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Harmony Engineering Co., Ltd.

Job Type

Language-based AI Development Project Leader

Work Detail

■Job Description Your primary technical area will be natural language processing. Under the supervision of a group manager, you will be responsible for project management and providing technical guidance to team members. Your main duties will be "contract development," where you will be assigned to projects and work as part of a team. You may also be responsible for "product development" or assigned to multiple projects. * Contract Development: Developing and verifying AI technology to solve client problems, aiming for practical implementation. * Product Development: Developing our own AI engine for use in contract projects. Most contract projects are prime contracts, allowing you to be involved in all stages from proposal to actual implementation. For example, in contract development, you will perform the following tasks as part of a team: * Identifying client challenges and considering/proposing technical solutions * Technical research through international conferences, papers, etc. * Analysis and visualization of client data * Implementation, verification, and performance evaluation of technical methods such as deep learning and machine learning, primarily focusing on natural language processing * Technical consultation with a professor from Hokkaido University who serves as a technical advisor * Report creation and reporting You will also be responsible for the following tasks as a project manager: * Client facing * Project planning, specification formulation, task identification, scheduling, work instructions to engineers, progress management * Design, implementation, review, and evaluation [Development Environment] * Primarily development using Python * Use and development of language models using libraries such as Huggingface [Assignment Information] * There is a regularly held mentoring system led by university professors, where you can consult on your assigned project and discuss papers. * As a Hokkaido University-born venture, you can leverage academia and cutting-edge knowledge.

Ideal Profile

Required Skills • Project management experience • Expertise in natural language processing, text mining, and unstructured data analysis • Advanced knowledge and experience in AI technologies such as deep learning, machine learning, and optimization algorithms • Development experience using Python, R, C++, etc. (5+ years of practical experience in one of these languages) • Native-level Japanese proficiency Preferred Skills • Interest in, knowledge of, and experience with LLM-related fields, including GPT • Master's degree or higher research experience in information science or related fields, or equivalent knowledge and experience • Experience submitting and presenting at international conferences/domestic and international journals • PhD • Participation in and winning awards in Kaggle and competitive programming Desired Candidate Profile • Someone who resonates with our company's vision and mission • Deep knowledge and academic insight into AI • Someone who can propose solutions not only to existing problems but also to unknown problems • A PhD-level researcher who can appropriately explain projects to clients as the central figure in the project

Work Location

Fully remote work is acceptable (location of residence is not a factor, as long as you are within Japan).

Phd. Stating Salary

Annual salary: ¥4,000,000 - ¥8,000,000 * The above amount includes deemed overtime pay for 25 hours per month.

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https://herp.careers/v1/chowagiken/YpAUcEQYdZnz

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