Nice to launch your career if you are from non technical background - ML/AI Engineer AWL (Japan) Employee Review

1.0
12 Feb 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Many foreign employees - No Japanese required - Can sponsor VISA and relocation

Cons

- Low pay rate and upper management expect free overtime. - Japanese style Promotion, It is often on the basis of how much you agree to the CTO and HR without any objections even they are talking nonsense, they are husband-wife by the way. - So much politics from the HR side, if you keep your distance from her then you will be fine though. - No learning if you are coming here to upgrade your skills, No experienced engineers because they mainly focus on entry-level hiring. Good employees already left and the rest are planning to leave.

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2.0
5 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

They provide VISA support to move to Tokyo

Cons

Bad pay, bad work, no vision of leaders, bad HR policies

1.0
15 Nov 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There were not many, but the workplace did bring together employees from various countries, ethnic backgrounds, and language groups. However, most of them were able to speak Japanese. At the time, machine vision was still in the early stages of industrial adoption, so the technology attracted considerable attention and high expectations.

Cons

There were many. First, the management structure did not function effectively. Notably, the CTO and CHRO were a married couple, which raised questions about governance, especially given the company’s stated intention to pursue an IPO. I often observed personnel decisions that appeared highly emotional, and the assignments given to Japanese employees in particular seemed arbitrary and unfortunate. There were very few employees with solid experience in productization, and most initiatives remained experimental projects. It was unclear how this aligned with shareholder expectations. Aside from the CEO, CTO, and CHRO, the rest of the executive team turned over roughly every year, suggesting that the environment was extremely demanding. Overall, the workload was very heavy, the future outlook felt uncertain, and I ultimately decided to leave. Unfortunately, the experience left me with mostly negative impressions.

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