This is a hybrid creative-engineering position for someone who thrives at the intersection of generative AI, software engineering, and animation workflows. You’ll prototype, train, deploy, and maintain new AI tools used in production by professional animators and creators. You’ll also work closely with the founding team to shape future directions in both research and product.
Requirements
- Strong AI engineering background with experience fine-tuning diffusion or transformer-based models.
- Experience with ComfyUI, including building custom workflows and components.
- Fluent in Docker — able to create, modify, and deploy containerized inference environments.
- Experience deploying and monitoring production inference endpoints.
- Comfortable operating across fast-moving creative and technical domains.
- English fluency is required.
- Must be based in Japan or willing to relocate (relocation support provided).
Nice to haves
While not specifically required, tell us if you have any of the following.
- Japanese conversational fluency.
- Past work with foundation models or training models from scratch on large datasets.
- Experience in 3D (e.g. mesh generation, rigging, Blender pipelines).
- Contributions to open-source AI projects or generative art communities.
- Familiarity with anime production workflows, webtoons, or storytelling pipelines.
- Strong design sense and ability to independently create compelling visuals or demo content.
- Proficient full-stack skills, with ability to build usable tools quickly in Python, TypeScript, or similar.
