Senior Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer, Research
PhysicsX · Singapore
Posted about 2 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 62 days PhysicsX's roles stay open a median of 66 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 26% of PhysicsX's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at PhysicsX
- high 33 stale, 2 reposted of 42 open
- Hiring momentum
- 58 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-08
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from PhysicsX's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for PhysicsX.
About this role
As a Senior Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer at PhysicsX, you will be responsible for designing and operating the infrastructure that supports research model training and serving pipelines. You will collaborate closely with ML engineers and research scientists to optimize training processes, manage data pipelines, and ensure reliable model deployment. This role offers the opportunity to make architectural decisions and improve the developer experience within a research-focused environment.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of PhysicsX as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of experience building and operating ML infrastructure at scale
- Deep expertise in distributed training
- Strong systems fundamentals: Linux, networking, storage I/O, profiling and performance optimization
- Production experience with Kubernetes and SLURM for job orchestration on GPU clusters
- Proficiency in Python and ML frameworks (PyTorch strongly preferred)
- Experience with cloud GPU infrastructure
Nice to have
- Experience with geometric deep learning or neural operators
- Background in HPC for simulation engineering
- Experience building model serving infrastructure
- Familiarity with experiment tracking tools and observability stacks
- Experience packaging models for deployment into customer environments
What you get
- Equity options
- 10% employer pension contribution
- Free office lunches
- Enhanced parental leave
- YellowNest nursery scheme
- 25 days of Annual Leave (+ Public Holidays)
Worth weighing
- The role requires deep expertise in distributed training and strong systems fundamentals, which may limit candidates without this background.
- The focus on ML infrastructure suggests a highly technical environment that may not suit those looking for a broader engineering role.
- The posting emphasizes collaboration with research scientists, which may require strong communication skills in a technical context.
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Listed by PhysicsX on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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