Back-end Engineer

Shippio Minato-ku, Tokyo
  • 💴 ¥5M ~ ¥8M annually
  • 🏡 Partially remote
  • 🧪 3+ years experience required
  • 💬 No Japanese required
  • 🌏 Apply from abroad
  • 🧳 Relocate to Japan
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About Shippio

Shippio Minato-ku, Tokyo

Japan's first digital freight forwarder, building a multi-faceted digital platform that allows both customers (importer/exporter) and operators to efficiently and fluidly process international trade workflows.

Key benefits

  • Passionate and human-sized team
  • Exciting challenges and rapid growth
  • World-class engineering team

About the position

Responsibilities

  • Shape the future of logistics with machine learning. Be at the forefront of incorporating Machine Learning capabilities by actively contributing towards architectural and design decisions.
  • Design and develop robust APIs. Engineer clean, efficient, scalable APIs that will be the backbone of our digital logistics solutions.
  • Architect and build for scalability and performance. Play a pivotal role in migrating our systems from a Ruby architecture to a modern, service-oriented platform, while reimagining and unlocking new business opportunities.
  • Own, Impact, and Grow. Take ownership of significant components within our service stack, driving both technical and business outcomes.
  • Your contributions will go beyond code; we’re looking for problem solvers who can grow along with the company.

Requirements

  • You have at least 3 years of experience with Back-End application development in Ruby and Ruby on Rails (or Go/Python/Rust).
  • Synthetic mind, you are able to quickly grasp the essence of our business and translate it into a model.
  • Strong communication skills to a variety of audiences, from technical to non-technical.

Nice to haves

While not specifically required, tell us if you have any of the following.

  • Communication skills in Japanese is a big plus.
  • Experience in cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, etc.).
  • Experience with Front-End technologies (React, etc.) and GraphQL.
  • Experience in other programming languages (Go, Rust, Python, etc.).
  • Experience in mentoring and nurturing your fellow developers.
  • Experience in Open-Source Software (OSS) communities.
  • Intellectually curious and eager to take on new challenges.
  • Experience working within a fast-paced product company

Compensation

5 to 8 million JPY annually.

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Meet Shippio's Developers

Chris Ackermann started his career in logistics, where he pushed to improve conditions for operators. Rebooting his career as a software developer at Shippio, he once again pursues his passion of revolutionising the logistics industry.

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Gloria recently joined Shippio, starting her engineering manager career after previously working as a security engineer. She talks about her role, how the transition went, the company culture, and how she’s helping to shape their security processes.

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