Applied AI, Forward Deployed Machine Learning Engineer- Singapore
Summary
Forward-deployed ML engineer at Mistral AI, deploying GenAI apps and LLMs for enterprise customers, guiding integration and fine-tuning, and bridging tech teams with stakeholders.
At Mistral AI, we believe in the power of AI to simplify tasks, save time, and enhance learning and creativity. Our technology is designed to integrate seamlessly into daily working life. We democratize AI through high-performance, optimized, open-source and cutting‑edge models, products and solutions. Our comprehensive AI platform is designed to meet enterprise needs, whether on‑premises or in cloud environments. Our offerings include le Chat, the AI assistant for life and work. We are a dynamic, collaborative team passionate about AI and its potential to transform society. Our diverse workforce thrives in competitive environments and is committed to driving innovation. Our teams are distributed between France, USA, UK, Germany and Singapore. We are creative, low‑ego and team‑spirited. About The Job
Mistral AI is seeking an Applied AI Engineer to facilitate the adoption of its products among customers and collaborate with them to address complex technical challenges. The Applied AI Engineer will be an integral part of our Applied AI Engineering team, which is dedicated to driving the successful deployment of Mistral AI products. They will work hand‑in‑hand with customers from the pre‑sale stage to post‑implementation, ensuring our solutions meet and exceed client expectations. In this role, you’ll manage daily customer relations involving multiple stakeholders (CEO/CTO, data scientists, and software engineers) and function as a key resource in externalising our research in production settings. What you will do
Be responsible for onboarding customers on our products and APIs, providing guidance on prompting, evaluation, and fine‑tuning, and ensuring the best production integration with back‑end and front‑end interfaces. Work on state‑of‑the‑art GenAI applications from consumer products to industrial use cases, driving with our customers a crucial technological transformation. Individually help deploy in production use cases with a considerable business impact across various industries. Collaborate with our researchers, other AI engineers, and product engineers on our most complex customer projects involving complex fine‑tuning, state‑of‑the‑art LLM applications, and contribute to our open‑source codebases for tasks such as inference and fine‑tuning. Be involved in pre‑sales calls to understand potential clients' needs, challenges, and aspirations. Provide technical guidance on our products and explain Mistral technologies to various stakeholders. Collaborate with our product and science team to continuously improve our product and model capabilities based on customers’ feedback. About you
Fluent in English. Hold a PhD or master’s in AI or data science. Have 2+ years as a technical individual contributor (data scientist or software engineer) on AI‑based products. Have experience in fine‑tuning LLMs, tackling advanced RAG or agentic use cases. Have deep understanding of concepts and algorithms underlying machine learning and LLMs. Be experienced with building and deploying LLMs or NLP applications. Have proven experience in AI or machine learning product implementation with APIs, back‑end and front‑end interfaces. Have strong technical coding skills in Python. Have experience with deep learning with Pytorch. Have experience with agents frameworks such as LangChain, vector databases. Hold strong communication skills with an ability to explain complex technical concepts in simple terms to both technical and non‑technical audiences. Ideally you have
Contributed to open‑source projects in particular in the space of LLMs. Experience as a Customer Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer, Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect or Technical Product Manager. Benefits
Competitive cash salary and equity. Health insurance. Gym membership allowance: $90 per month. Food allowance: $200 per month for meals. Transportation allowance: $120 per month for public transport or parking charges reimbursed.