AI Software Engineer
Contract / Side job / Full-time | Remote or ZREK Labs (Kawasaki)
About the role
We're looking for engineers to build AI software that is used in real work, from factory floors to finance. Projects range widely: inspection AI built on VLMs, automatic operation reports, AI platforms for financial services, and more. We listen to the people on site and turn ideas into things that actually run.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and evaluate inspection AI using VLMs
- Build AI agents using LLMs (automatic operation reports, support for handling faults, and more)
- Design and build AI platforms for financial services
- Design and build data platforms that collect and store machine operation data
- Build front ends and back ends for web apps used by people on site
- Test at customer sites and improve based on the results
Requirements
Must have
- 2+ years of software development in Python, TypeScript, or similar
- Has built something with LLMs or VLMs, personally or professionally
- Drives your own work and keeps the team informed
- Values communication with the team
Nice to have
- Knowledge of or work experience in security or networking
- Experience building image recognition or visual inspection
- Experience processing time-series or sensor data
- Experience building and running services in the cloud
- Domain knowledge of manufacturing or finance
- Has taken the lead in building a product from scratch
Who we're looking for
- Curious about cutting-edge technology and, just as much, about the industries that keep society running
- Enjoys learning while building, even when things are unfinished
- Respects other people's views while speaking in your own words
- Has your own standards and your own curiosity
- Gets excited by new problems
Details
- Location
- Remote or ZREK Labs (Kawasaki)
- Employment
- Contract / Side job / Full-time
- Hours
- 20+ hours per week
- Duration
- 3 months or longer (6 months or longer preferred)
- Pay
- ¥2,500–¥6,000 per hour, with raises based on results and new skills
- About ¥4.8M–¥11.5M per year at full time (160 hours per month)
- Selection
- Online interview (1) → In-person interview (1) → Decision
How to apply
Just get in touch. As we talk, we hope to understand each other and share how we see the work and the future. In the contact form, choose “Careers or internships.” We welcome messages in English or Japanese.