AI Engineer

Surbana Jurong; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Surbana Jurong is seeking an experienced AI software engineer to lead the design, build and production delivery of AI-enabled applications for core business lines. You will own the full SDLC, integrate LLM APIs and vector databases, and ensure secure cloud deployment with scalable CI/CD pipelines.

You should have strong Python, REST APIs, and cloud experience, plus hands-on with LLMs and frontend tech like React/TypeScript. Collaboration with AI PMs and business teams is core to the role.

Qualifications

• Production software shipping track record.
• Strong Python, REST APIs, cloud and containers.
• Experience with LLM APIs and vector databases.

Responsibilities

• Design and build end-to-end AI-powered applications and interfaces.
• Own the full software development lifecycle from requirements to deployment.
• Integrate LLM APIs, vector databases and retrieval augmented generation into production apps.
• Evaluate AI models and retrieval approaches and iterate on production data.
• Own CI/CD, containerisation, observability and secure cloud deployment.
• Contribute reusable components and engineering standards to the AI platform.
• Collaborate with business teams and AI PMs and communicate progress and risks.

Skills

Python

REST APIs

Cloud deployment

Containerisation

LLM APIs

Vector databases

Agentic orchestration

React & TS

AWS/Azure/GCP

Production operations

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

AutoGen

React

TypeScript

Job description

As a part of the Central AI-Core Studio & Delivery team, this role would require you to drive the design, build, and production delivery of AI-enabled applications for our core business lines.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build end-to-end AI-powered applications, including retrieval pipelines, LLM orchestration layers, backend APIs, and user-facing interfaces.
• Own the full software development lifecycle from requirements and architecture through testing, deployment, and post-launch iteration.
• Integrate LLM APIs, vector databases, and retrieval-augmented generation into production applications, applying agentic orchestration where needed.
• Evaluate AI models and retrieval approaches, defining evaluation criteria and iterating on production performance data.
• Own CI/CD pipelines, containerisation, observability, and secure cloud deployment, and document architectural decisions and trade-offs.
• Contribute reusable components and shared engineering standards to the AI platform.
• Work directly with business teams and AI PMs in a forward-deployed model, communicating progress and risks to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

About You

• A track record of shipping production software that people rely on - applications you’ve built, debugged, and improved under real operating conditions.
• Strong Python proficiency, with experience in REST APIs, cloud deployment, and containerisation.
• Hands-on experience with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, or equivalent) and retrieval/vector database systems.
• Solid understanding of software architecture, testing practices, and production operations.
• It will be advantageous if you have experience in agentic orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen) and frontend development with React and TypeScript.
• It will be advantageous if you are familiar with the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry, infrastructure, or enterprise workflow domains, and AWS, Azure, or GCP environments.

We value equity, diversity and inclusion and are committed to creating a work environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is empowered to do their best. We recognise the importance of a diverse and inclusive workplace to drive innovation and shared learning across our growing global network.

Join us and be part of a culture where we rise together, deliver excellence, and expand what’s possible. At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively. Join us in making a positive impact on the world!

Company

SJ is a diverse collective of problem solvers for the built environment, continually reimagining ways to create a smart and sustainable future.

Headquartered in Singapore, the group has a global talent pool of 16,000 in its member companies AETOS, Atelier Ten, B+H, CHIL, KTP, Prostruct, Robert Bird Group, SAA, SMEC and Surbana Jurong, based in more than 120 offices in over 40 countries.

They include architects, designers, planners, engineers, facilities managers and other specialists driven by progressive thinking and creative ideas to shape a better future.

Its technical experts deliver sustainable solutions that cover the entire project life cycle from planning and design, through to delivery and management, as well as a full suite of multidisciplinary consultancy services across a diverse range of sectors including transportation, water, aviation, healthcare, hospitality and renewables.

A global urban, infrastructure and managed services consulting firm with over 70 years of track record in successful project delivery, SJ has built more than a million homes in Singapore, created master plans in more than 60 countries and developed over 100 industrial parks globally.

SJ is #23 in Engineering News-Record’s 2023 Top 225 International Design Firms, #14 in World Architecture 100 2024, and Asia Pacific FM Technology Provider of the Year 2022, awarded by International Facility Management Association.