AI Data Scientist

About the role

We are hiring a Data and AI Scientist to build reusable, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud-native data and AI solutions. In this role, you will join an AI development team focused on creating applications with modern state-of-the-art AI technologies. You will also act as a subject-matter expert within cross-functional teams tackling common industry problems through data and AI. This is a fast-moving environment with several concurrent projects alongside industry technology partners, aimed at delivering data-led and AI-led products and services that can create meaningful social impact.

If you enjoy machine learning, stay curious about the newest AI advances, and have hands-on experience solving real-world problems, this is an opportunity to help shape Singapore’s digital future.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with product owners, engineering teams, and industry collaborators across the full product lifecycle, including ideation, design, prototyping, acceptance testing, data preparation, delivery, operational rollout, industry adoption, and end-of-life management.
• Evaluate the maturity, feasibility, and relevance of AI research, tools, and emerging trends for industry use cases.
• Design and implement software components using a microservices-oriented architecture.
• Contribute to agile and secure software development practices, including documenting user needs and software code throughout the development lifecycle.
• Develop, propose, test, and validate algorithms while balancing transparency, fairness, scalability, security, integration effort, and operating cost.

Requirements

• Educational or professional background in engineering, computer engineering, computer science, mathematics, statistics, or a closely related field.
• Strong technical foundation in artificial intelligence.
• Good awareness of current AI research and production deployment technologies.
• Solid programming experience in Python and/or C++.
• Experience using data manipulation, visualization, machine learning, and reporting libraries.
• Practical exposure to one or more deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or Torch.
• Hands-on experience with OpenAI and Claude prompt engineering using code-based workflows.
• Practical experience building and deploying AI agents, RAG systems, and vector or graph databases.
• Strong understanding of 3D geometry, vector mathematics, and coordinate systems.
• Experience with algorithms for mesh processing, Boolean operations, and geometric transformations.
• Comfort with relevant 3D modelling or CAD tools, such as Blender or Rivet, and/or programming libraries such as OpenGL, CGAL, or Three.js.
• Strong collaboration, communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills for cross-functional work.

Additional information

The role is a contract position based onsite in Singapore. Compensation will be aligned with the candidate’s experience.