As of 2026-08-15, Sakana AI has 26 open roles tracked by McCoy Hiring Tracker, up 2 from last week. Primary hiring focus: Engineering (6), Operations (6), Research (3). Data refreshed daily from public ATS APIs; last updated 2026-08-15.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 6 | 23.1% | |
| Operations | 6 | 23.1% | |
| Research | 3 | 11.5% | |
| Marketing | 2 | 7.7% | |
| Finance | 1 | 3.8% | |
| Business Development | 1 | 3.8% | |
McCoy tracks hiring across 256 AI companies, updated daily.
Yes. As of 2026-08-15, Sakana AI has 26 open roles tracked by McCoy Hiring Tracker, captured directly from their public ATS.
26 open roles as of 2026-08-15. Net change over the last 7 days: up 2 (2 new, 0 closed).
Top functions by open-role count: Engineering (6), Operations (6), Research (3). Full function-mix breakdown at https://tracker.mccoy.io/sakana.
2026-08-15. 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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