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For those interested in either full-time or internship opportunities, please apply to only ONE position that best suits your background and experiences.

Please also note the following points and benefits regarding our opportunities based in Japan:

  • Japanese language skills are NOT required, as your work will be conducted in English. However, willingness to learn Japanese may widen opportunities and/or expedite career advancement.
  • For internships, in addition to the daily allowance you will receive, we cover round trip flights, travel insurance, visas, commuting fees, and accommodation expenses as part of our support package.
  • For full-time roles, in addition to your compensation and benefits package, we cover onboarding expenses such as your flight to Japan, shipment of your belongings to Japan, visas, commuting fees, and more!

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Research Engineer (Machine Learning)

Tokyo, Japan; Full-Time

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Our focus is to develop groundbreaking tools and services by applying AI to data science. As such, our team works on exploratory and challenging projects, from research and development to the innovation of new services through the utilization of our research results.
The primary focus of your role will be to accelerate research in the exploration of new AI applications for data science in collaboration with research scientists and software engineers. You will therefore be involved in software development for research experiments and in prototyping for the exploration of potential new applications of our research findings.

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Statistical Science Researcher

Tokyo, Japan; Full-Time

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
We are looking for highly skilled researchers to propose original topics and/or novel approaches in areas such as statistical science, machine learning, and quantum computing.
Our goal is to develop new services driven by AI and data science. You will be asked to set up your research independently, and will be given considerable freedom to execute that research within the bounds of our research policies.

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AI Application Engineer

Tokyo, Japan; Full-Time

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Join our team of R&D engineers to embark on an exciting journey of applied research and prototype development! Within our diverse and innovative project portfolio, you will have the opportunity to take on real-world challenges related to the fields of natural language processing, computer vision, machine learning, human-computer interaction, cloud services, computer graphics, data analysis, and their intersections. As such, you will have the opportunity to propose cutting-edge user and creator experiences that contribute to a range of businesses within Sony Group, including Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Interactive Entertainment, and Sony Life Insurance.

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Software Engineer, Privacy Preserving Technology

Tokyo, Japan; Full-Time

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
We are developing privacy preserving technologies that allow for the perfect balance between privacy and data utilization. As such, we focus on applied cryptography (e.g. zero knowledge proofs, multi-party computations, homomorphic encryption, etc.) and privacy preserving machine learning (e.g. federated learning, differential privacy, etc.).
By collaborating with teams throughout Sony working in mobility, new Web3 businesses in music, and financial services, there are many opportunities to develop unique technologies with real-world applications. We are therefore seeking a Software Engineer with experience and expertise in privacy preserving techniques and technologies to innovate with us and push our work forward.

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Machine Learning Researcher (Reinforcement Learning)

Tokyo, Japan; Full-time

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
We aim to develop groundbreaking tools and services through the application of AI to data science. On our team, you will gain hands-on experience with exploratory and challenging projects, ranging from research and development to the development of new services using research results.
As such, you will be responsible for the research and development of reinforcement learning algorithms in a project that focuses on the application of reinforcement learning to the learning of business activities (marketing, promotion, development, customer service, etc.), as well as the implementation of developed algorithms for those systems.

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Machine Learning Researcher (Deep Generative Models)

Tokyo, Japan; Full-time

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Our focus is to develop groundbreaking tools and services through the application of AI to data science. On our team, you will gain hands-on experience with exploratory and challenging projects, ranging from research and development to the development of new services using research results.
As such, you will be involved in research and development aimed at automating creative work with deep generative models. In this project, we aspire to enhance human creative work, including, but not limited to, the creation and/or improvement of websites, promotional materials, white papers, and entertainment contents.

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Senior Research Engineer for Speech/Audio Signal Processing

Tokyo, Japan; Full-Time

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Sony Group Corporation has an opening for a full-time Senior Research Engineer in AI/ML for speech synthesis and recognition in one of our R&D laboratories. The candidate selected for this position will be responsible for research and development in the areas of speech synthesis and recognition with an emphasis on state-of-the-art AI/ML technologies, to be implemented into new Sony products and services.

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Researcher/Engineer (Realtime Surgical Simulator)

Tokyo, Japan; Full-Time

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Our mission is to conduct innovative research and development related to robotics to create core technologies that will differentiate next-generation products. Many researchers working on a wide range of technologies from hardware to software, including mechanical systems, actuators, sensors, control, planning, and learning, are collaborating to develop robots for home, industrial, and medical applications that provide physical support, and medical simulators that apply robotics.

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Research Engineer, Audio Signal Processing

Tokyo, Japan; Full-Time

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Sony has created life-changing values to fill the world with emotion through the power of creativity and technology.
At Sony Technology Development Laboratories (TDL) we've contributed to Sony's various products and services to create Kando and social value with our technological power and expertise.

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Software Engineer and Researcher for Image Sensor

Tokyo, Japan; Full-Time

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Our team is dedicated to researching and developing computer vision and machine learning technologies using Sony's innovative sensor technology. Our focus areas include:
A) The development of signal processing and sensing systems utilizing Sony's unique sensors, including Polarization Image Sensors, Event-based Vision Sensors, SWIR Image Sensors, and SPAD Depth Sensors. Our team may use computer graphics technologies such as simulations and renderers to support this development.
B) The optimal design of devices and signal processing from both hardware and software perspectives. Our goal is to propose Sony's original sensor devices with unique architecture and high efficiency systems through this optimal design. We also conduct research and development in signal processing technologies, such as image processing and machine learning, in order to implement them as new products and services.

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Software Engineer (Embedded Linux Software Development)

Tokyo, Japan; Full-Time

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
We at Sony have endeavored to not only create groundbreaking products, but also change lifestyles by applying our cutting-edge technologies to movies, music, games, and electronics. Today, we are tackling new challenges in the realm of robotics and mobility. As such, we are seeking exceptional and passionate individuals who are ready to captivate hearts and minds through their contributions to the development of our diverse range of products, content, and services.

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Research Intern, Apply AI for Robotics

Tokyo, Japan; Internship

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Research and development on (real and virtual) robot/agent behavior learning and control algorithm such as Navigation(indoor/outdoor)/Manipulation/Language instruction interpretation/Motion Generation/Reinforcement learning.

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Research Intern, Generative AI and Graphics

Tokyo, Japan; Internship

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Research and development of Generative AI, aiming to deliver as contributing technology for creators in Sony groups entertainment business units. Specialized generative AI resertch for facial animation and expressions. Not only generative AI, we also utilize underlying embeddings for content search, which requires solid understanding of foundation models and large language models.

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Research Intern

Tokyo, Japan; Internship

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
The project is engaged in research and development on AI ethics technology to build responsible AI. The technologies include explainable AI, control of generative AI, diversity, fairness, bias mitigation, machine unlearning, and many others. We are working on advanced algorithms to solve social issues related to AI ethics.

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Image Recognition Researcher

Tokyo, Japan; Internship

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
We are engaged in research and development of advanced image recognition technologies based on a high level of machine learning and computer vision expertise for next-generation user interfaces and robot control. By integrated development between sensors, algorithms and products, we are able to achieve unrivaled functionality and performance, and realize the next generation of products and services that support people's lives and behaviors.

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Robotics, Researcher / Engineer

Tokyo, Japan; Internship

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Our mission is to research novel robotics technologies to work toward a world of human-robot co-existence. In the past, we developed entertainment robots such as the Aibo and Qrio, and in the present, we are conducting fundamental research and development for various types of robots including mobile, manipulator, and medical robots, and surgical simulation. We aim to create intelligent and dexterous robots that are able to navigate complex dynamics within unknown environments.

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Audio-Visual AI Research Scientist

Tokyo, Japan; Internship

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
We are seeking Research Scientist Interns to join our fundamental and applied research teams at Sony in Tokyo.
Our aim is to rapidly advance the process of cinematic content creation. To achieve this, we work together with Sony Pictures Entertainment to develop AI technologies that restore and enhance movie content.
With us, you will research and develop innovative computer vision and machine learning technologies for cinematic content creation. You will also have many opportunities to publish your findings and collaborate with a variety of academic institutions worldwide.

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Researcher / Natural Language Processing (NLP) for Multimodal Machine Learning

Tokyo, Japan; Internship

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Technologies like generative AI have the potential to transform the lifestyles of consumers and the workflows of professional creators. Sony R&D is developing large-scale generative AI technologies for content generation and restoration. This is called Sony generative AI, and is broken down into three categories: diffusion-based models, stochastic vector quantization techniques, and visual-and-language pre-training. Sony generative AI is expected to become an integral part of the music, film, and gaming industries in the years ahead. We at Sony R&D would like to make the most out of our unique opportunity to work directly with world-leading entertainment groups within those industries. Demonstrations of media generation and restoration are available at https://sony.github.io/creativeai.
Our team is building a wide range of natural language processing technologies, deep generative AI, and vision-language pre-training. You will work on advanced research on natural language processing and deep learning (e.g., vision-language pre-training, deep generative models for discrete data).

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Machine Learning Researcher (Reinforcement Learning)

Tokyo, Japan; Internship

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
You will be responsible for the research and development of reinforcement learning algorithms in a project that focuses on the application of reinforcement learning to the learning of business activities (marketing, promotion, development, customer service, etc.), as well as the implementation of developed algorithms for those systems.

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Machine Learning Researcher (Deep Generative Models)

Tokyo, Japan; Internship

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
You will be involved in research and development aimed at automating creative work with deep generative models. In this project, we aspire to enhance human creative work, including, but not limited to, the creation and/or improvement of websites, promotional materials, white papers, and entertainment contents.

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Research Engineer for Speech / Audio Signal Processing

Tokyo, Japan; Internship

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Sony Group Corporation has an opening for a Research Engineer Intern in AI/ML for speech synthesis and recognition in one of our R&D laboratories. The candidate selected for this position will be responsible for research and development in the areas of speech synthesis and recognition with an emphasis on state-of-the-art AI/ML technologies, to be implemented into new Sony products and services.

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Engineer / Researcher in Affective Computing (brain technology, biomedical engineering and signal processing)

Tokyo, Japan; Internship

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
For the purpose of better understanding people, we are conducting both hardware and software research on vital sensing, emotion estimation, and its intervention technologies to support all businesses (e.g. Entertainment services (Music, Game, Movie), Electronics, Automotive, Financial Services, and new businesses) in Sony Group. Our goal is to acquire fundamental technologies that approach the internal state of human beings to enhance User Experience of services and products.
You will get a good R&D experience with interdisciplinary researchers of Vital sensing (i.e., non-invasive pysiological signals such as EEG, PPG, EDA etc. ) and Emotion estimation technology based on psychophysiological mechanism and have opportunities for receiving feedbacks from business division on the research.

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Researcher / Engineer (Realtime Surgical Simulator)

Tokyo, Japan; Internship

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Our mission is to conduct innovative research and development related to robotics to create core technologies that will differentiate next-generation products. Many researchers working on a wide range of technologies from hardware to software, such as mechanical systems, actuators, sensors, control, planning and learning, are collaborating to develop robots for home, industrial and medical applications that provide physical support, and medical simulators that apply robotics.

Read More

Research Engineer, Audio Signal Processing

Tokyo, Japan; Internship

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Sony has created life-changing values to fill the world with emotion through the power of creativity and technology.
At Sony Technology Development Laboratories (TDL) we've contributed to Sony's various products and services to create Kando and social value with our technological power and expertise.

Read More

Software Engineer and Researcher for Image Sensor

Tokyo, Japan; Internship

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Our team is dedicated to researching and developing computer vision and machine learning technologies using Sony's innovative sensor technology. Our focus areas include:
A) The development of signal processing and sensing systems utilizing Sony's unique sensors, including Polarization Image Sensors, Event-based Vision Sensors, SWIR Image Sensors, and SPAD Depth Sensors. Our team may use computer graphics technologies such as simulations and renderers to support this development.
B) The optimal design of devices and signal processing from both hardware and software perspectives. Our goal is to propose Sony's original sensor devices with unique architecture and high efficiency systems through this optimal design. We also conduct research and development in signal processing technologies, such as image processing and machine learning, in order to implement them as new products and services.

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