CAREERS AT AOKUMO
Help make AI safe to run at scale.
Aokumo is building the governed execution layer for enterprise AI. Join a small team working across product, engineering, and customer operations in Tokyo and across Japan/APAC to make high-stakes AI reliable, auditable, and useful.
Work where product, engineering, and operations meet.
The hardest problems are cross-functional by design. You’ll work across disciplines to make decisions that hold up in production-not just in a demo.
How we work together.
Bring judgment to the details that make systems dependable, and leave the work stronger for the people who build on it.
Own the hard parts
We take responsibility for the edges, the unknowns, and the details that make systems dependable.
Ship with trust
We move quickly, but never hide the trade-offs. Clarity and evidence are part of the product.
Make space for judgment
The best work leaves room for people to think, question, and improve the system together.
Open roles
We’re hiring people who can bring clarity to complex work-across product, engineering, operations, and customer conversations.
Founding Tech Lead - AI & Cloud Platform
AI & Cloud Platform
Japan, hybrid or remote
Own technical delivery for Aokumo AI, lead pragmatic execution, and continue shipping production code across AI, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise systems.
HOW WE HIRE
A clear process, built for good conversations.
01
Start with context
A focused conversation about the problem, the team, and what good looks like.
02
Meet the builders
Talk through the work with the people you’d collaborate with most closely.
03
Show your thinking
A practical exercise or working session that respects your time and your craft.
04
Make it real
We share the decision, the next steps, and the work you’d be joining.
Bring judgment to systems people depend on.
Tell us what you’re good at, what you want to own, and where you think you could make Aokumo stronger.