AI Engineer – Private AI & SME Solutions

Signature International Properties; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Signature International Properties seeks a Technical Partner to lead the architecture and build of a private AI platform tailored for Singapore SMEs. You will define the overall tech stack, deployment options (cloud, on-prem, hybrid), and scalable AI agents to automate workflows.

The role emphasizes building a commercially viable, secure AI foundation, with hands-on design of architecture, data isolation, and integration of LLMs, vector stores, and APIs.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of several of the listed areas (LLMs, RAG, AI agents, Python, APIs, vector databases, Docker, Linux, cloud and GPU infra).
• Experience with local/private LLM deployment is highly advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Define Technical Architecture for a Private AI platform.
• Design Private AI infrastructure including cloud, on-prem and hybrid options.
• Build RAG/Knowledge Base systems for SMEs.
• Develop practical AI agents and automation for SME workflows.

Skills

LLMs

RAG

AI agents

Python

APIs

Vector databases

Docker

Linux

Cloud infrastructure

GPU infrastructure

Open-source AI models

Database systems

Authentication

Cybersecurity

AI application development

Job description

We are building aPrivate AI solution for Singapore SMEs.

We aim to provide SMEs with practical AI solutions that can work with their own company knowledge, documents, SOPs and workflows.

The founder brings strong experience inSingapore SME business development, industrial real estate, SME relationships and business strategy, with an existing network of SME owners and decision-makers.

We are looking for a strong technical person to become thetechnical brain behind the venture.

You will have the to shape:

• AI product architecture
• Private AI infrastructure
• AI agents
• RAG / company knowledge systems
• SME AI applications
• GPU/server deployment
• Security architecture
• Technical product strategy
• Development team structure
• Future AI SaaS products

The commercial side will be led by the founder, allowing the technical partner to focus heavily on building a strong and scalable technology foundation.

Examples:

• AI quotation generator
• AI email assistant
• AI SOP generator
• AI proposal generator
• AI document summariser
• AI customer-service assistant
• AI HR assistant
• AI Excel/data assistant
• AI marketing assistant
• AI business document generator

Your Role

As the Technical Partner, you will initially be responsible for:

1. Technical Architecture

Design the overall architecture for our Private AI platform.

This includes evaluating:

• Open-source LLMs
• Commercial APIs
• Local inference
• RAG
• Vector databases
• AI agents
• GPU infrastructure
• Cloud infrastructure
• On-premise deployment
• Authentication
• User management
• Data isolation
• Backup
• Monitoring
• Security

The objective is not to build the most expensive system.

The objective is:

Build the most commercially viable Private AI system for Singapore SMEs.

2. Private AI Infrastructure

Help determine when we should use:

Cloud

versus

Dedicated server

versus

On-premise GPU server

versus

Hybrid architecture

You should be able to explain the trade-offs between performance, cost, security and scalability.

3. RAG / Knowledge Base

Build systems that allow SMEs to interact with their own information.

4. AI Agents & Automation

Develop practical AI agents for SMEs.

Potential applications include:

• Sales assistant
• Customer-service assistant
• HR assistant
• Operations assistant
• Document assistant
• Quotation assistant
• Internal knowledge assistant
• Lead qualification
• Workflow automation

Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who has a combination of:

Technical ability

Strong understanding of several of the following:

• LLMs
• RAG
• AI agents
• Python
• APIs
• Vector databases
• Docker
• Linux
• Cloud infrastructure
• GPU infrastructure
• Open-source AI models
• Database systems
• Authentication
• Cybersecurity
• AI application development

Experience with local/private LLM deployment is highly advantageous.

Entrepreneurial Mindset

This is extremely important.

We arenotlooking for someone who only wants:

“Tell me what to build and I’ll build it.”

We want someone who can say:

“This approach will cost $X, this alternative will cost $Y, and I recommend Y because it is more suitable for SMEs.”

You should be comfortable challenging assumptions and helping shape the product.