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Explore hand-picked jobs in Japan for English speakers across tech, education, marketing, and more.
Vetted companies only. Apply from overseas.
Woven by ToyotaThe objective of this position is to lead the development of the optimization engines of energy management systems as the core competency of the products which leverage BEVs to minimize energy costs effortlessly by automatically controlling charging and discharging behavior to achieve intuitive user experience. As our product needs to connect with multiple types of software to build optimization engines utilizing the obtained data, it requires past experience developing optimization systems for user friendly products using LLM / AI. Our team consists of talented engineers who have built the basic foundation of the system, but we require the technical expertise to design, build, and validate the machine learning and optimization models that sit at the core of our product, drawing on data from multiple connected software systems. Beyond the technical, you’ll need to think from a user’s perspective, work across teams and most importantly, be able to communicate on a number of levels with technical / product / business stakeholders. Our products need to be understandable by other developer teams within the company and also at Toyota to be maintainable, reliable and extensible for our own needs. The team operates with an agile approach, emphasizing speed and efficiency in project planning. We are seeking someone who can enjoy the dynamism and problem-solving involved.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent area - 7+ years of relevant work experience in machine learning / optimization / data science - Strong programming skills particularly in Python & Go and ML frameworks - Experience taking ML models from prototype to production - Knowledge of one or more cloud compute platforms, such as AWS - Strong business communication skills with stakeholders - Strong background in areas relevant to designing core, well tested building blocks that others can rely on - Ability to think, design and code for the user’s perspective - An infectious passion for solving complex problems, learning new techniques and technologies - Business-level proficiency in Japanese / English
- Experience with container technologies like Docker and container management systems like Kubernetes - Experience with build systems, continuous integration and/or continuous deployment (CI/CD) - Experience working with GPU compute (for ML components)
- Competitive Salary - Based on experience - Work Hours - Flexible working time - Paid Holiday - 20 days per year (prorated) - Sick Leave - 6 days per year (prorated) - Holiday - Sat & Sun, Japanese National Holidays, and other days defined by our company - Japanese Social Insurance - Health Insurance, Pension, Workers’ Comp, and Unemployment Insurance, Long-term care insurance - Housing Allowance - Retirement Benefits - Rental Cars Support - In-house Training Program (software study/language study)
