--- title: 'Software QA Engineer at LG AI Research' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/software-qa-engineer-lg-ai-research-gangseo-gu-seoul-south-n05xfbpmcvzv' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-06' --- # Software QA Engineer at LG AI Research - **Company:** LG AI Research - **Location:** Gangseo-Gu Seoul South, South Korea - **Posted:** 2025-01-24 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-06 - **Apply:** https://www.lgresearch.ai/careers?gh_jid=4520866005 ## Job description 팀 소개 Product Development Team은 AI 기술을 바탕으로 고객의 요구를 충족시키는 AI 서비스를 설계하고 개발합니다. AI 모델과 알고리즘을 실용적이고 효율적인 서비스로 구현하고, 현실 문제 해결을 목표로 합니다. 챗엑사원을 포함한 여러 서비스를 개발하고 운영합니다 수행 업무 - 제품 요구 사항 및 기술 명세서를 분석하여 테스트 계획과 테스트 시나리오를 작성 - 수동 테스트를 통해 소프트웨어의 기능을 검증 - 반복적인 테스트 작업을 자동화하고 유지관리 - QA 프로세스를 지속적으로 개선하고, 테스트 방법론 및 도구를 최적화 지원자격 - 소프트웨어 QA 분야에서 3년 이상의 경력 - 소프트웨어 QA 방법론, 도구 및 프로세스에 대한 이해 - 테스트 케이스 구상, 작성, 관리 경험 및 역량 보유 - 테스트 자동화 도구(pytest/request, Selenium, JMeter등) 사용 경험 - Jira/Notion 등을 통한 업무 및 산출물 관리 경험 - 애자일 스크럼 등으로 개발 팀과 협업한 경험 ## 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. 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