Senior Backend Engineer, Automated Reasoning (Rust)

Applications: candidates may apply from outside Japan. Visa sponsorship: available. Japanese: Not required. English: Business level. Japan Dev tags: Engineering, Backend, Python, Rust, C++, Typescript, Docker, Github, C.

We are looking for an aspiring professional to join our RnD team.

Responsibilities

• Make contributions to critical components in the development of a distributed reasoning system.
• Take ownership over specific Engineering artifacts such as services or libraries.
• Help create a system that truly understands programming languages.

Experience

• At least 5 years of experience in Software Engineering.
• Hands-on experience in distributed systems, AI, AAA game development, or scalable web technology.

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in Rust (required), as well as C++/C, Python, a bit of TypeScript
• Experience in building backends.
• Experience with concurrency and threading.

Educational Background

Degrees in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline.

Soft Skills

• Proactive mindset to stay updated with the latest advancements in AI.
• Fluent in conversational and written business English (C1+).
• Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams.

Personal Qualities

• Individual responsibility. You respect key deadlines and pass on the results of your work to your teammates in an appropriate condition.
• Lifelong learning. You recognize areas for growth and proactively learn new skills for your current and prospective areas of responsibility.
• Vision & planning. You can plan your work several weeks ahead and can juggle multiple projects at once. You know when to postpone a task.
• Thoroughness. You cover every important aspect of your task leaving out no crucial detail.
• Proactiveness and initiative. You offer help if you have spare capacity. You take initiative and pitch your own projects to others.
• Critical thinking. You question every judgement, claim or number and can engage in a healthy debate with your teammates.
• Dynamic, out-of-the-box mindset. You can challenge existing ways, abandon well-trodden paths and embrace the new.

Hiring process steps

• Initial Screening Interview (45 minutes)
  With either CHRO or Talent Specialist.
• Test Assignment
  This mandatory assignment takes up to 4 hours to complete, within 7 days from the start, and is unpaid.
• Technical Interview with our Tech Lead (1 hour)
  To discuss the test assignment, and check Hard Skills proficiency.
• Final interview with our Chief System Architect (1.5 hours)
  To check values/agenda alignment.