The company is a fast-growing AI startup building the next generation of Artificial General Intelligence from Japan. Backed by one of Japan's largest early-stage funding rounds, the company is developing personalized and global AI products that have the potential to transform how people interact with technology.
As a Principal Backend Engineer, you will lead the architecture and development of highly scalable backend systems powering cutting-edge AI products. You'll drive technical decisions, improve system performance and reliability, mentor engineers, and work closely with AI researchers to bring advanced technologies into production.
Requirements
8+ years of backend engineering experience with large-scale distributed systems
Strong system design expertise (databases, caching, messaging, cloud infrastructure)
Experience with AWS, GCP, or similar cloud platforms
Proficiency in Go, Rust, or C++
Experience leading complex technical projects
Fluent English and business-level Japanese
Why Join?
Build next-generation AGI technology with global impact
Own architecture and technical direction of core AI products
Work alongside top AI researchers and experienced engineers
Full remote anywhere in Japan with hybrid flexibility
Stock options, flexible working hours, and excellent learning support
Salary is negotiable up to JPY 20M+ If you would like to apply to this role, click the apply button or send you resume to rego.fareyhan@specialized-group.com now!