Senior Multimodal AI Engineer: Vision, Forensics & Gen AI

Shopee; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Shopee is seeking a senior ML leader to design and evolve core algorithms across the Marketplace Intelligence and Data team in Singapore. You will own end-to-end ML solutions, from research to production, spanning AIGC detection, security, multimodal models, and biometric safety.

The role requires a PhD or Master’s in CS/AI with 5+ years building production ML systems, strong DL skills, and a track record of delivering large-scale systems.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, AI, or related fields.
• 5+ years of experience building production ML systems or equivalent impact.
• Recognized technical depth in related technical fields.
• Strong hands-on expertise with modern deep learning stacks.
• Proven track record leading large-scale systems from concept to production.
• Excellent technical judgment in ambiguous problem spaces.
• Ownership mindset and long-term thinking.
• Publications in top-tier CV/Multimodal/AI conferences and journals (nice to have).

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of core algorithms across the team.
• Oversee AIGC detection and media forensics initiatives.
• Advance face intelligence, liveness detection, and deepfake defense.
• Drive document understanding and fraud detection capabilities.
• Shape multimodal reasoning and AI agent development.
• Own end-to-end algorithmic solutions from concept to production.
• Guide research-to-production translation and deployment.
• Define technical directions in multimodal and vision–language models.
• Support trustworthy AI and biometric security.
• Mentor senior engineers and set technical standards for major decisions.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to align algorithm strategy with business impact.

Skills

Production ML systems

Deep learning

Education

Master’s/PhD in CS/AI

Job description

Shopee is seeking a senior ML leader to design and evolve core algorithms across the Marketplace Intelligence and Data team in Singapore. You will own end-to-end ML solutions, from research to production, spanning AIGC detection, security, multimodal models, and biometric safety.

The role requires a PhD or Master’s in CS/AI with 5+ years building production ML systems, strong DL skills, and a track record of delivering large-scale systems.