AI Engineer (Manager Candidate) (Japan Residents Only | Japanese Required)

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【Basic Information】

Client ID: 108000

Job ID: 1902

Position: AIエンジニア（マネージャー候補）

Location: Tokyo

Salary: 6.9M - 13.8M JPY

Language: Japanese (N1 or equivalent)

Contract type: Permanent

Who we are

1. BtoB事業：将棋AIの開発を通じて蓄積した技術を含む、機械学習・深層学習によるAI関連手法を固有のコア技術とし、様々な課題を解決するAIを各産業に提供しています。
2. BtoC事業：人工知能関連技術を活かし、オンライン対戦ゲームなどを世界中に展開しております。

• English here

  BtoB Business: Leveraging the technology accumulated through the development of Shogi AI, we have established proprietary core technology based on machine learning and deep learning. We offer AI solutions, to address various challenges across industries.

  BtoC Business: We harness artificial intelligence-related technology to introduce online multiplayer games to a global audience.

Roles and Responsibility

【お任せしたいこと】

当社はAI事業のスペシャリストとして、AIソリューションの各産業への導入と新たな価値創造によるAI革命を推進しています。深層学習（ディープラーニング）等の機械学習を活用して、予測・最適化の分析アルゴリズムやビックデータ分析、アルゴリズムなどを開発し、建設、金融など各種産業に適応しています。

世の中の課題を見極めつつ、AIをどの産業にどうアプローチするか、技術的な視点から設計・立案を行い、開発チームをマネジメントして、プロジェクトマネージャー達と協力しながら事業展開を主導します。

具体的には

• AIからシステムまで幅広い技術の知識や経験を元に、プロジェクトの課題を解決するための計画や設計を策定
• チームにおける技術面の最終的な判断や優先順位の決定
• プロジェクトマネージャー・ビジネスコンサルタントと協力して、プロジェクトゴール達成のための方針検討や顧客交渉
• 数学・情報科学の知見を活用し、データを観察・分析して、AIの性能を担保
• 高い実装能力によって開発をリード
• コードレビューやテスト設計などでチーム開発における製品の品質を高め維持
• メンター/相談役としてチームメンバーをサポート
• 問題解決へのアドバイス・行動
• 最高技術責任者（CTO）連携

【なぜ募集しているか？】

現在、当社では1社でも多くのクライアントの課題解決を行っていけるよう、一緒にAIの社会実装を実現していただける仲間を募集しています。新しいメンバーをお迎えし、当社事業の成長・拡大も実現していきたいと思っています。

熱意あり粘り強く一緒にチャレンジしていける優秀な仲間と出会えることを、メンバー一同心よりお待ちしております。世界を驚かすサービスを、一緒に作りましょう！

【社内アンケート（当社で働く魅力について）】

• 小さい会社なので、自立したスタイルで業務が進められると思います。人数が少ないことによる大変さもありますが、充実感を感じる環境だと思います。（ビジネス職）
• 課題解決の方法をエンジニアの裁量で決めて試すことができる。計算リソースが豊富なため手法の選択肢が計算リソースで制限されない。（エンジニア職）
• 裁量を持って働ける環境。
• AIの社会実装自体が不確かな道のりで、迷うことも多いですが、業界の実業務を楽にしてくれる可能性を信じて、日々取り組んでいます（ビジネス職）
• 「AI企業として」という観点ですと、AIの情報が日々流れ、日進月歩でテクノロジーの進化が進んでおり、AIに真正面からぶつかることで得られる面白さ(反面苦しさも)を最大化できるのは今だと思います。そういう意味では非常に面白い社会人生活を送れるのではないかと感じます。 「他社のAI企業と比較して」という観点ですと、金融・建設・エンタメを重点領域としつつ、産業横断的なPJにも携われるAIの企業は、そう多くないのではと思います。私自身がこの会社を選んだキッカケも、金融以外の建設とエンタメ領域で事業企画やコンサルティングの経験があったためです。 「純粋な1企業として」という観点ですと、会社メンバー間での繋がりに特徴があるように思います。懇親するときは思いっきり打ち解けあいつつ、仕事モードの時は結構ピリッとする雰囲気になることも多いので、オンオフをしっかり分け、仲良しごっこではなくお互いを高めあえる存在を築けると思います。（ビジネス職）
• 比較的小さい組織で大きいことをやろうとしている。自分の能力次第でかなり自由に役割を担える。（エンジニア職）
• マネジャー以上は特に個々人が個性的で優秀。技術的な知見をエンジニア以外も多かれ少なかれ持っている。社長が良い人
• 優れたエンジニアの技術力を背景に、お客様に価値遡及をしていくことに魅力を感じます。競合が多い中、競争力をもてる源泉（技術者）がしっかりと社内にあること、またそれを維持する経営陣の努力がすばらしいことだと思います。（セールス職）
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  【Roles and Responsibilities】

  As a specialist in our AI business, our company is driving the AI revolution by introducing AI solutions to various industries and creating new value. We utilize machine learning techniques such as deep learning to develop prediction and optimization algorithms, big data analysis, and algorithms adaptable to various industries such as construction and finance.

  While identifying societal issues, you will design and plan how to approach AI in different industries from a technical perspective. You will manage the development team and lead business expansion in collaboration with project managers.

  Specifically...

  • Develop plans and designs to solve project challenges based on a wide range of technical knowledge and experience, from AI to system development.
  • Make final technical decisions and prioritize tasks within the team.
  • Collaborate with project managers and business consultants to develop strategies and negotiate with clients to achieve project goals.
  • Utilize knowledge in mathematics and information science to observe and analyze data, ensuring AI performance.
  • Lead development through strong implementation capabilities.
  • Enhance and maintain product quality in team development through activities like code reviews and test design.
  • Support team members as a mentor/advisor.
  • Provide advice and take action to solve problems.
  • Collaboration with Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

  【Why We're Hiring】

  Currently, the company is seeking new team members who can help solve the challenges of as many clients as possible and contribute to the implementation of AI in society. We look forward to welcoming new members to help achieve the growth and expansion of our business.

  We eagerly await meeting talented individuals who are enthusiastic and persistent in tackling challenges together. Let's create groundbreaking services together!

  【Internal Survey (Attractiveness of Working at the company)】

  • The small size of the company allows tasks to be carried out in an independent style. While there are challenges due to the small number of people, I feel a sense of fulfillment in this environment. (Business position)
  • Engineers have the discretion to decide on problem-solving methods and can try them out. With abundant computing resources, the choice of methods is not restricted by computing resources. (Engineering position)
  • Environment where you can work with discretion.
  • The path to implementing AI in society is uncertain, and there are many uncertainties, but I believe in the potential to make real-world business tasks easier with AI, and I work towards it every day. (Business position)
  • From the perspective of being an "AI company," I think that now is the time when AI information is flowing daily, and technological evolution is advancing rapidly. By directly confronting AI, we can maximize the interest (and the difficulty) of facing it head-on, and I feel that we can lead a very interesting social life. From the perspective of "comparing with other AI companies," I believe that there are not many AI companies that can be involved in cross-industry projects while focusing on finance, construction, and entertainment. The reason I chose the company was that I had experience in business planning and consulting in fields other than finance, such as construction and entertainment. From the perspective of being a "pure company," I feel that there is a unique connection between company members. When socializing, we can be very open with each other, but when it comes to work mode, there is often a tense atmosphere, so I believe that by clearly separating work and personal relationships, we can build a relationship where we can mutually improve each other rather than just getting along. (Business position)
  • A relatively small organization aiming to achieve big things. Depending on your ability, you can play a role quite freely. (Engineering position)
  • Managers and above are particularly individualistic and talented. Non-engineers also have a certain level of technical knowledge. The president is a good person.
  • I am attracted to providing value back to customers based on the technical capabilities of excellent engineers. Despite the many competitors, I think it's wonderful that we have a solid source of competitiveness (technicians) internally and that management makes efforts to maintain it. (Sales position)

Minimum Requirements

以下全てを満たす方

• ビジネスの課題設計・AIモデル構築・システム開発・運用を一貫で主導した経験
• 人工知能学会 AI課題マップの複数の課題に対する高性能なAIモデルの研究・開発経験
• Webサーバ・DBサーバの設計、構築、運用経験
• SaaS・Webアプリケーションのプロダクトの開発・運用経験(3年以上)
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  Candidates must meet all of the following criteria:

  • Experience leading the design, development, and operation of business problem-solving, AI model construction, system development projects.
  • Research and development experience in developing high-performance AI models for multiple issues in the AI problem map of the Japan Society for Artificial Intelligence.
  • Experience in designing, building, and operating web servers and database servers.
  • Experience in developing and operating SaaS and web application products (3 years or more).

Preferred Requirements

• 開発プロジェクトのチームマネジメント経験（タスクの設計・工数見積、コードレビュー、メンター／相談役)
• Kaggle等のデータ分析やAI開発のコンペティションの高スコアや上位成績
• 博士号や研究所勤務の経験をお持ちの方
• AI, データサイエンス関係の国際論文採録実績
• 計算量の改善やパフォーマンスチューニングの経験
• ハイパフォーマンスコンピューティングの基盤構築・運用経験
• AWS, GCP, Azure等のクラウドサービスの利用経験
• データレイク、データウェアハウス、データマートの構築・管理 MLOps, DevOpsに関するワークフローの設計・整理
• 数学・統計学の専門的な知識
• 競技プログラミングの高レーティング
• CTF等のセキュリティ競技での好成績
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  • Experience in team management of development projects (task design, effort estimation, code reviews, mentoring/advisory).
  • High scores or top rankings in data analysis and AI development competitions such as Kaggle.
  • Experience with a doctoral degree or working in a research institute.
  • Record of papers accepted in AI and data science-related international journals.
  • Experience in improving computational efficiency and performance tuning.
  • Experience in building and operating high-performance computing infrastructure.
  • Experience using cloud services such as AWS, GCP, Azure.
  • Construction and management of data lakes, data warehouses, and data marts.
  • Design and organization of workflows for MLOps and DevOps.
  • Specialized knowledge in mathematics and statistics.
  • High ratings in competitive programming.
  • Good performance in security competitions such as CTF.

Who you are

当社の経営理念・ビジョン／ミッション／バリューに共感いただけるはぜひご応募ください！

• 技術力を追求し、顧客や世の中に満足や驚きを与えられるような高い成果を実現できる方
• 目的達成のために、顧客や同僚に対して適切なコミュニケーションや発表・報告を行える方
• 粘り強く最後までやり遂げることができる方
• 好奇心旺盛で技術情報などの収集・研鑽を常に行っている方
• とにかくプログラミング、データ解析が好きな方
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  If you resonate with our company's management philosophy, vision/mission/values, please apply!

  • Capable of achieving high results that satisfy customers and society based on technical capabilities.
  • Able to communicate effectively with customers and colleagues and make appropriate presentations and reports to achieve objectives.
  • Persistent and capable of seeing projects through to the end.
  • Curious and constantly seeking knowledge and improvement in technical information, etc.
  • Passionate about programming and data analysis.

Conditions / Benefits

Employment type: Full time

Location: Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Annual Salary: 6,900,000 - 13,800,000 JPY

• Based on experience, ability, and previous work experience
• Bonus paid twice a year (August, February)
• A fixed overtime allowance equivalent to 20 hours is provided, regardless of the presence of overtime work.
  • Additional overtime pay is provided for hours worked beyond the initial 20 hours.

Hours:

(In the case of discretionary labor system) No fixed working hours (presumed working hours: 9 hours) (In the case of flextime system) 10:00 - 19:00 (prescribed working hours: 8 hours)

• Break time: 60 minutes
• Telecommuting and flexible work arrangements are available, subject to prior approval.
• Annual Holidays: Regular days off every week (Saturdays and Sundays), national holidays, and other days designated by the company.
• Paid Time Off: 10 days granted after 6 months of continuous service (increasing with years of service, up to a maximum of 23 days).
• Other Leaves: Special leave upon joining, year-end and New Year leave, special leave for illness, and bereavement leave are available.

Probation: 3 months

Benefits:

• Employment insurance, workers' accident compensation insurance, employee pension, and health insurance (Kanto IT Software Health Insurance)
• Transportation expenses paid (remote work available)
• Free dress code
• Use of GPU server for calculation processing （**https://bit.ly/2ESpiwN）**
• Birthday lunch
• Free drinks
• Skill development support system
  • training/conferences/papers/libraries/qualifications, etc.
  • 300,000 yen per time with no limit on the number of times it can be paid
  • You can use the books, papers, etc. you purchased as your own without the need for the company to provide them to you.
• Referral Program (Up to 15,000 yen support per person for a meal, plus incentive rewards after joining the company).
• Celebration and condolence money (wedding gift money, childbirth gift money, condolence money)
• Inner communication (Company-wide meetings, year-end party, study meetings, project sharing meetings, etc.)
• Our company is a smoke-free environment as part of our competitive strategy. Smoking is prohibited during working hours as well as outside of working hours.

Interview Process

1. CV Screening
2. 1st Interview (CTO)
3. 2nd Interview (Manager)
4. Final Interview (CEO)
5. Offer

All interviews will be conducted in Japanese and a Japanese resume is required When applying, please submit your resume (with a photo) and a detailed work history document. Reference checks may be conducted as needed.

This process is subject to change