Senior Platform Infrastructure Engineer

About Cogent

Cogent Labs, an AI startup based in Tokyo, has been at the forefront of AI innovation for a decade since 2014. Our journey has been marked by rapid growth and cutting-edge technological advancements, making us a prime destination for ambitious professionals seeking to make a real world impact in solving a wide range of business problems.

Our flagship product, SmartRead, has revolutionized document processing with its advanced AI based automated document processing capabilities. Building on this success, we're expanding our portfolio with SmartFind, which uses conversational interface like Chat GPT, and workflow automation tools in 2025. What sets us apart is our commitment in developing in-house, cutting-edge AI technology including proprietary large document models.

At Cogent Labs, we foster a culture of ownership and teamwork like a professional sports team. We are a meritocratic, results-driven team, looking for a self-starter and highly motivated individuals who thrive on challenges in a closely collaborating team environment.

Job Summary

Cogent Labs is looking for an experienced and dynamic engineer to help build and enhance our Cloud and On-premises platforms which deliver our AI-powered products to customers.

This role is ideal for strong software engineers who have developed a passion for reliability, infrastructure, and operations as a way to improve customer satisfaction. You've probably built and run customer-facing applications, automated your way out of toil, and care deeply about both code quality and operational excellence. We're not looking for traditional Ops or DevOps profiles without significant hands-on coding experience. If your strength is in building robust systems and you enjoy working at the intersection of software engineering and infrastructure, we'd love to talk.

Responsibilities

• Effectively blend software engineering and operational expertise to ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of our cloud and on-premises product platforms.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across code, database, and infrastructure, ensuring seamless platform operation and improving product quality.
• Collaborate with machine learning engineers, product managers, and quality assurance to resolve pain-points, automate toil, and improve overall developer experience.
• Balance innovation and stability through thoughtful use of SLOs and error budgets, mitigating risk effectively while embracing and facilitating change.
• Contribute to process improvements and drive strategic initiatives to help all engineers in the company be more effective, knowledgeable, and happier.

Required experience

Amazon Web Services ( AWS ) or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Nice-to-have experience

Team culture

The Cogent Labs engineering department is continuously working towards developing a culture improving and rewarding the following qualities :

The ideal candidate :

What we offer

Benefits

Working Conditions

Annual salary (Total Target Cash Compensation)  : 8.0 million yen to 11.5 million yen

Details : Monthly salary  : 583,335 yen to 833,335 yen

Base salary 431,600 yen + fixed overtime pay [for 45 hours] 151,735 yen

Base salary 541,456 yen + fixed overtime allowance [for 45 hours] 190,356 yen + fixed late night work allowance [for 20 hours] 101,523 yen

Additional overtime pay will be provided for hours worked beyond 45 hours / 20 hours [late night].

Base salary will be determined based on experience and ability

Performance-based bonuses are provided twice a year

Commuting Allowance are paid separately