AI Engineer (Natural Language Processing)

NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Singapore seeks a candidate to develop and fine-tune Large Language Models and related technologies. Candidates should have a BSc/MSc in a relevant field and experience with Python and NLP tasks. Additional skills in Kubernetes, Docker, and communication are valued. This role involves innovative research and collaboration with junior engineers in a dynamic environment, offering a unique opportunity in the rapidly evolving AI landscape.

Qualifications

• Strong familiarity with modern NLP models required.
• Experience in building and improving NLP deep learning models.
• Experience working with cloud services beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Develop and fine-tune Large Language Models for underrepresented languages.
• Conduct innovative research on LLM evaluation and alignment.
• Collaborate with junior engineers and interns.

Skills

Fluent in Python

Familiar with NLP tasks

Good communication skills

Education

BSc/MSc in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering or equivalent

Tools

PyTorch

Hugging Face

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Job description

Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop and fine-tune Large Language Models and their related technologies (e.g. data pipeline and evaluation framework) for underrepresented languages
• Perform literature review of AI and LLM papers and apply the principles to build AI products
• Conduct innovative research on LLM evaluation and alignment
• Be involved in the end-to-end model building effort, from data preparation, model training to API deployment
• Reproduce, test and enhance algorithms from research papers
• Partner with external parties, including global AI research labs and regional AI ecosystem players
• Present research findings at technical conferences and seminars
• Self‑learn the latest technological development in the rapidly changing AI frontier technology landscape
• Collaborate and coach junior AI engineers and interns on the practical aspects of LLM development

For Project-Based Spokes (Translation)

• Define clear scope, success criteria, and exit conditions upfront
• Plan for knowledge transfer and wind‑down when objectives are met

Requirements

• BSc/MSc in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering or equivalent practical experience
• Familiar with NLP tasks and modern NLP models
• Fluent in Python, PyTorch, Hugging Face, AllenNLP and related NLP libraries
• Experience in building and improving NLP deep learning models
• Experience working with container services such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience working with Git, RESTful API
• Experience working with frontend such as React and TypeScript is a plus
• Experience in cloud services
• Good communication skills – written and spoken

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