VP of Engineering, AI R&D

Job Description

Career Opportunity: VP of Engineering AI R&D in Japan Tokyo (Hybrid/ Remote)

VP of Engineering AI R&D (Business level Japanese & English)

Company Overview

A cutting-edge AI research and product development company focused on building next-generation AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) originating from Japan.

The company is pioneering the concept of Ubiquitous AGI AI systems that continuously evolve and adapt uniquely to each individual rather than providing a one-size-fits-all model.

The organization operates across two major domains:
Advanced AGI research and foundational AI model development
Development of global consumer AI products leveraging proprietary AGI technologies

Following one of Japans largest early-stage fundraisings and strategic partnerships with major enterprise groups the company is rapidly accelerating its AI research and product innovation initiatives.

Your Role and Responsibilities

Lead the engineering vision and long-term roadmap for the AI R&D organization
Partner closely with AI leadership to drive technical strategy and resource planning
Build and scale high-performing AI engineering teams
Improve research productivity through advanced development platforms tooling and workflows
Drive adoption of AI-assisted development processes and engineering best practices
Establish scalable systems for experimentation reproducibility and code quality management
Bridge AI research outcomes with production-ready product architectures
Collaborate cross-functionally with product and business stakeholders
Optimize large-scale distributed training and HPC infrastructure usage
Represent the company externally through conferences technical blogs and engineering leadership initiatives

Core Areas
AI/ML Engineering & Research Infrastructure
Large-scale Distributed Training & HPC Systems
MLOps & Research Productivity Platforms
Foundation Models & LLM Development
AI Engineering Team Leadership
Scalable AI System Architecture

Experience and Qualifications

10 years of software engineering experience in AI/ML environments

Experience managing AI research or engineering organizations
Proven experience scaling teams of 10 engineers/researchers
Strong expertise in Python PyTorch and deep learning technologies
Hands-on experience with distributed training systems and HPC infrastructure
Native level Japanese or N1 level Japanese Fluency with Business-level English communication skills required.

Preferred:
Experience developing or operating foundation models / LLMs
Experience designing MLOps or AI research infrastructure
Experience in global engineering organizations or English-based technical collaboration
Engineering leadership experience in large-scale AI research environments
Experience improving researcher workflows and AI-driven productivity initiatives
Experience with low-level optimization using C/CUDA
Masters or PhD in AI/ML-related fields

Good Reasons to Join

Opportunity to help shape next-generation AGI technology from Japan

Work at the forefront of AI research product innovation and large-scale model development

High ownership and influence over AI engineering strategy and organizational growth

Collaborate with world-class AI researchers and engineers

Flexible hybrid/remote work environment with strong learning support

Competitive compensation with stock option program

Work Location

Tokyo Japan (Hybrid / Full Remote within Japan possible

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