Artificial Intelligence Engineer

NCS Group; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

NCS Group is seeking a Senior / AI Native Builder to join AI Central. In this role, you will build, productise, and deploy AI-powered products and MVPs for regulated sectors, working in live client contexts to turn challenges into scalable solutions across Asia Pacific, including Singapore and beyond.

You will join a startup-style team embedded within NCS, reporting to the Chief AI Officer, and will contribute to reusable patterns, playbooks, and AI-native delivery practices across geographies

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
• Demonstrated experience delivering AI, ML, or generative AI solutions in real-world settings.
• Strong understanding of modern AI tooling and evaluation approaches.

Responsibilities

• Lead the journey from client problem statement to working prototype, MVP, or deployable solution.
• Translate ambiguous business challenges into product hypotheses and execution plans.
• Build and ship AI-enabled solutions using software engineering, model orchestration, automation, and design tools.
• Make sound trade-offs across speed, quality, security, scalability, and business value.
• Advise clients on AI investment priorities, architecture decisions, and build-versus-buy choices.

Skills

AI delivery experience

Stakeholder management

Independent delivery

Education

CS/IS/Engineering degree

Tools

LLM orchestration

Automation platforms

Model evaluation

Job description

NCS is a leading AI Tech Services company. With a 15,000-strong team across the Asia Pacific, NCS scales its platforms and capabilities to provide clients with greater agility and AI expertise across a range of Industries. Embracing a strong ecosystem of global partners, NCS transforms technology services delivery combining AI with digital resilience to drive real business impact. NCS is a subsidiary of the Singtel Group.

Job Description

ABOUT AI CENTRAL

• AI Central (AIC) is NCS’s enterprise AI capability spine — the group responsible for building, productising, and deploying NCS’s AI platforms and reusable assets across regulated and mission-critical sectors. AIC works at the intersection of deep AI engineering and high-stakes client environments in aviation, land transport, public safety, telecommunications, and government.
• AIC is not an internal support function. It is where NCS’s most differentiated AI capabilities are built, validated, and scaled — and where solutions developed in Singapore are prepared for regional deployment across Asia Pacific.

As a Senior / AI Native Builder in AI Central, you will help build, productise, and deploy AI-powered products, MVPs, reusable assets, and new ventures for regulated and mission-critical sectors. You will work in live client contexts, turning ambiguous business challenges into working solutions that can be tested, adopted, and scaled across Singapore and the wider Asia Pacific region.

AI Central is NCS’s enterprise AI capability spine, responsible for building differentiated AI platforms and reusable assets across sectors such as aviation, land transport, public safety, telecommunications, and government.

THE ROLE

• Build what matters, fast.
• Join a startup-style team embedded within one of Singapore’s leading technology services firms, working directly with the Chief AI Officer and senior leaders to turn client opportunities into AI-powered products, MVPs, and new ventures.
• This is a high-autonomy role for experienced builders who thrive in ambiguity and know how to move from problem framing to working solution. You will use AI as a force multiplier across research, design, engineering, and delivery, while staying accountable for real client outcomes.
• We are looking for engineers who can demonstrate that they have designed and deployed consequential AI systems, exercised independent business acumen, critical thinking, and technical judgement under real constraints, and built things that others build on. The right candidate may be early in their career by conventional measures but advanced by the metrics that matter to us.
• You will not be working in a sandbox or building theoretical demos. You will be working in live client contexts, shaping solutions that can be tested, adopted, and scaled.

WHAT YOU WILL OWN

• The AI delivery methodology for your assigned sector vertical
• The reusable asset library emerging from your client engagements — ensuring that solutions built for Singapore lighthouse accounts are documented, abstracted, and ready for regional adaptation
• The technical onboarding and capability development of engineers who join your team

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the journey from client problem statement to working prototype, MVP, or deployable solution
• Translate ambiguous business challenges into clear product hypotheses, technical approaches, and execution plans
• Build and ship AI-enabled solutions using the right combination of software engineering, model orchestration, automation, and design tools
• Make sound trade-offs across speed, quality, security, scalability, and business value
• Advise client technology and business leaders on AI investment priorities, architecture decisions, and build-versus-buy choices — drawing on NCS’s cross-sector experience and AIC’s capability base
• Drive fast experiments and iterative delivery cycles to validate desirability, feasibility, and value
• Contribute reusable patterns, playbooks, and working practices that help NCS scale AI-native delivery across sectors and geographies
• Stay current with emerging AI tools, methods, and frameworks, and apply them where they create measurable advantage
• You are energised by ambiguity and know how to create clarity through action
• You are comfortable defining the scope, shaping the approach, and driving execution with limited hand-holding
• You combine product instinct, engineering depth, and strong judgement
• You work well with senior stakeholders and can challenge assumptions constructively
• You use AI fluently in your day-to-day workflow as a practical multiplier across design, code, research, and delivery
• You care about shipping real solutions that solve meaningful client problems
• You move quickly, but you also know where quality, trust, and maintainability matter most

The ideal candidate should possess:

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field. Equivalent practical experience is also valued
• Demonstrated experience delivering AI, machine learning, or generative AI solutions in real-world settings
• Strong understanding of modern AI tooling, including LLM application patterns, orchestration frameworks, automation platforms, evaluation approaches, and model limitations
• Ability to balance experimentation with sound engineering discipline, including security, reliability, and maintainability
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate business needs into technical execution and to advise at the executive level
• Proven ability to work independently, navigate ambiguity, and deliver outcomes at pace

GOOD TO HAVE

• Experience in consulting, venture building, startup environments, or innovation teams
• Experience deploying AI solutions in enterprise or regulated environments — aviation, land transport, public safety, telecommunications, or government
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, APIs, CI/CD, analytics, and observability
• Experience shaping early-stage products with users and iterating based on feedback

Additional information

Why Join NCS?

Grow with Us

• Work on cutting-edge AI products that shape the future of technology
• Collaborate with talented, passionate teams across research, engineering, and design
• Access continuous learning opportunities and career development pathways

Make an Impact

• Transform AI research into products that solve real problems for clients and users
• Drive innovation in a leading Technology Services Firm with regional presence
• Contribute to building a better future through responsible, human-centred AI

Thrive in Our Culture

• Experience a human-to-human approach where relationships and collaboration matter
• Be part of Team NCS, where bold ideas meet practical execution
• Enjoy a supportive environment that values diversity, inclusion, and respect

We are driven by our AEIOU beliefs—Adventure, Excellence, Integrity, Ownership, and Unity—and we seek individuals who embody these values in both their professional and personal lives. We are committed to our Impact: Valuing our clients, Growing our people, and Creating our future.

Together, we make the extraordinary happen.

Learn more about us at ncs.co and visit our LinkedIn career site.