Forward-Deployed AI Engineer: Production-Ready Solutions

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

Job summary

ADATAGROUP is seeking a hands-on Forward Deployed AI Engineer to build, deploy and continuously improve AI capabilities powering our trade-tech platform. You will work with clients, leadership and operations to translate requirements into technical solutions and deliver reliable AI-powered workflows into production.

In a small, high-impact team, you’ll address document intelligence, customs automation and agentic AI workflows, taking ownership from POC to production and ongoing optimization.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience with AI/ML/LLM apps.
• Strong Python programming skills and production-grade apps.
• Experience with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini).
• Experience developing REST APIs using FastAPI, Flask, Django or similar.
• Ability to translate business requirements into practical technical solutions.
• Experience collaborating with multiple stakeholders including clients or operations teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to manage deliverables.
• Good communication skills to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfortable working directly with clients in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Must have the legal right to work in Singapore (no work pass sponsorship).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and deploy LLM-powered applications and AI workflows.
• Build and optimise document intelligence solutions for extracting data from invoices and shipping docs.
• Develop and maintain Python/FastAPI backend services and integrate external APIs.
• Improve AI solutions' accuracy, reliability and performance in production.
• Evaluate new AI models and frameworks for business use cases.
• Engage with clients and operations teams to understand workflows and translate needs into designs.
• Develop POCs, validate with users and deploy AI capabilities into live environments.
• Troubleshoot production issues and continuously improve deployed solutions.
• Bridge communication between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Python programming

AI/ML development

LLM applications

LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini)

REST APIs (FastAPI/Flask/Django)

Client engagement

Code debugging and delivery

Communication with stakeholders

Tools

FastAPI

Flask

Django

PostgreSQL

Docker

AWS

CI/CD

Job description

ADATAGROUP is seeking a hands-on Forward Deployed AI Engineer to build, deploy and continuously improve AI capabilities powering our trade-tech platform. You will work with clients, leadership and operations to translate requirements into technical solutions and deliver reliable AI-powered workflows into production.

In a small, high-impact team, you’ll address document intelligence, customs automation and agentic AI workflows, taking ownership from POC to production and ongoing optimization.