Pioneer Talent Program - Research Data Scientist (APAC Remote)

Binance; Singapore; Remote; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Career growth

Competitive salary

Job summary

Binance is seeking a Research Data Scientist (APAC Remote) to push the boundaries of AI agents for trading, analysis, and decision-making across millions of users. You will work on post-training alignment, efficient inference, and multi-agent coordination in adversarial financial environments.

The role requires a strong research background, experience with transformer models, RLHF/RLVR, and production-oriented ML workflows.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in ML, CS, Maths, Statistics or related field; exceptional Bachelor's with research output considered
• 0–5 years of research or industry experience in ML/AI; strong academic lab or internship valued
• Deep understanding of transformer architectures and LLM pretraining dynamics
• Proficiency in Python and PyTorch
• Bilingual English/Mandarin for coordination with partners
• First-author publications at top AI/ML conferences on LLM/Agent topics
• Experience designing reward functions, training pipelines, or evaluation frameworks for LLM-based agents
• AI-native development workflow with tools like Claude Code, Cursor, or Copilot Workspace

Responsibilities

• Conduct original research in generative AI and LLMs for crypto/financial domains
• Design and execute rigorous experiments with hypotheses and ablations
• Develop post-training methodologies and evaluation frameworks for LLMs in crypto
• Research test-time scaling techniques to improve agent reasoning in fast-moving markets
• Track NeurIPS/ICML/ICLR/ACL/EMNLP and crypto venues for applicable state-of-the-art methods

Skills

Transformer models

LLM alignment

Experiment design

RLHF/RLVR

Python

PyTorch

Bilingual English/Mandarin

Research publications

Education

Master's/PhD in ML/CS/Math/Stats

Bachelor's with research output

Tools

Python

PyTorch

Claude Code

Cursor

Copilot Workspace

Job description

Pioneer Talent Program - Research Data Scientist (APAC Remote)

Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users. We are trusted by 300+ million people in 100+ countries for our industry-leading security, user fund transparency, trading engine speed, deep liquidity, and an unmatched portfolio of digital-asset products. Binance offerings range from trading and finance to education, research, payments, institutional services, and more. Our mission is to increase the freedom of money and financial access for people around the world.

About the Role

We are seeking a Research Data Scientist who combines rigorous research thinking with a drive to see findings land in production.

This is a research-first role at the intersection of post-training alignment & reasoning, efficient inference and test-time scaling, and multi-agent coordination in adversarial financial environments.

You will conduct original research that pushes the boundaries of what AI agents can do — reasoning under market uncertainty, coordinating with other agents in open adversarial settings, and making reliable decisions when real value is at stake. The goal is real-world impact: agents that trade, analyze, and act for millions of users across the Binance ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Conduct original research in generative AI and large language models applied to crypto and financial domains — focus areas include reasoning under market uncertainty, alignment of trading agents, multi-agent coordination, and test-time scaling for time-critical decisions
• Design and execute rigorous experiments — formulating clear hypotheses, implementing model and training variants including RLVR-based reasoning approaches, running systematic ablations, and drawing statistically sound conclusions
• Develop novel post-training methodologies and evaluation frameworks for LLMs operating in crypto contexts — covering chain-of-thought quality for market analysis, agent decision consistency, and robustness against adversarial prompt injection
• Research test-time scaling techniques — process reward models, self-consistency, Monte Carlo Tree Search-based planning — and apply them to improve agent reasoning quality in ambiguous, fast-moving market conditions
• Critically track developments across the research community at NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, and crypto-adjacent venues — identifying high-leverage opportunities to apply state-of-the-art techniques to Binance's unique challenges

Requirements

• Master's or PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field; exceptional Bachelor's candidates with demonstrable research output will be considered
• 0–5 years of research or industry experience in ML/AI; strong academic lab or research internship experience equally valued
• Deep understanding of transformer architectures, large language model pretraining dynamics, and post-training methodology — including RLHF, RLVR-based reasoning model training, and alignment techniques
• Proficiency in Python and PyTorch
• Rigorous mathematical foundations: linear algebra, probability theory, information theory, stochastic optimization
• Bilingual English/Mandarin to coordinate with overseas partners and stakeholders
• First-author publications at top-tier AI/ML conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, AAAI) on LLM/Agent core topics — reasoning, multi-agent systems, RL for LLMs, post-training, agent memory, or related areas
• Research or engineering experience at a top-tier AI lab or team
• Experience designing reward functions, training pipelines, or evaluation frameworks for LLM-based agents — not just using existing APIs but building the core systems
• AI-native development workflow — using tools like Claude Code, Cursor, or Copilot Workspace as your primary development environment

Why Binance

• Shape the future of finance
• Collaborate with world-class talent in a user-centric global organization with a flat structure
• Tackle challenging projects in a fast‑paced and innovative enviornment with autonomy
• Thrive in a results‑driven workplace with opportunities for career growth and continuous learning
• Competitive salary and company benefits
• Remote‑first, work‑from‑home arrangement (may vary depending on the nature of the role and team)

Binance is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We believe that having a diverse workforce is fundamental to our success.

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