Senior Research Engineer

Singapore Management University; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Singapore seeks a Researcher to evaluate LLM-generated software code. This role involves conducting innovative research, developing evaluation metrics, and contributing to academic publications. Candidates should possess a Master's degree in Computer Science or related fields, with at least 2 years of relevant research experience and proficiency in Python. The position offers an engaging work environment within a cooperative team focused on groundbreaking academic research.

Benefits

Attractive benefits

Generous professional development opportunities

Competitive compensation packages

Qualifications

• Minimum Master’s in Computer Science, IT, or related field from a reputable institution.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant research experience with academic publications.
• Proficiency in programming software/languages such as Python.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research on evaluation of LLM-generated software code.
• Develop LLM agents for evaluating code quality.
• Write academic publications and present at seminars.

Skills

Programming in Python

Academic paper-writing

Problem-solving

Innovation

Collaboration

Education

Master’s in Computer Science, IT, or related

Job description

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Singapore Management University is a place where high-level professionalism blends together with a healthy informality. The 'family-like' atmosphere among the SMU community fosters a culture where employees work, plan, organise and play together – building a strong collegiality and morale within the university.

Our commitment to attract and retain talent is ongoing. We offer attractive benefits and welfare, competitive compensation packages, and generous professional development opportunities – all to meet the work-life needs of our staff. No wonder, then, that SMU continues to be given numerous awards and recognition for its human resource excellence.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The candidate will be responsible for conducting research on evaluation of LLM-generated software code. Successful candidate will be part of an active research team led by Prof WYNTER from School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS), Singapore Management University (SMU).

• Research into devising new metrics quantifying AI-generated code quality.
• Development of LLM agents for evaluating code quality.
• Automatic evaluation of the evaluations of the LLM agents.
• Academic publication writing and presentations at seminars.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum Master’s in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems or closely related disciplines from a reputable institution of higher learning; with particular focus on Gen AI and experience in software engineering.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant research experience in the above areas with academic publications in top AI and/or software engineering venues.
• Proficiency in programming software/languages such as python is required.
• Proven track record and professional experience in Gen AI and software engineering.
• Demonstrated experience and know-how on academic paper-writing.
• Ability to break down complex problems and design effective solutions.
• Innovating new approaches and thinking outside the box.
• Applicants with research publications in the above area will be advantageous.
• Ability to work cooperatively as part of a small, agile academic research team is essential.
• Self-motivated individual who can work independently and collaboratively with team members.