Forward Deployed Research Engineer

About the role

A small engineering team at an AI/ML company focused on reinforcement learning environments, evaluations and training data is looking for a Forward Deployed Research Engineer. You will solve urgent, ambiguous technical challenges for AI labs, data vendors and internal teams, and turn repeated deployment work into reusable tools. The position is on-site in Singapore.

Key responsibilities

• Diagnose ambiguous technical problems and clarify what needs to be done.
• Own technical deployment requests from triage through completion.
• Build tools and one-off pipelines to address urgent customer and partner needs.
• Coordinate with research and go-to-market teams to unblock deployments.
• Balance fast delivery with quality, correctness and security.
• Document recurring issues and automate manual work into reusable tools or processes.

Required profile

• Two to four years of experience in applied research engineering, forward-deployed engineering or a similar hands-on technical role.
• Research engineering experience alongside experience owning technical deployments.
• Experience with benchmarks and evaluations for reinforcement learning training data or AI agents, with sound judgment about task realism and rubric quality.
• Strong debugging skills across code, data and technical environments.
• Ability to work independently through ambiguity, handle urgent production or deployment issues, and communicate with technical customers, vendors and cross-functional teams.
• Experience at an early-stage startup and a track record of careful, original technical work.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Python, Docker and Linux.
• Technical educational background.

What we offer

• Base salary of $100,000 to $170,000 USD annually.
• Visa sponsorship available.