Senior AI Scientist: Scalable Multimodal AI Infra

A*STAR Research; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A*STAR Research in Singapore invites a Senior AI Scientist to lead design, deployment, and scaling of AI infrastructure across multidisciplinary domains. You will build robust data pipelines, push state-of-the-art models into production, and shape best practices for lifecycle management, with a focus on multimodal AI and GenAI capabilities.

You will collaborate with software engineers and data scientists in a vibrant public-sector R&D setting that drives national AI initiatives and industrial

Qualifications

• 1–6+ years in software/platform engineering or DevOps
• 3+ years in MLOps or AI infrastructure in production
• Experience designing end-to-end ML platforms
• Proficient in Python and at least one high-performance backend language
• Experience with cloud-native architectures and containers

Responsibilities

• Pioneer Multimodal AI: Design and develop advanced deep learning models capable of understanding, aligning and reasoning over complex audio and multimodal inputs.
• Bridge Research & Reality: Translate state-of-the-art AI research into practical, real-world systems using strong system-level thinking and engineering rigor.
• Deploy at Scale: Architect and build scalable, low-latency deployment systems that ensure robustness, high efficiency, and absolute production readiness.
• Accelerate with GenAI: Apply cutting-edge Generative AI techniques, leveraging AI-assisted development tools to supercharge your data engineering, model training, and prototyping.
• Own the End-to-End Pipeline: Build comprehensive, seamless pipelines - from raw data processing and training frameworks to evaluation suites and deployment workflows.
• Rapid Prototype & Iterate: Foster an agile environment where you can rapidly prototype new ideas and successfully transfer cutting-edge technology into operational environments.
• Collaborate to Integrate: Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to seamlessly weave audio intelligence into broader, complex enterprise AI systems.

Skills

MLOps

Python

Backend language

System design

Cloud platforms

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

AWS

GCP

Azure

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

A*STAR Research in Singapore invites a Senior AI Scientist to lead design, deployment, and scaling of AI infrastructure across multidisciplinary domains. You will build robust data pipelines, push state-of-the-art models into production, and shape best practices for lifecycle management, with a focus on multimodal AI and GenAI capabilities.

You will collaborate with software engineers and data scientists in a vibrant public-sector R&D setting that drives national AI initiatives and industrial