Senior Engineer/ Engineer, Machine learning

The Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) was founded by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2000 with the mission of enhancing Hong Kong’s competitiveness through applied research. ASTRI’s core R&D competence in various areas is grouped under five Technology Divisions: Communications Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and Trust Technologies, Advanced Electronic Components and Systems, IoT Sensing and AI Technologies, and Innovative Mind.

It is applied across six core areas which are Smart City, Financial Technologies, New Industrialisation and Intelligent Manufacturing, Digital Health, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, and Metaverse.

Over the years, ASTRI has nurtured a pool of research, I&T talents and received numerous international awards for its pioneering innovations as well as outstanding business and community contributions. To date, ASTRI has transferred almost 1,500 technologies to the industries and been granted more than 1,100 patents in the Mainland, the US, and other countries.

To support our constant endeavour to position Hong Kong as a world-class smart city and an international hub of innovation and technology, we are seeking qualified professionals to fill the following position(s):

Job Responsibilities:
• Research, design and develop machine learning models and optimization algorithms to solve business problems.
• Collect, clean and pre-process raw data from diverse sources.
• Develop predictive models for programmatic advertising.
• Develop optimization algorithms for solving real-world problems.

Job Requirements:
• Master's degree or above in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics or relevant disciplines with a minimum of 2 years of related experiences.
• 2+ years of experience in NLP, CV, optimization algorithms or equivalent experience.
• Candidates with less experiences will also be considered.
• Proficient in one or more of Python, Java, R or equivalent programming language.
• Good knowledge of data structures, and algorithms.
• Knowledge of deep learning, statistics, information theory or related mathematical domains.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated and well organized with can-do attitude.
• Live ASTRI values.

The appointment will be on renewable contract terms with a competitive salary and performance-linked variable pay. Fringe benefits include paid leave, medical, insurance coverage and contribution to MPF. The incumbent will normally work a five-day week.

For interested parties, please submit your application with detailed CV within two weeks of the post date. Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible. The review of applications will continue until the post is filled.

The resume should not include any sensitive personal information such as ID card no. or passport number, photo, etc.

Position offer is subject to the applicant’s experience and academic qualification. Only short-listed candidates will be notified. ASTRI reserves the right not to fill the position.

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