Forward Deployed Research Engineer
At a glance
Mid-level Solutions & Sales Engineering role at Clera. Singapore · full-time · $100,000–$170,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Take technical deployment requests from initial triage through resolution, clarifying unclear problems along the way
- Build custom tools and short-term pipelines for urgent needs from customers and partners
- Coordinate with research and go-to-market teams to move deployments forward
- Turn recurring problems and manual steps into reusable tools or processes, while protecting quality, correctness and security
What you bring
- Two to four years in hands-on research engineering, forward-deployed engineering or a similar technical role
- Research engineering experience plus ownership of technical deployments
- Working knowledge of Python, Docker and Linux, supported by a technical education
- Experience evaluating reinforcement-learning data or AI agents, including judging task realism and rubric quality
- Strong debugging across code, data and technical environments
Who this fits
This role suits someone who can work independently through unclear, urgent technical problems and communicate with customers, vendors and internal teams. The position is on-site in Singapore. Visa sponsorship is available.
From the employer
About the Role
Join a small engineering team at an AI/ML company focused on reinforcement learning environments, evaluations, and training data. You will solve urgent, ambiguous technical challenges for AI labs, data vendors, and internal teams, while turning repeated deployment work into reusable tools.
What You'll Do
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.
What We're Looking For
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.
Proficiency in Python, Docker, and Linux, with a technical educational background.
Experience with benchmarks and evaluations for reinforcement learning training data or AI agents, including 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 effectively with technical customers, vendors, and cross-functional teams.
Experience at an early-stage startup and a track record of careful, original technical work.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: $100,000 to $170,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
On-site in Singapore, Singapore.
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