R&D-021 Full stack Engineer

About AIRoA The AI Robot Association AIRoA) is launching a groundbreaking initiative: collecting one million hours of humanoid robot operation data with hundreds of robots, and leveraging it to train the worldʼs most powerful Vision-Language-Action VLA) models. What makes AIRoA unique is not only the unprecedented scale of real-world data and humanoid platforms, but also our commitment to making everything open and accessible. We are building a shared "robot data ecosystem" where datasets, trained models, and benchmarks are available to everyone. Researchers around the world will be able to evaluate their models on standardized humanoid robots through our open evaluation platform. For researchers, this means an opportunity to: Work on fundamental challenges in robotics and AI: multimodal learning, tactile-rich manipulation, sim-to-real transfer, and large-scale benchmarkingAccess state-of-the-art infrastructure: hundreds of humanoid robots, GPU clusters, high-fidelity simulators, and a global-scale evaluation pipelineCollaborate with leading experts across academia and industry, and publish results that will shape the next decade of roboticsContribute to an initiative that will redefine the future of embodied AI—with all results made open to the world Key Responsibilities Design, develop and implement teleoperation systems, including real‑time control, low‑latency audio/video streaming and operator-facing interfacesWork closely with robot operators to gather feedback from real‑world use and continuously improve the user experienceProvide data‑quality feedback through the teleoperation UI to encourage higher‑quality data collectionDevelop and maintain applications that support data collection, such as internal tools and dashboardsBuild intuitive web‑based interfaces for managing and monitoring data pipelinesCollaborate with VLA teams and Data/ML platform teams to ensure seamless data ingestion and workflow managementDesign and implement APIs to facilitate data interactions between internal services and external data sourcesDevelop configuration‑management systems to store and update metadata, including robot configurations and task descriptionsEnsure secure communication through robust authentication and access‑control mechanisms Requirements Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)4+ years of professional experience as a full‑stack engineer, with proficiency in both backend and frontend developmentBackend: Proficiency in implementing solutions using technologies such as Go and Python FastAPIFrontend: Proficiency in modern frameworks such as Next.js, ReactCloud: Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or GCPLeadership: Experience leading and driving technical decisions with initiative as a Tech Lead, Team Lead, or equivalentDemonstrated experience in at least one of the following areas:A strong understanding of event-driven or real‑time communication protocols (e.g., WebRTC, WebSocket, MQTT, gRPCExperience with large-scale data processingHands-on experience with ROS/ROS2 and related web tools (e.g., ROSBridge, Foxglove, Webviz)Business-level Japanese communication skills (equivalent to JLPT N2 or above, or several years of work experience at a Japanese company) Preferred Qualifications Experience with development micro servicesExperience with development of realtime dashboardsFamiliarity with robot telemetry, sensor data visualization, and live camera feedsExperience optimizing system performance using performance analysis toolsDevOps, SRE & Quality AssuranceFamiliarity with best practices, including observability, CI/CD, and incident responseExperience with Infrastructure as Code IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormationProficiency in implementing and maintaining automated testing across all levels (unit, integration, E2E Others (linguistic Qualification, Etc.) 【Highly appreciated】 English proficiency at business level Benefits There are currently no comparable projects in the world that collect data and develop foundation models on such a large scale. As mentioned above, this is one of Japan's leading national projects, supported by a substantial investment of 20.5 billion yen from NEDO. This position will play a crucial role in determining the success of the project. You will have broad discretion and responsibility, and we are confident that, if successful, you will gain both a great sense of achievement and the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to society. Furthermore, we strongly encourage engineers to actively build their careers through this project—for example, by publishing research papers and engaging in academic activities. Work location Tokyo Ryutsu Center A Bldg. AW4-5/4-6, 6-1-1 Heiwajima, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143-0006, Japan