Senior Bilingual Software Engineer – West Coast (U.S.)

Overview We are seeking a highly capable Senior Bilingual Software Engineer to serve as the connective layer between our Forward-Deployed U.S. teams and our Platform Core Engineering team in Japan . This role reports directly to the CTO , reflecting its strategic importance in aligning product direction, platform evolution, and field execution. This role is not about language translation. In an AI-enabled environment, its core responsibility is context alignment and leverage maximization —ensuring both teams operate with a shared understanding of priorities, constraints, urgency, and intent. You will play a critical role in making sure: The Platform Core team focuses on the highest-impact problems , grounded in real-world usage The Forward-Deployed teams extract maximum value from the platform , leveraging it effectively and correctly This is a high-impact role at the center of a two-speed organization: fast-moving field execution and a scalable, reusable platform. Key Responsibilities Act as the primary interface between Forward-Deployed U.S. teams and the Platform Core team in Japan , driving deep, bidirectional context alignment Continuously synthesize and communicate what is ha