Mid-Level Research Engineer, Benchmarks
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 6, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 6, 2026. Clera scores B on the Alion truth index.
About the Role
Join a small, technical research and engineering team building rigorous benchmarks for evaluating AI agents on realistic, domain-specific workflows. You will own benchmark design and implementation, helping ensure evaluation results are reliable and useful to research and industry teams.
What You'll Do
Design, implement, and maintain benchmarks for evaluating AI agents on domain-specific tasks.
Collaborate with subject-matter experts to turn real workflows into realistic tasks and evaluation criteria.
Build reliable infrastructure to run models and agents against evaluation tasks at scale.
Develop metrics and analyses to assess benchmark difficulty, reliability, and failure modes.
Validate how benchmark results relate to real-world performance and evaluation needs.
Write clear technical documentation and reports for research and engineering audiences.
What We're Looking For
Two to four years of experience in software engineering, machine learning engineering, or research, including at least two years focused on AI benchmarks, evaluations, or agent environments.
Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and operating benchmarks or evaluation infrastructure for AI agents or large language models.
Proficiency with Python, Docker, and Linux environments.
Experience working with subject-matter experts to model workflows across technical or business domains and define evaluation criteria.
Experience developing metrics, statistical analyses, or validation studies for benchmark quality and real-world relevance.
Strong technical writing, attention to detail, and ability to work independently in an early-stage environment.
Experience with reinforcement learning pipelines, data generation, or agent evaluation is useful. Published work or technical writing on AI evaluation is also valued.
Compensation & Benefits
Annual salary range: $100,000 to $170,000 USD. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
On-site in Singapore, Singapore.