Technical Project Manager / Engineering Lead – AI/ML Infrastructure
SambaNova · Tokyo Prefecture, Japan · Tokyo, Japan
Infrastructureonsitelead$95k–$127k
At a glance
Highlights
- Own end-to-end technical engagement with a key strategic partner.
- Lead cross-functional engineering team delivering AI inference evaluations.
- Shape product roadmap by turning joint project outcomes into strategy.
What they offer
- Equity compensation
- 95% employee medical premium coverage
- 77% dependent medical premium coverage
- Health Savings Account with employer contribution
- Dental and vision insurance
- Short/long-term disability and life insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Headspace subscription and Gympass+ membership
- One Medical membership and Employee Assistance Program
Ideal candidate
A strategic, customer-obsessed technical leader who thrives at the intersection of engineering and business, bridging Japanese and US teams to deliver complex AI projects.
Requirements
- Fluent in Japanese and English
- 10+ years in technical project management, engineering lead, or customer-facing architect role in AI/ML, HPC, or systems infrastructure
- Experience supporting strategic Japanese and US tech companies across cultures and time zones
- Proven experience managing complex software/hardware integration or evaluation projects under tight deadlines
- Strong understanding of AI/ML workloads including training, inference, PyTorch and vLLM
- Excellent communication skills explaining technical concepts to engineers and executives
Lab profile
About SambaNova
Full-stack AI infrastructure with RDU dataflow chips for fast agentic inference.
What they build
- RDU Reconfigurable Dataflow Unit
- SambaRack rack-scale hardware
- Full-stack AI inference platform
Known for
- Reconfigurable dataflow architecture alternative to GPUs
- High decode performance for agentic workloads
- Full-stack hardware-software co-design
Key facts
- Founded in 2017
- Headquartered in Palo Alto, California
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