About the role
Member of Technical Staff Blog --> Career Opportunities --> ← All open positions Research Member of Technical Staff Tokyo Internship / Visiting Researcher English We are occasionally hiring researchers who are passionate about novel approaches to develop the next generation of nature-inspired foundation AI models together with us. We are looking for candidates who we believe have the potential to build great things — people who have passions in pushing the boundaries of areas such as evolutionary computation, generative AI, open-endedness, collective intelligence, artificial life and autonomous agents. Note : Japanese proficiency is not a requirement for Member of Technical Staff, although you will be expected to live in Japan. Ideal candidates can demonstrate this by highlighting previous projects or publications related to AI that they are proud of showcasing. For candidates with academic backgrounds, we will be interested in your publications in venues such as NeurIPS, ICLR, GECCO, ALIFE, MLSys, JMLR, ICML, IROS, or other peer-reviewed journals or conferences. The ability to write high quality code and having experience contributing to popular open-source software projects will be a strong asset. Candidates will be expected to be physically based in Tokyo, but we will provide assistance with the Visa application process if needed. We will be offering positions in the form of 4-month internships or part-time student researcher positions (for graduate students already based in Japan). For candidates interested in longer-term, potentially full-time, applied research and engineering roles , having Japanese language fluency is required, and experience working with Japanese institutions will be beneficial. Please apply for the Applied Research Engineer or Software Engineer roles. For candidates with a strong engineering background interested in a 1-year or full-time position in our research team, please consider the Software Engineer (Research and Development) role instead. (We are actively recruiting for this role instead). How to Apply 1 Find a role Review the open positions and identify the one that fits your background. 2 Email [email protected] Send a brief introduction and indicate which role you are applying for. 3 Submit the form Complete the Google Form with your CV and cover letter (English). ← Back to all open positions © Sakana AI 株式会社
About Sakana AI
Sakana AI develops research-oriented artificial intelligence systems that draw inspiration from natural processes like evolution and collective intelligence. The company designs methods such as evolutionary model merging, multi-agent orchestration, and autonomous research agents to create AI models capable of adaptation and collaboration across tasks. Its work includes systems that automate elements of scientific research and frameworks that combine multiple models to generate new, task-specialized AI learners. Sakana AI engages in partnerships with enterprise and research organizations to apply its technology in domain-specific workflows and innovation projects. The company contributes tools and models to the broader AI community and explores applications that extend beyond conventional AI pipelines.
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Job details
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Funding
Total raised
$379M
Last stage
Series B
Investors
Founders
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
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I pitch you to the company
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A meeting lands on your calendar
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