Senior Research Engineer I

4 months ago

Singapore NTU (Nanyang Technology University- Main Office-HR) Full time
The Early Mental Potential & Wellbeing Research Centre's mission is to maximise every child's mental and emotional capital by uplifting neurodevelopmental trajectories during early sensitive periods through interdisciplinary discovery science and translational technologies.

Toward this aim, we engage in 3 major activities and thrusts:

1) Core Discovery Research, Empowering Science: Basic neuroscience research and advanced computational models to understand individual neurocognitive potential, developmental trajectories, and risk and resilience factors;

2) Translation to Clinic & Pedagogy, Empowering Practitioners: Developing precision assessment and intervention tools to optimise parent-child social and mental health within clinical, education and community settings;

3) Translation to Real-World Technologies, Empowering Families: Creating scalable solutions and real-world technologies for parents to enhance their child's mental and cognitive wellbeing at home.

We are seeking a Software Engineering Manager to partner with product management and engineering teams to lead a complex, multi-disciplinary project, together with PI - Professor Victoria Leong and co-I - A/Prof Domenico Campolo. This role requires an individual with a strong technical background, exceptional project management skills, and the ability to drive collaboration across various teams. The ideal candidate will also act as the Head Engineer / Tech Project Manager, interfacing between external consultants and internal staff, writing and overseeing the entire algorithm pipeline, and managing the people involved in writing the code.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Be both highly technical and an effective people manager.
  • Be a subject matter expert in a product domain.
  • Lead teams that deliver on multiple projects with increasing dependencies in an ambiguous or high-impact area.
  • Drive roadmap creation and execution.
  • Participate in technical software design.
  • Measure the impact of your team and set clear expectations and goals.
  • Work effectively with cross-functional teams to set and achieve optimal outcomes.
  • Partner with leadership to influence and drive organizational design, contribution, and prioritization.
  • Act as the interface between external consultants and internal staff.
  • Build and oversee the entire algorithm pipeline scheme (inputs, outputs, and connections between various domains) of the software.
  • Supervise and manage the individuals code writing of Software Engineers.


Job Requirements:
  • Master Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Software engineering work experience, including hands-on technical management building software pipelines, API design, and interactions between servers and clients.
  • Experience coding in one of the following languages: C++, Java, Python.
  • Demonstrated experience recruiting and managing technical teams, including performance management.
  • Experience of working in a fast-paced commercial/industry setting is preferred


Candidates with a proven track-record in one or more of these areas are welcome to apply. We will begin reviewing applications from July 2024 onwards, until the position is filled, and regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Hiring Institution: NTU

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