Job Title: Machine Learning Engineer
Location: Tokyo
Employment Type: Full-time (Regular Employment)
Salary: up to 12M JPY/year
Open for applicants who is currently residing in Japan with valid working visa for non-Japanese citizen
About the Company:
A leading Japanese firm provides AI-powered accounting automation solutions that eliminate repetitive manual tasks such as invoice processing, receipt handling, and digital invoice integration. Their software boosts accounting efficiency and compliance with evolving regulations, freeing professionals to focus on strategic tasks. This company holds the top market share in Japan’s AI OCR accounting solutions sector and works with major corporate clients to streamline financial workflows. It is publicly listed and recognized for advancing intelligent automation in enterprise accounting..
As a Machine Learning Engineer, you’ll help build the AI engineer at the core of our in-house AI services focused on the accounting field. You’ll work on a range of products that drive digital transformation and automation in accounting.
Our Main AI Projects
- AI-powered web application supporting digital transformation in accounting operations
- AI engine API service that automates accounting processes
- Peppol platform service for sending and receiving electronic invoices between systems
Your Role
You’ll be part of the Platform Department, working across all projects to develop shared AI-based components.
You’ll collaborate closely with research scientists (CV, NLP) and engineers using Scrum-based development.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement AI programs and models
- Work on image recognition, NLP, and document analysis
- Research and apply LLM and deep learning techniques
- Conduct data analysis, prototyping, and API development
- Collaborate with R&D teams to improve system quality and efficiency
- Contribute to internal study sessions and share technical insights
Why This Role Is Unique
- Be part of cutting-edge AI development in accounting DX and AI x OCR
- Collaborate with top research scientists and engineers to build proprietary AI models and LLMs
- Work on real-world products used by businesses, leveraging rich, real industry data
Ideal Candidate:
- Shares and aligns with the company’s mission and vision
- Demonstrates the company’s core values in daily work
- Values teamwork and collaborates effectively with others
- Strong logical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Highly motivated toward personal and professional growth
Requirements:
Must-Have:
- Experience implementing models using Python in business application development
- Research experience related to CV or NLP
- Bachelor's degree (CS field) or higher
- Ability to research the latest papers and conduct implementation experiments
Nice-to-Have:
- Experience in machine learning research, writing papers, and presenting at academic conferences
- Experience in research or development using LLM
- Proven participation in Kaggle and top prize winners welcome
- Proven contribution to Open Source Software (OSS)
- Experience in product development using agile development
Perks & Benefits:
- Flextime with no mandatory core hours
- Full transportation cost coverage (if visiting office occasionally)
- Health insurance
- Weekends and national holidays off
- End of year and New Year holidays
- Trial period: 6 months (standard)
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Job ID: 05209