AI &
DEEP TECH.
Specialist recruitment for AI-native, compute, quantum and semiconductor businesses in Singapore, and for AI roles in companies across industries.
WHY SPECIALIST.
We recruit across applied AI, compute, quantum and semiconductors, as well as AI roles in other industries. These searches need candidates who understand both the technology and the industry they will work in.
- Focus
- Applied AI, Compute, Quantum, Semis, AI Roles
- Functions
- Commercial, Engineering, R&D, Artificial Intelligence
- Level
- Specialist, Mid-Level, Leadership
- Markets
- Singapore
SUB-SECTORS WE COVER.
Four deep tech markets, and the AI roles that companies in other industries are now hiring. Pick one to see what the work involves and the titles it produces.
Applied AI & AI-Native Companies
Businesses whose product is a model or an AI application deployed into a customer's operations. Revenue depends on the deployment landing inside the customer's workflow, so the engineering sits with the customer.
ROLES WE PLACE.
Three families, the level each runs at, and where in the sector they sit.
FREQUENTLY ASKED.
What AI and deep tech roles do you recruit for in Singapore?
Engineering, commercial and leadership roles in four markets: applied AI, AI compute, quantum and photonics, and semiconductors. That runs from forward deployed and machine learning engineers to IC design, technical sales and VP-level hires. We also recruit AI engineers, data scientists and Heads of AI for companies outside the tech industry.
Do you recruit AI engineers for companies outside the tech industry?
Yes. More companies outside tech are now hiring AI engineers, data scientists and Heads of AI, often for the first time. The candidate has to understand the business they are joining as well as the model, and a hiring manager can usually test only one of those. We brief candidates on how the business runs as well as on the tech stack, and look for people who have already put AI to work inside a real business.
What is a forward deployed engineer, and why is the role hard to fill?
An engineer who works with the customer to get an AI product running inside their operations, and is judged on whether it ships. The role needs software depth and the ability to work alongside the customer's own engineers, and most candidates have one or the other. The title is new, so we also search among solutions engineers, implementation leads and customer engineers who have done the same work under another name.
How do you assess candidates for semiconductor roles?
We look at what they actually built. In semiconductors, one title can cover chip design, testing, manufacturing or packaging, so we ask which part they worked on and whether their work made it into a finished product. Two people with the same title can have done very different jobs.
Which markets do you cover for AI and deep tech recruitment?
Singapore. We also recruit candidates from overseas for Singapore roles, because many of the strongest candidates are based abroad and will move for the right product and team. Regional mandates are taken case by case.