Machine Learning Research & Engineering Specialist

Gramian Consulting Group; Singapore; Remote; SGD 154,000 - 231,000; Full time

Job summary

Gramian Consultancy is seeking a highly skilled Machine Learning Research & Engineering Specialist to contribute to an advanced AI training project. You will build, train, and optimize models, pipelines, and inference systems using Python.

The role emphasizes hands-on ML engineering, reproducible workflows, testing, and performance optimization. Remote worldwide opportunity with a ~15 hours/week commitment to begin within 24–48 hours of onboarding.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, applied math, statistics, engineering, or related quantitative field.
• Strong ML engineering experience in practical settings.
• Proficient in Python with ability to implement, debug, test, and optimize non-trivial code.
• Hands-on experience using coding agents within a Python workflow.
• Understanding of ML model development, training and inference workflows.
• Ability to build reproducible implementations and verify correctness via tests.
• Strong quantitative reasoning and problem solving for numerical issues.
• Ability to work independently and meet quality and submission requirements.
• Strong written communication to explain technical findings.
• Availability to contribute ~15 hours per week starting within 24–48 hours of onboarding.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and validate ML models, training pipelines, and inference systems.
• Modify model components, data pipelines, evaluation systems, and numerical methods with Python.
• Build reproducible workflows using Python, CLI tools, and ML frameworks.
• Debug numerical, algorithmic, and system failures; identify root causes and fix them.
• Optimize training and inference for memory usage, efficiency, and throughput.
• Design tests to verify implementation correctness and performance requirements.
• Review ML engineering tasks and validate solutions.
• Use coding agents to accelerate development, debugging, testing, and reviews.
• Document technical approaches, decisions, tests, and performance findings clearly.
• Deliver high-quality, reproducible tasks within project deadlines.

Skills

Python

ML engineering

Debugging

Testing

Numerical computing

Performance optimization

Documentation

Independent work

English communication

Education

Master's or PhD in CS/ML/Applied Math

Job description

About Gramian

Gramian Consultancy is a boutique consultancy specializing in IT professional services and engineering talent solutions. With a strong background in software engineering and leadership, we help companies build high-performing teams by matching them with professionals who truly fit their needs.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Machine Learning Research & Engineering Specialist to contribute to an advanced AI training project focused on model development, training and inference systems, numerical computing, and performance optimization. This is a coding-intensive role requiring hands-on experience with Python, machine learning engineering, and coding agents integrated into development workflows. You will build, modify, debug, and validate machine learning implementations, create reproducible training and inference pipelines, and optimize systems for correctness, memory usage, and throughput. The ideal candidate combines strong quantitative foundations with practical coding skills and experience solving complex machine learning engineering problems.

SENIORITY: Experienced / Research-Level Engineer

EDUCATION: Master's degree or PhD in a relevant quantitative discipline

LANGUAGE: Strong written and verbal English

LOCATION: Remote — Worldwide

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and validate machine learning models, training pipelines, inference systems, and supporting infrastructure.

• Implement or modify model components, data pipelines, evaluation systems, and numerical methods using Python.

• Build reproducible programmatic workflows using Python, command-line tools, and relevant machine learning frameworks.

• Debug numerical, algorithmic, and system-level failures to identify root causes and implement reliable solutions.

• Optimize model training and inference for memory usage, computational efficiency, throughput, and performance.

• Design and execute tests to verify implementation correctness and compliance with objective performance requirements.

• Review and validate challenging machine learning engineering tasks, including existing code and proposed solutions.

• Use coding agents as part of the development workflow to accelerate implementation, debugging, testing, and code review while validating generated results.

• Document technical approaches, implementation decisions, test results, and performance findings clearly.

• Deliver high-quality, reproducible task submissions within project deadlines.

Requirements

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a closely related quantitative discipline.

• Strong professional or research experience in machine learning and practical ML engineering.

• Strong Python programming skills, including the ability to implement, debug, test, and optimize non-trivial code.

• Hands-on experience using coding agents within a Python development workflow.

• Understanding of machine learning model development, training and inference workflows, and evaluation methods.

• Ability to build reproducible implementations and verify correctness through systematic testing.

• Strong quantitative reasoning and problem-solving skills, particularly when diagnosing numerical or computational issues.

• Ability to work independently, manage technical tasks, and meet defined quality and submission requirements.

• Strong written communication skills and the ability to explain technical findings.

• Availability to contribute approximately 15 hours per week and begin the first task within 24–48 hours after onboarding.