Salaries for AI engineers being recruited in Japan have drawn attention in Taiwan, with the offered range reported at ¥3 million–¥5.5 million. The job listings include positions based in Osaka Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture, with remote work available.
Taiwanese media criticized the low salaries for AI engineers being recruited in Japan and introduced a job listing for a position based in Osaka Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture, with remote work available. The reported responsibilities included AI and data analysis, generative AI platform development, big data analysis and facial recognition model development. The media also reported that the employer had a track record of hiring foreign nationals and conducted just one interview, while offering an annual salary of ¥3 million–¥5.5 million.
A popular Taiwanese Facebook page called Tech Job N Talk reportedly quoted the listing and introduced it with a sarcastic comment that salaries at Japanese companies were more humorous than those for Taiwanese workers. It also reported claims that the weaker yen had made salary levels at small and medium-sized Japanese companies less competitive than those in Taiwan’s IT and high-tech industries.
Reactions from Taiwanese internet users included comments taking aim at Japan’s low salaries and suggestions that companies could use remote work to employ inexpensive subcontractors. Others said the jobs were not a bad option for newcomers who wanted to work in Japan, and viewed them as positions where people could obtain a work visa and work even without a special career background.