• Full-time

Publication date： 2023.07.07

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#1750[Start-up Company]Data Engineer

  • R&D / Engineer /Technician (AI, Data)
  • Tokyo
  • Salary： Salary: 8 million to 10 million yen per year
#1750【東京大学発スタートアップ企業】データエンジニア
職種Position R&D / Engineer /Technician (AI, Data)
会社概要Company profile [Company Overview]
A startup from the University of Tokyo that develops businesses using big data and generative AI, supporting data utilization and digital transformation for major companies.

They support corporate decision-making using various alternative data such as credit card data, POS data, and location data, and they also develop businesses that facilitate decision-making in the world through data infrastructure construction support and generative AI development.
仕事内容Job description [Company Overview]
A startup from the University of Tokyo that develops businesses using big data and generative AI, supporting data utilization and digital transformation for major companies.

They support corporate decision-making using various alternative data such as credit card data, POS data, and location data, and they also develop businesses that facilitate decision-making in the world through data infrastructure construction support and generative AI development.

[Services provided by the company]
-Analysis services for institutional investors using POS data and credit card data
-Industry-specific consumption trend index using JCB card payment data
-Daily price index using Nikkei POS data
-Recruitment wage index and job number index using HRog job advertisement data
-Services to support data utilization and digital transformation for commercial real estate
-Solution services to support corporate digital transformation promotion centered on data and generative AI

[Recruitment background]
Since its founding, the company has been a data professional team that has been providing decision-making support and building data infrastructure using a wide variety of alternative data. In 2024, they will step on the gas with the launch of a new unit that supports data utilization and digital transformation for commercial real estate, as well as a business that supports the construction and development of data infrastructure for clients and the introduction of generative AI.

Among these, data engineers play a very important role at Nowcast, handling data, which is the root of their business, and developing products for both internal and external use, as well as processing/analysis.
In fact, more than half of their employees are data engineers, and data engineers play a key role in supporting the growth of their business.

[Job Overview]
As a data engineer, you will be involved in various data-related tasks.
You will be able to take on a wide range of tasks according to your aspirations and experience, such as building data infrastructure, data analysis, SaaS development, and generative AI-related development.
*The internal assignment will be decided in consultation with the individual based on their experience and preferences.

[Specific duties]
- Design, build, test, develop, maintain and operate data infrastructure
- Design, build and operate data pipelines for our own SaaS analysis service
- Support customers in introducing generative AI

[Attractiveness of the position]
- Experience development using modern technology stacks such as Snowflake and dbt
- Challenge yourself in technical fields other than data engineering, such as data analysis, generative AI, web development and infrastructure construction
- Be responsible for the entire product development process, such as data collection, analysis infrastructure construction, cleansing, enrichment and application development.
- A wide range of career paths are available for data engineers, such as PdM, tech lead, VPoE, analytics engineer and business manager.
- In client work, you can be involved in the data infrastructure of customers in various industries, from design to implementation.

[Attractiveness of the company]
- Because data itself is the product, they are building an organization with the aim of being "an organization where people who handle data are the main players."
Data engineers, LLM engineers, and analytics engineers account for about 60% of the company's workforce, and some members are data engineers who also hold positions such as PdM and tech lead.

Therefore, they are able to provide a wide range of careers that can only be achieved with a company that is centered around data engineers.

[Technology stack]
Python, dbt, Airflow, Snowflake, Redshift, Terraform, Vue.js, React, AWS, GCP, Azure
応募資格Requirement [Required skills]
[Data engineering]
・Experience in system development and operation in a team
・Experience in development and operation using Python
・Experience in cloud infrastructure development and operation
・Experience in building and operating a data analysis platform
[Infrastructure management]
・Able to build and manage public cloud resources such as AWS using IaC tools such as Terraform
・Development experience using container technologies such as Docker

[Welcome skills]
・Experience in face-to-face negotiations (client communication)
・Experience using ETL tools such as dbt, Dataform, Glue
・Experience using workflow management tools such as Airflow
・Experience using IaC tools such as Terraform
・Knowledge of data management as represented by DMBOK
・Experience managing a team

[Desired personality]
・Able to develop with a customer-oriented approach
Always think about what customers want and work backwards from there to determine development priorities.
・Able to take ownership of product growth
Able to take product growth as their own responsibility and be engrossed in providing value to customers through the product.
Able to actively contribute to things outside of their responsibilities in order to grow the product.
- Able to get others involved and move things forward
When solving a problem, rather than solving it alone, you can get the people around you involved and move things forward.
You can think about the team's results first, not your own results.
- Intellectually curious and enjoys learning
As well as learning about engineering, you can eagerly input various knowledge necessary for improving products.
You can apply the knowledge you have learned to your work, rather than leaving it as it is.
- Able to be down-to-earth and pay attention to details
In order to obtain clean data and valuable analysis, you can pay attention to every detail of the data and carefully carry out detailed work.
日本語力Japanese level Advance (Able to interview)
雇用形態Employment type Full-time
勤務エリアLocation Tokyo
勤務時間Working hours Discretionary labor system
想定年収Salary Salary: 8 million to 10 million yen per year
条件・待遇Condition [Conditions]
Salary: 8 million to 10 million yen per year
Work location: Tokyo
Employment type: Full-time employee
Working hours: Discretionary work system
Trial period: Yes (3 months)

[Holidays and vacations]
2 days off per week (Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)
Paid vacation, 5 consecutive days off, New Year's holiday, special leave for special occasions * Paid vacation granted from the day of joining

[Employee benefits]
1 yen free stock option: Free stock options with an exercise value of 1 yen will be issued

[Work style]
・Can be changed depending on the day, such as coming to the office or working remotely. Flexible response such as "working in the office in the morning and remotely in the afternoon" is possible!
・Work start/end times can also be changed flexibly. You can flexibly adjust your working hours to suit your lifestyle, such as picking up your child from daycare.
*Some positions have fixed working hours.

[Life Support]
・Marriage leave & congratulatory bonus: Special paid leave (7 days) and congratulatory bonus (50,000 yen) will be paid upon marriage. *Congratulatory bonus is available to employees who have been with the company for over one year.
・Maternity leave & congratulatory bonus: Special paid leave (5 days) and congratulatory bonus (500,000 yen per birth!!) will be paid upon the birth of a child. In addition, if the employee or their spouse becomes pregnant, the company will fully subsidize the monthly insurance premiums for "Hugu Maternal and Child Insurance" from the month of joining the insurance to the month of birth.
・Support for celebrations and condolences: They will support you with special paid leave (3 to 7 days) not only for marriage and childbirth, but also in the unlikely event of an unfortunate event.
・Consecutive leave: You can take 5 consecutive days of leave in addition to your paid leave. *This benefit is available to employees who have been with the company for at least one year.
-Dependent allowance: 25,000 yen/month per person depending on the number of preschool children, up to a maximum of 100,000 yen/month. *This benefit is available to employees who have been with the company for at least one year.
-Babysitter discount voucher: If you request a babysitter, the company will cover up to 4,400 yen/day.
-Sick child care subsidy: They have introduced a sick child care plan for corporations from "Chokoiku." In addition to the registration fee, annual fee, and monthly usage fee, you can also use the service at no cost to yourself!
-Housing allowance: If you live within 3km of the office and come to the office at least 4 days a week, you will receive a flat rate of 50,000 yen/month. In addition, if you move from outside the 3km radius to within the radius, you will receive a 200,000 yen relocation subsidy (one-time only per person) *For full-time employees and heads of households

[Learning support]
・Learning support: The company will cover the cost of learning and work support tools, with a budget of 120,000 yen per employee per year
・Hackathon/Contest/Offsite support: The company will cover up to 20,000 yen per person per time
・Those who wish can take English conversation lessons once a week *Certain selection criteria based on work content, etc.
・Tuition support: They support graduate school tuition fees, etc., up to a maximum of 2 million yen per person
*Internal review

[Other]
・Various social insurances available
・Full transportation costs covered (up to a maximum of 150,000 yen per month)
・Visa support
・No smoking indoors
選考についてProcess [Flow]
- Document screening
- First interview
- Second interview
- Skills test
- Final interview
Comments from United World
A startup company from the University of Tokyo that allows remote work. Recommended for those interested in Fintech.
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