Applied AI Research Engineer - Software Quality

Sonar; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Anchor days: Mon Tue Thu

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Sonar is hiring a Research Engineer to advance AI within software engineering, developing novel algorithms and tools that enhance system performance and reliability.

You will conduct applied research, prototype solutions, and collaborate with AI researchers and product teams to translate findings into practical applications. The role emphasizes publishing results and contributing to maintainable, well-documented research artifacts.

Qualifications

• Strong research background in AI, ML, and SE.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Engineering or related field.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work independently or in a team.
• Experience with AI/ML-enhanced software development and code governance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct applied AI/ML research to improve code quality, testing, and maintenance.
• Design prototypes and demonstrate feasibility of new methodologies.
• Collaborate with AI researchers, software engineers and product managers.
• Publish findings at conferences and journals, and present to the research community.
• Participate in code reviews and promote readable, testable research artifacts.
• Apply DevOps practices to maintain a clean codebase and reproducible experiments.

Skills

AI/ML research

Software engineering

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related

Tools

Python

Agentic tech (Astra, Opus, Vertex)

Job description

Sonar is hiring a Research Engineer to advance AI within software engineering, developing novel algorithms and tools that enhance system performance and reliability.

You will conduct applied research, prototype solutions, and collaborate with AI researchers and product teams to translate findings into practical applications. The role emphasizes publishing results and contributing to maintainable, well-documented research artifacts.