hired for this position may be eligible for a sign on payment,
relocation package, and restricted stock units, which will be evaluated on a
case-by-case basis. Subject to the terms and conditions of the plans in effect,
hired applicants are also eligible for medical, dental, vision, life and
disability benefits, and participation in the Company’s 401(k) plan. The
Employee is also eligible for up to 15 to 25 days of vacation per year
(depending on the employee’s tenure), up to 13 days of holidays throughout the
calendar year, and up to 10 days of paid sick leave per year. Your benefits may
be adjusted to reflect your location, employment status, duration of employment
with the company, and position level.

Benefits

may also be pro-rated for those

who start working during the calendar year.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Tencent As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices

fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community. We

foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and

inspired to achieve individual and common goals.

Who we are

Tencent is a

world-leading internet and technology company that develops innovative products

and services to improve the quality of life for people around the world. Equal

Employment Opportunity at Tencent As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly

believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our

users and the community. We foster an environment where every employee of

Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.

Which skills does this role require?

LLM application developmentAI Agent architectureRAG system optimizationGenerative AIKnowledge engineeringVectorizationAPI integrationPythonSoftware engineeringData processingAIOpsLLMAI AgentsRAGKnowledge EngineeringAPISoftware EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceData ProcessingPlatform ArchitectureLLMs

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