As of 2026-09-29, Sakana AI has 31 open roles tracked by McCoy Hiring Tracker. Primary hiring focus: Operations (8), Engineering (8), Research (4). Data refreshed daily from public ATS APIs; last updated 2026-09-29.
Tokyo-based AI lab founded by ex-Google Brain researchers — known for nature-inspired model architectures and the AI Scientist agent. Hiring is small and research-heavy, Japan-based.
| Function | Open roles | Share | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operations | 8 | 25.8% | |
| Engineering | 8 | 25.8% | |
| Research | 4 | 12.9% | |
| Marketing | 2 | 6.5% | |
| Project Management | 1 | 3.2% | |
| Finance | 1 | 3.2% | |
McCoy tracks hiring across 254 AI companies, updated daily.
Yes. As of 2026-09-29, Sakana AI has 31 open roles tracked by McCoy Hiring Tracker, captured directly from their public ATS.
31 open roles as of 2026-09-29. Net change over the last 7 days: flat (0 new, 0 closed).
Top functions by open-role count: Operations (8), Engineering (8), Research (4). Full function-mix breakdown at https://tracker.mccoy.io/sakana.
2026-09-29. McCoy Hiring Tracker refreshes each tracked company's data daily around 04:00 UTC from public ATS APIs. Methodology: https://tracker.mccoy.io/methodology.
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