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Job ID : 1502530 Date Updated : December 9th, 2024
AI Engineering Manager

AI Engineering Manager

Hiring Company Cogent Labs
Location Tokyo - 23 Wards
Job Type Permanent Full-time
Salary Negotiable, based on experience ~ 17 million yen

Work Style

Remote Work and WFH Casual Clothing Flex Time

Job Description

Job Responsibilities:

  • Leadership & Team Empowerment: Lead, mentor, and manage a diverse, high-performing team of engineers, scientists, and researchers. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and growth within the team.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with product, data science, and engineering teams to drive alignment on the AI product roadmap and ensure successful delivery of business outcomes.
  • AI Model Development & Deployment: Oversee the end-to-end development lifecycle of AI models, including data collection, labeling, model development, experimentation, training, testing, and deployment into production environments.
  • Best Engineering Practices: Ensure that best practices in coding and engineering are maintained, prioritizing a robust, scalable, and efficient codebase.
  • Pipeline & Experiment Management: Develop, maintain, and optimize AI model training pipelines and experiment tracking systems. Ensure the seamless flow of data through the system and timely feedback on model performance.
  • Operational Excellence: Manage the deployment, scaling, and maintenance of AI models in production, working to ensure the systems are reliable, scalable, and continuously optimized.

General Requirements

Minimum Experience Level Over 3 years
Career Level Mid Career
Minimum English Level Business Level
Minimum Japanese Level Business Level
Minimum Education Level Associate Degree/Diploma
Visa Status Permission to work in Japan required

Required Skills

Required Qualifications:

  • 3+ years of experience in managing teams of engineers, scientists, or researchers, with a strong track record of driving successful AI projects.
  • Hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and deploying machine learning models in production environments, with a focus on business applications.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and business leaders.
  • Proficiency in modern software engineering practices, including writing clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.

Desired Qualifications:

  • Practical knowledge of MLOps principles and technologies (e.g., model versioning, deployment at scale, containerization, continuous integration/delivery).
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud) and container orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).
  • Experience with Python (e.g., FastAPI, PyTorch, and related libraries), and modern database systems (e.g., SQL, NoSQL).
  • Experience in building and optimizing large-scale data pipelines and AI model training systems.
  • Knowledge of the Japanese language is a plus.

Team Culture & Expectations:

  • Collaboration: We emphasize teamwork, and engineers are expected to collaborate effectively across functions, sharing knowledge, and empowering each other.
  • Ownership & Accountability: Engineers are encouraged to take ownership of their projects, ensuring successful delivery while being proactive about resolving challenges.
  • Innovation & Experimentation: Engineers have the opportunity to experiment with new technologies and ideas, contributing to continuous innovation and improvements in our AI models and products.
  • Quality: We maintain a high standard of code quality, always striving for excellence and continuous improvement. Engineers are expected to deliver reliable, high-performance solutions.
  • Customer-Focused: We value both internal and external customers. Engineers should prioritize delivering value to end-users while also supporting colleagues and contributing to the broader company mission.

 

Job Location

  • Tokyo - 23 Wards

Work Conditions

Job Type Permanent Full-time
Salary Negotiable, based on experience ~ 17 million yen
Industry Software

Job Category

  • Executives and Corporate Planning > CEO, CxO, Country Head, Other Executive
  • Executives and Corporate Planning > Mergers and Acquisitions

Company Details

Company Type Small/Medium Company (300 employees or less)
Non-Japanese Ratio About half Japanese