“There is a huge shift in tech now compared with when I [first came back to Singapore],” says Chin, who is head of systems engineering of Asean, Greater China and Korea at US-based data firm Pure Storage. He and his team design systems that let customers better utilise new technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI).
Singapore’s high-tech ambitions are not quite matched by the depth of its local talent pool. While attracting employees from abroad, the city state must also build up its domestic workforce if it sees tech as its future.
SINGAPORE (Sept 2): When Chin Yishuen returned to Singapore more than 10 years ago, there were not many people who wanted to work in tech. Many of his friends preferred building trading platforms, as Singapore was on its way to becoming a financial powerhouse. But Chin stuck to engineering, a field he loves because it is always changing, and that keeps him on his toes. And, in a decade, he has risen from the position of mid-level manager at a cloud computing firm to become a systems engineering head at a tech MNC.
