Senior Software Engineer

Zoho APAC; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoho APAC is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer specializing in deep learning and large language models (LLMs) to drive development and scaling of advanced AI solutions. You will build robust, scalable AI infrastructure powering NLU and NLG capabilities.

You will design and optimize DL models, develop data pipelines for training and deployment, and collaborate with research and product teams to translate cutting-edge AI research into production systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with focus on DL and NLP.
• Strong software engineering skills and distributed systems experience.
• Excellent problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize large-scale DL models focusing on LLM architectures.
• Develop and maintain data pipelines for training, fine-tuning, and deploying LLMs at scale.
• Collaborate with research and product teams to productionize AI research.
• Lead code reviews and mentor junior engineers; set best practices for software and ML engineering.
• Stay up-to-date with DL/NLP advancements and integrate innovations.
• Speak at events and present technology capabilities.

Skills

Deep Learning

NLP

Distributed Systems

Problem Solving

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science / AI / ML

Tools

PyTorch

LLM Frameworks

Data Pipelines

Job description

Zoho is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer specializing in deep learning and large language models (LLMs) to drive the development, and scaling of advanced AI solutions. You will play a critical role in building robust, efficient, and scalable AI infrastructure that powers next-generation natural language understanding and generation capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and optimize large-scale deep learning models, focusing on LLM architectures such as transformers.
• Develop and maintain data pipelines for training, fine-tuning, and deploying LLMs at scale.
• Collaborate with research and product teams to translate cutting-edge AI research into production-ready systems.
• Lead code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and set best practices for software development and ML engineering.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in deep learning and NLP, integrating innovations to enhance model capabilities.
• Speak at events and present technology capabilities.

Requirements:

Must haves:

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant focus on deep learning and NLP
• Solid software engineering skills, including experience with distributed systems
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment

Nice to have:

• Strong expertise with LLMs (e.g., GPT, BERT, T5) and frameworks such as PyTorch
• Proficiency in building and managing scalable data pipelines and ML infrastructure
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, or a related field

What We Offer:

• Opportunity to work on state-of-the-art AI technologies.
• A collaborative, innovative, and fast-paced work environment.