NLP Research Scientist
CTW, Japan
Job Description
Job Overview
As a NLP Research Scientist, you will be responsible for implementing natural language processing technologies while working closely with the engineering team. As the G123 platform grows its portfolio of games and expands globally, your main responsibilities include:
- Landing the NLP technologies into the company's existing product
- Explore novel innovations
- Prepare and execute proof-of-concepts of the solutions with stakeholders
- Deploy successful proof-of-concepts together with engineers
Requirements
- Research/industry experience in: machine translation, natural language generation, text summarization, dialog system, question answering or equivalent
- Strong analytical, algorithmic and coding skills
- Motivated to build innovative systems with AI and NLP technologies
- Collaborative team player mentality
- Self-motivated and passionate about solving real-world problems
Good to have
- One server-side programming language (TypeScript, Go, JavaScript, Kotlin, Python)
- PWA, Web Payments, Web Authentication API (WebAuthn), FedCM
- WebSocket API (WebSockets), Web APIs, Local Storage
- Kubernetes (K8s)
- Can design websites or web applications
- Experience in a startup environment
- Can adapt to fast-paced coding and sprints
Language Requirements
- Can work in Chinese OR Japanese OR English
- Can read and understand technical documents in English
Benefits
- Visa support
- Free lunch catering (*after 3 months employment) and early-bird breakfast
- Free in-office Starbucks, coffee, tea, beverages, snacks, sweets, amp; vitamins/supplements
- Modern office space in the heart of Tokyo, with views of Tokyo Tower and Mount Fuji
- Industry-leading work-life harmony: overtime is rare and discouraged
- Commute expenses covered
- 30,000 yen rent support if you live 2 stops from Roppongi 1-chome or Kamiyacho stations
- Bonus for continuous employment (50,000 yen/month added to base salary after 5 years of continued employment)
- Health insurance
- Diverse amp; international environment
- Working hours: 10:00 19:00, Monday to Friday (in-office)
About CTW.inc
Founded in 2013, CTW is Japan’s No.1 browser game company. Our primary service is the G123 IP game platform which publishes video games based on famous Japanese IP.
We’ve been experiencing steady growth in revenue in the past few years as our player base has exploded to over 50 million users worldwide.
We must grow quickly to keep up with market demand.
Our CEO founded and named this company with the aspiration to "Change the World." As a fast-growing startup, we hope our team will drive themselves to try new things and accelerate their careers to match the rapid expansion of the company.
Our core values are
- ambition
- drive
- simplicity
With global hits like Vivid Army, Queen's Blade, and many more, we’re looking to go from a market leader in Japan to an industry leader globally!