AI Engineer – Private AI & SME Solutions

We are building a Private AI solution for Singapore SMEs.We aim to provide SMEs with practical AI solutions that can work with their own company knowledge, documents, SOPs and workflows.The founder brings strong experience in Singapore SME business development, industrial real estate, SME relationships and business strategy, with an existing network of SME owners and decision-makers.We are looking for a strong technical person to become the technical brain behind the venture.You will have the to shape:AI product architecturePrivate AI infrastructureAI agentsRAG / company knowledge systemsSME AI applicationsGPU/server deploymentSecurity architectureTechnical product strategyDevelopment team structureFuture AI SaaS productsThe commercial side will be led by the founder, allowing the technical partner to focus heavily on building a strong and scalable technology foundation.Examples:AI quotation generatorAI email assistantAI SOP generatorAI proposal generatorAI document summariserAI customer-service assistantAI HR assistantAI Excel/data assistantAI marketing assistantAI business document generatorYour RoleAs the Technical Partner, you will initially be responsible for:1. Technical ArchitectureDesign the overall architecture for our Private AI platform.This includes evaluating:Open-source LLMsCommercial APIsLocal inferenceRAGVector databasesAI agentsGPU infrastructureCloud infrastructureOn-premise deploymentAuthenticationUser managementData isolationBackupMonitoringSecurityThe objective is not to build the most expensive system.The objective is:Build the most commercially viable Private AI system for Singapore SMEs.2. Private AI InfrastructureHelp determine when we should use:CloudversusDedicated serverversusOn-premise GPU serverversusHybrid architectureYou should be able to explain the trade-offs between performance, cost, security and scalability.3. RAG / Knowledge BaseBuild systems that allow SMEs to interact with their own information.4. AI Agents & AutomationDevelop practical AI agents for SMEs.Potential applications include:Sales assistantCustomer-service assistantHR assistantOperations assistantDocument assistantQuotation assistantInternal knowledge assistantLead qualificationWorkflow automationIdeal CandidateWe are looking for someone who has a combination of:Technical abilityStrong understanding of several of the following:LLMsRAGAI agentsPythonAPIsVector databasesDockerLinuxCloud infrastructureGPU infrastructureOpen-source AI modelsDatabase systemsAuthenticationCybersecurityAI application developmentExperience with local/private LLM deployment is highly advantageous.Entrepreneurial MindsetThis is extremely important.We are not looking for someone who only wants:“Tell me what to build and I’ll build it.”We want someone who can say:“This approach will cost $X, this alternative will cost $Y, and I recommend Y because it is more suitable for SMEs.”You should be comfortable challenging assumptions and helping shape the product.