Forward Deployed Engineer - Tokyo A top-tier AI organization is seeking an engineer to drive production deployments of advanced AI models with key enterprise clients in Japan. In this role, you will work closely with customer teams, take ownership of delivery from initial scoping to full launch, and bring back insights from the field to help influence future product direction.What you'll do<ul><li>Partner directly with key customers to understand business needs and technical requirements</li><li>Plan, design, and deliver full-stack solutions through an iterative, experiment-led process</li><li>Own execution across multiple workstreams, including scoping, prioritization, development, and user adoption</li><li>Recognize repeatable solutions and help build internal best practices</li><li>Communicate effectively with engineering, product, and customer stakeholder groups</li></ul>What you need<ul><li>4+ years of experience in software engineering or customer-facing technical roles</li><li>Demonstrated success delivering solutions quickly in fast-moving, unclear environments</li><li>Background in generative AI or machine learning deployments, as well as cloud and network architecture</li><li>Strong skills in React or Next.js on the frontend and Python, Node.js, or related tools on the backend</li><li>Native-level or fully fluent Japanese and English, both spoken and written</li><li>Availability to travel up to 50% for customer visits and on-site work</li></ul>Nice to have<ul><li>Experience as a founder or as an engineer at an early-stage startup</li><li>Experience with relational databases such as Postgres or MySQL</li></ul>Logistics: Based in Tokyo with a hybrid schedule of 3 office days per week; relocation support is provided.Salary15 million yen Reference Number: 67040-0013408084 By clicking 'apply', you are deemed to have agreed to Robert Half Japan Privacy Notice (<a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy">https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy</a>). Please ensure that your application documents do not include sensitive personal data such as race, beliefs, medical history, criminal record, or other information irrelevant to hiring process such as spouse or dependents. All information must be accurate and truthful, and any included hyperlinks must be safe and secure. <img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/RGFuaWVsLkJhbWZvcmQuODA3OTcuMTA4OThAcmhpanAuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">

Tokyo,
remote
Permanent
15.0M - 15.0M JPY / Yearly
Forward Deployed Engineer - Tokyo A top-tier AI organization is seeking an engineer to drive production deployments of advanced AI models with key enterprise clients in Japan. In this role, you will work closely with customer teams, take ownership of delivery from initial scoping to full launch, and bring back insights from the field to help influence future product direction.What you'll do<ul><li>Partner directly with key customers to understand business needs and technical requirements</li><li>Plan, design, and deliver full-stack solutions through an iterative, experiment-led process</li><li>Own execution across multiple workstreams, including scoping, prioritization, development, and user adoption</li><li>Recognize repeatable solutions and help build internal best practices</li><li>Communicate effectively with engineering, product, and customer stakeholder groups</li></ul>What you need<ul><li>4+ years of experience in software engineering or customer-facing technical roles</li><li>Demonstrated success delivering solutions quickly in fast-moving, unclear environments</li><li>Background in generative AI or machine learning deployments, as well as cloud and network architecture</li><li>Strong skills in React or Next.js on the frontend and Python, Node.js, or related tools on the backend</li><li>Native-level or fully fluent Japanese and English, both spoken and written</li><li>Availability to travel up to 50% for customer visits and on-site work</li></ul>Nice to have<ul><li>Experience as a founder or as an engineer at an early-stage startup</li><li>Experience with relational databases such as Postgres or MySQL</li></ul>Logistics: Based in Tokyo with a hybrid schedule of 3 office days per week; relocation support is provided.Salary15 million yen Reference Number: 67040-0013408084 By clicking 'apply', you are deemed to have agreed to Robert Half Japan Privacy Notice (<a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy">https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy</a>). Please ensure that your application documents do not include sensitive personal data such as race, beliefs, medical history, criminal record, or other information irrelevant to hiring process such as spouse or dependents. All information must be accurate and truthful, and any included hyperlinks must be safe and secure. <img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/RGFuaWVsLkJhbWZvcmQuODA3OTcuMTA4OThAcmhpanAuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
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