Full Remote 15MData Engineer – AI Data Platform Annotation & Data Management
Job Summary
One of the leading AI companies we work closely with is looking for a Data Engineer to build and improve the data foundation behind the development of advanced Generative AI LLM and VLM technologies.
The company develops proprietary large-scale Japanese-language LLMs from scratch and provides enterprise AI solutions used by more than 300 companies including major Japanese enterprises.
In this position you will be responsible for designing and operating the data management and annotation infrastructure that supports AI model development.
The role covers the entire data lifecycle including data collection dataset creation annotation design and quality management data pipelines metadata management and analysis of model outputs.
You will also have the opportunity to develop and customize internal annotation tools specifically designed for the companys AI development tasks.
This is an excellent opportunity for a Data Engineer who wants to work closer to AI/ML development and directly contribute to improving the accuracy and quality of proprietary LLM and VLM models.
The company is a Japan-based AI technology company with strong expertise in Generative AI and LLM technologies.
Rather than simply utilizing external AI models the company has the technical capability to develop large-scale Japanese-language LLMs entirely in-house.
In 2024 the company released a Japanese-specialized LLM with 100 billion parameters. Its technology is designed specifically for Japanese-language and business use cases with a strong focus on accuracy security and enterprise applications.
The company currently operates enterprise AI products including an AI agent for the manufacturing industry and a platform supporting enterprise AI implementation.
Its solutions have already been adopted by more than 300 companies including approximately 30% of Nikkei 225 companies.
In 2024 the company raised JPY 4.5 billion in Series D funding bringing its total funding to approximately JPY 8.8 billion. The organization currently has approximately 150 employees.
TypeScript / / / Python / Docker / Terraform / AWS / Azure
Required Skills
All of the following are required:
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Compensation
Location
Tokyo / Full Remote Work Available Within Japan
Working Style
Holidays & Leave
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Required Skills:
Required Skills All of the following are required: Experience designing and operating data collection data preparation or annotation workflows Basic experience with data processing and data pipeline development using SQL Python or similar technologies Ability to continuously manage and maintain high-quality datasets Active use of AI coding tools such as GitHub Copilot Cursor Claude Code or similar tools in daily development Business-level or higher Japanese communication skills including the ability to discuss technical development topics in Japanese Ability to reside and work in Japan Preferred Skills Experience developing or customizing annotation tools including web application development Experience building datasets or designing evaluation processes for Machine Learning projects Experience building data platforms on AWS GCP or Azure Experience with annotation of images drawings documents or other unstructured data