Vice President, AI Engineer (APAC AI Hub)

Bny Mellon; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid leaves

Volunteer time off

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

BNY Mellon in Singapore seeks a Vice President, AI Engineer to design, build, and maintain enterprise AI capabilities. The role focuses on secure, scalable solutions and close collaboration with regional and global teams.

The successful candidate will work across product, governance, and engineering partners to deliver production-ready AI services and platforms, emphasizing responsible AI and robust testing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline.
• Experience, preferably 7+ years, in software engineering, applied AI/ML, platform development.
• Proven experience building production applications, backend services, APIs, integrations, or cloud platforms.
• Practical experience with LLM applications, retrieval-augmented generation, prompt engineering, model APIs, or AI agents.
• Strong programming skills, preferably Python and modern backend or cloud-native frameworks.
• Knowledge of CI/CD, containers, monitoring, security, and production-support practices.
• Ability to analyze complex requirements and deliver secure, testable software.
• Strong collaboration across APAC and global teams.
• Experience in banking/financial services is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support AI applications and platform components across the full software lifecycle.
• Build solutions using LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation, agentic workflows, model APIs, and prompt engineering.
• Develop backend services, APIs, integrations, and automation for enterprise AI platform capabilities.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, designers, governance partners, and business stakeholders.
• Evaluate models and prompts, analyze results, and suggest improvements to workflows and designs.
• Write well-designed, testable code; participate in code reviews and document technical decisions.
• Create automated tests and deployment pipelines; troubleshoot defects and ensure reliability.
• Apply security, privacy, model risk and quality standards throughout delivery.
• Identify technical debt and opportunities for reuse; improve engineering methods and tools.
• Mentor junior engineers and share best practices across the APAC AI Hub.

Skills

Python

LLMs

Backend development

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

Security practices

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

APIs

Job description

Job De ion

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Vice President, AI Engineer to join our APAC AI Hub team. This role is located in Singapore and will work with regional and global engineering, product, and control partners.

This is a hands-on engineering role responsible for designing, building, testing, and supporting AI-powered products and platform capabilities. The successful candidate will apply strong software engineering fundamentals and practical AI knowledge to deliver secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions for enterprise use.

In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support AI applications, services, and reusable platform components across the full software development lifecycle.
• Build solutions using LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation, agentic workflows, model APIs, prompt engineering, and other applied AI approaches.
• Develop backend services, APIs, integrations, context pipelines, and automation that support our enterprise AI platform and other AI Hub capabilities.
• Work with product managers, architects, designers, governance partners, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into clear technical solutions.
• Conduct model and solution evaluations, analyze performance and quality results, and recommend improvements to models, prompts, workflows, and application designs.
• Write well-designed, testable, and efficient code; participate actively in code reviews and maintain appropriate technical documentation.
• Build automated tests and deployment pipelines, troubleshoot defects and production issues, and contribute to the reliability and operational readiness of AI services.
• Apply enterprise standards for security, privacy, model risk, responsible AI, change management, and software quality throughout delivery.
• Manage technical debt, identify opportunities for reuse, and recommend continuous improvements to engineering methods, tools, and platform capabilities.
• Mentor less-experienced engineers and contribute to shared technical practices across the APAC AI Hub.

To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience, is required.
• Experience, preferably 7+ years, in software engineering, applied AI/ML, platform development, or a related technical discipline.
• Demonstrated experience building and supporting production applications, backend services, APIs, integrations, or cloud-based platforms.
• Practical experience with LLM applications, retrieval-augmented generation, prompt engineering, session context management, model APIs, AI agents, evaluation methods, or related AI technologies.
• Strong programming skills, preferably in Python and one or more modern backend or cloud-native development frameworks.
• Knowledge of software architecture, automated testing, CI/CD, source control, containers, monitoring, security, and production-support practices.
• Ability to analyze complex requirements, troubleshoot technical problems, and deliver secure, testable, and maintainable software.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, including the ability to work effectively with teams across APAC and other global locations.
• Experience in banking, financial services, or another regulated environment is a plus.

About Us

At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world's investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.

Recognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance – and this is what is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.

About The Team

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself, check out the latest BNY news at: BNY Newsroom & BNY LinkedIn

Here's a Few Of Our Recent Awards

• America's Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025
• World's Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025
• Most Just Companies, Just Capital and CNBC, 2025

Our Benefits And Rewards

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life's journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.