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title: 'AI Data Engineer at LG AI Research'
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# AI Data Engineer at LG AI Research

- **Company:** LG AI Research
- **Location:** Gangseo-Gu Seoul South, South Korea
- **Posted:** 2023-03-07
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-06
- **Apply:** https://www.lgresearch.ai/careers?gh_jid=4223874005

## Job description

팀 소개

LG AI Research는 EXAONE을 비롯한 대규모 AI 모델 연구·개발을 통해 산업 전반의 AI 전환을 선도하고 있습니다.

연구 과정에서는 학습 데이터셋, 벤치마크, 모델, 로그 등 매우 다양한 유형의 대규모 데이터가 끊임없이 생성·활용되고 있습니다.

Product Unit 산하 Data Governance팀은 LG AI연구원의 다양한 연구 데이터를 체계적으로 연결하고, 연구자가 데이터를 효과적으로 활용할 수 있는 환경을 만들고 있습니다. 학습 데이터셋, 벤치마크, 모델 및 실험 로그를 관리하는 통합 데이터 플랫폼을 개발하고, 데이터의 품질/버전/검색/공유/접근제어를 아우르는 데이터 거버넌스 체계를 구축합니다.

연구진, 엔지니어와 협업하여 모델과 데이터의 문제를 정의하고, 데이터 전략 수립부터 파이프라인 구현과 개선 효과 검증까지 함께할 Data Scientist를 찾고 있습니다. 꼼꼼한 분석과 반복적인 실험을 통해 어떤 데이터가 모델의 성능을 높이는지 확인하고, 그 결과를 여러 연구과제에서 활용할 수 있는 방법과 시스템으로 발전시켜 나갈 분을 찾습니다.

수행 업무

- 모델 평가, 데이터 생성·선별, 학습 실험을 연결하는 Agent 기반 Self-Improvement AI Pipeline 설계·개발
- Foundation Model의 Benchmark별 성능과 Failure case를 분석하여 개선 과제 도출
- 학습·평가용 Synthetic Data 및 Reference Data 생성·정제와 Data Quality Control 자동화
- SFT, RLHF, RLVR 등 Mid-training, Post-training 과정에서 데이터 구성과 학습 방법에 따른 성능 변화를 비교·검증하고 개선 방향 수립
- AI Data Platform 운영 및 On-Prem Data Storage, Data Versioning, Experiment Tracking 등의 feature 고도화

지원자격

- Machine Learning, Deep Learning에 대한 이해와 AI 모델 및 데이터 관련 연구·개발 경험
- LLM 기반 Agent System의 구조와 Agent Orchestration 전반에 대한 이해
- 모델과 데이터의 문제를 정의하고, Experimental Design과 Statistical Analysis를 통해 성능 개선으로 연결할 수 있는 역량
- 연구인·엔지니어와 협업하여 기술 과제를 구체화하고, 구현·검증을 거쳐 실제 연구 또는 서비스 환경에 적용한 경험
- Code Agent를 적극적으로 활용하고 결과물의 품질을 검증하여 개발 생산성을 높일 수 있는 역량

우대사항

- NLP, ML, AI분야 Top-tier 학술대회(예: ACL, EMNLP, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AAAI 등) 1저자 논문 게재 경험
- 대규모 Training Dataset 구축 및 Data Curation을 통해 실제 모델 성능을 개선한 경험
- Benchmark, Automated Evaluator 또는 Reward Model·Verifier를 직접 개발한 경험
- AI 서비스 또는 Data Platform을 Production 환경에 배포·운영하며 안전성, 처리 속도, 비용을 개선한 경험

전형 절차

- 서류심사 → 1차 기술 인터뷰(온라인) → LG Way Fit Test & 코딩테스트 → 2차 기술 인터뷰(온라인) → 3차 기술 인터뷰 (온라인) → 최종 인터뷰(온사이트)

현재 LG AI연구원은 병역지정업체가 아님으로, 전문연구요원 채용 및 전직이 불가함을 알려드립니다. 지원 시 문제가 있을 경우 careers@lgresearch.ai로 문의 부탁드리겠습니다.

## About LG AI Research

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: LG AI Research is the corporate AI research lab of the LG Group, dedicated to solving complex real-world problems across LG’s diverse businesses through cutting-edge AI research in vision, language, data intelligence, and materials science.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Subsidiary of LG Group, a publicly traded conglomerate; LG Corp ticker: 003550 on KOSPI)
- **Headquarters**: Seoul, South Korea (multiple offices: Yeouido LG Twin Tower, Magok LG Science Park, Magok D&O)
- **Founded**: December 2020
- **Founders**: Established by LG Group; Chief Scientist: Honglak Lee (also Professor at University of Michigan)

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: AI Research & Development, Research Services
- Target customers: Primarily internal – LG Group affiliates (LG Electronics, LG Chem, LG Display, LG U+, etc.); also collaborates externally with academic institutions and publishes research.
- Mission or purpose statement: "Advancing AI for a better life" by solving the LG Group’s most challenging problems and conducting fundamental research for future breakthroughs.

## Products & Services
LG AI Research does not sell commercial products; it operates specialized research labs that deliver models, platforms, and intelligence capabilities to LG businesses and the broader AI community.

- **[EXAONE Lab]**: Large Language Model (LLM) research and development, including the EXAONE series of models.
- **[Vision Lab]**: Computer vision research for applications in manufacturing, quality inspection, autonomous systems, etc.
- **[Language Lab]**: Natural language processing, conversational AI, multilingual understanding.
- **[Data Intelligence Lab]**: Data-driven decision-making, predictive analytics, and business optimization.
- **[Materials Intelligence Lab]**: AI for new material discovery, chemistry, and energy research.
- **[Bio Intelligence Lab]**: AI applications in drug discovery, life sciences, and protein design.
- **[Advanced Agent Lab]**: Agentic AI, autonomous systems, and robotics evaluation & benchmarking.
- **[Physical Intelligence Lab]**: Embodied AI, robotics, and physical world interaction.
- **[Superintelligence Lab]**: Long-term fundamental research toward general intelligence.
- **[Platform & Infra Team]**: MLOps, LLM inference infrastructure, and internal AI platforms.
- **[AI Market Insights Team]**: Business intelligence and market analysis for AI strategy.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (wholly owned by LG Group)
- **Key Metric**: Total headcount of 255 employees (as of mid-2025), with +23.7% YoY growth
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: LG Group affiliates (LG Electronics, LG Chem, LG Display, LG U+, etc.); academic partners including University of Michigan, KAIST, Seoul National University, Yonsei University.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount growth of 23.7% YoY; expansion to global offices in Ann Arbor (USA), Poland, and Canada; active hiring across multiple research and engineering roles; hosting events like "LG AI Tech CONNECT" in New York; regular publications at top global conferences.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Real-world data & problems**: Unparalleled access to diverse, large-scale industrial data from LG’s electronics, chemical, telecom, battery, and life science businesses.
- **End-to-end impact**: Researchers see their work directly applied to actual business outcomes within LG affiliates.
- **Top-tier infrastructure**: State-of-the-art compute resources, extensive datasets, and latest equipment.
- **World-class talent**: Collaboration with leading academic institutions and a team of highly cited researchers.
- **Autonomous culture**: Culture 3.0 emphasizes researcher autonomy, flextime without core hours, self-approval PTO, and remote work options.

## Strategic Focus
- **Fundamental research**: Continued investment in foundational AI areas (LLMs, agentic AI, scientific foundation models, materials intelligence).
- **Global expansion**: Growing research presence in North America (Ann Arbor) and Europe.
- **Industry-specific AI**: Deepening AI capabilities for LG’s key sectors (chemicals, displays, batteries, new drugs).
- **Talent attraction**: Actively recruiting top AI researchers and engineers through internships, residencies/postdocs, and full-time positions.

## Why Work Here
- **Autonomous work environment**: Flextime with no core hours, self-approval for paid time off, remote work options, and commuter shuttle service.
- **Health & wellness**: Comprehensive medical expense coverage (self & family), annual physical exams, psychological counseling (6 sessions/year), health management allowance.
- **Personal growth**: Generous self-development budget, book allowance, latest work equipment (laptop, monitors), access to vast data and infrastructure.
- **Life support**: Welfare points, family event support, childcare expenses, admission gifts, resort/villa support, separate summer vacation days.
- **Culture**: "Culture 3.0" – a continuously evolving, researcher-centric culture with unlimited snack bars, subsidized meals, and a focus on work-life balance.
- **Global opportunities**: Offices in Seoul, Ann Arbor (USA), Poland, and Canada, with potential for international collaboration and relocation.

## Sources
1. [lgresearch.ai](https://www.lgresearch.ai/)
2. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lgairesearch/)
3. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/lgairesearch)
4. [careers.lgresearch.ai](https://careers.lgresearch.ai/c5a2b8bd-6129-4482-a68e-a7dc0d300676)

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