Research Engineer (contract till 30 Aug 2027), SCIS

As a Research Engineer at Singapore Management University's School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS), you will conduct research and development on AI-powered security infrastructure for smart contracts and on-chain finance as part of the Mando project. You join an active research team led by Prof. Lingxiao Jiang, working on vulnerability detection and remediation for blockchain applications.

What you'll do

• Develop and customize code analysis and AI models for smart contract vulnerability detection and bug repair
• Develop and customize agentic workflows that integrate vulnerability detection, repair, and simulation testing into smart contract development processes
• Design and develop web apps that demonstrate these capabilities for real users
• Read research papers, implement related methods and techniques, and conduct experiments to evaluate various approaches
• Document studies including implementation code and evaluation results, write research papers for publication at reputable venues, and present findings to stakeholders

What you bring

• A Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related discipline, with focus on cybersecurity, software engineering, or deep learning
• Minimum 1 year of relevant software research or development experience in smart contracts, AI, or security
• Proficiency in at least one of these programming languages: Python, Java, Javascript, or Solidity
• Proven professional experience in full-stack web app development, software testing and fuzzing, vulnerability detection, quality assurance, system integration, and maintenance
• Technical skills in Ethereum blockchain, Solidity smart contracts, compilers, program analysis, deep neural networks, graph learning, and API development
• The ability to break down complex problems and design effective solutions
• Strong capability to work cooperatively as part of a small, agile academic research team
• Self-motivation and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively with team members

Nice to have

• Demonstrated experience with agentic workflows and DevOps
• Project management experience
• Research publications in software engineering, cybersecurity, or AI

What we offer

• Contract position until 30 August 2027

About Singapore Management University

Singapore Management University (SMU) is home to the School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS), an active research institution focused on advancing AI security and smart contract analysis through projects like Mando.