Software developer jobs in Japan for English speakers.
👍 Little or no Japanese required. 🌍 Overseas applicants welcome.
Resources to help you get a software engineering job in Japan.
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📈 2020 Software Developer Survey
The results of a survey of 362 international software engineers living in Japan, which was conducted in November 2020.
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👩💻 Software engineering jobs in Japan
A guide to understanding your chances of getting a job as a programmer in Japan are, and what the first steps you can take are.
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🛂 Visas for software engineers in Japan
The complete guide to visas that permit you to work as a full time software developer in Japan.
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🇯🇵 How I got a developer job in Japan
The story of my personal journey of coming to Japan straight out of university and finding a job as a Ruby developer at a Japanese startup.
Hi, I'm Paul McMahon.
tokyodev started off with me writing about my own experiences being a developer in Tokyo. As other international developers asked me questions about working here, I wrote articles to answer them. Now tokyodev has evolved into a site dedicated to helping international developers start and grow their career in Japan. Read more...
Insights from international developers working in Japan
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Growing your career by asking for you want
with Ashwini MeshramAshwini leads one of PayPay’s payment sub-teams. She got there by doing something she’s done throughout her career: identifying something she wants to do and asking to do it.
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Joining Mercari as a tech lead
with Jieqiong YuJieqiong shares her experience of joining Mercari and working as a tech lead. She explains their engineering culture and provides tips for potential applicants.
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Being one of SmartNews’ first overseas hires
with Robert SpellerWhen Robert joined SmartNews as a software engineer, most of his colleagues were Japanese. Since then, it’s grown into an international organization where English is predominantly used.
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Identifying and fixing problems at Degica
with Kazunori KajihiroKazunori initially joined Degica as a web application engineer, but by identifying problems he wanted to fix, his role shifted first to VP of Infrastructure, and then VP of Payment Products.
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Discussions about working in tech in Japan
Events & Networking
If you're already in Japan, networking is the best way to find a great job. Here are some great English-language developer events in Tokyo I recommend: