Software Development Intern

Please note this is an on-site role in Tokyo only. The company will NOT sponsor your visa to come to Japan.

About Visual Alpha

Visual Alpha is building the vertical AI platform for financial data workflows.

We automate how financial institutions process, validate, and report data — replacing manual, error-prone workflows with AI-driven systems. Our platform handles both unstructured documents and structured data, delivering production-grade outputs across private assets, accounting, and reporting.

Already trusted by leading financial institutions in Japan, we’re scaling rapidly to become the category leader in vertical AI for finance, in Japan and globally.

Opportunity

• Join a fast-growing B2B vertical AI startup transforming productivity across the financial industry

• Join a diverse international team of data science and financial industry experts

• Learn how to build enterprise scale system by using the latest A.I. and Cloud technologies

Role

• Implement full-stack features for enhancements and new projects.

• Create unit tests and integration tests to ensure quality.

• Typical time allocation: implementation 90%, release/code review: 5%, team meeting: 5%.

• Up to 40 hours per month

Required Skills

• A love of learning and proven experience in becoming a domain expert; in our case, you will become an expert in data analysis and data visualization

• Self-motivated, client-oriented thinking, ability to learn new technologies quickly

• Strong design, presentation, and collaboration skills; must be a strong team player

• Good knowledge of modern JS framework and SQL, or desire to learn coupled with strong experience in one of C++, Python, PHP, or Rust

• Fluent in English

Desired Skills

• Experience implementing various design patterns

• Familiarity with xUnit design concepts and patterns

• Conversational Japanese

Technologies

• React/Javascript, Python, SQL, GraphQL, Restful API, AI Models