[IBM Japan:iX] AI Software Engineer

development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

Your role and responsibilities

• Our division collaborates with clients across a wide range of industries to create and grow digital services/products with a strong focus on customer experience.

• With the rapid advancement of generative AI technologies-especially large language models (LLMs)-the demand for designing and developing AI agents is increasing significantly. We are seeking new team members to help meet this demand.

[Position Overview]

• Individuals with hands-on experience in designing and developing AI agents using LLMs and related technologies

• Those who enjoy keeping up with academic research and emerging technologies, and are eager to apply their knowledge in practice

• Candidates interested in playing a key role-potentially as an engineering manager-in launching a new team that drives the development of competitive digital services/products using AI

[What Makes This Role Attractive]

• Opportunity to co-create advanced generative AI use cases with some of Japan's leading enterprises

Gain deep, hands-on experience in the real-world and high-stakes application of AI in business environments

• Work in a highly collaborative environment with passionate teammates who are enthusiastic about the latest technologies

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

[Required Core Skills and Experience]

• Currently residing in Japan and fluent at a native level in either Japanese or English (proficiency in one language is sufficient)

• Strong communication skills for effective collaboration with both team members and clients

• Proven experience in leading business process design, product architecture, and operational design while coordinating across multiple departments

• Practical experience integrating and operating LLMs or other machine learning models within products

• Ability to independently explore rapidly evolving AI-related services and tools, and quickly turn ideas into prototypes

• Capacity to swiftly learn and apply new technologies-especially AI-related tools-in a business context

• Hands-on experience using generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, GPT-3/4, or similar

[Technical Stack (Expected Environment)]

Backend: Python (FastAPI), TypeScript, GraphQL

Web Frontend: TypeScript, React (Next.js)

Mobile Apps: Swift, Kotlin, Flutter, React Native

Databases: PostgreSQL, etc.

Middleware / AI Services: Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, etc.

Infrastructure: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc.

Source Control: GitHub

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Experience in developing and operating large-scale web or mobile applications

• Proven track record in designing and developing applications and APIs that deliver excellent user experiences

• Experience in launching new businesses or driving product improvements and growth based on customer feedback

• Hands-on experience in designing applications with a strong focus on availability, security, and fault tolerance

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