Created to deliver high-quality news from a wide variety of trusted publishers in one place, the SmartNews team works tirelessly to help readers feel good about being informed.
Since the beginning, our mission has been clear: to deliver the world’s quality information to the people who need it. We firmly believe that valuable, reliable news should be accessible to everyone.
Utilizing cutting-edge AI technology alongside the expertise of seasoned news professionals, the SmartNews app is used by millions of people, earning thousands of 5-star ratings.
Behind our success stands a diverse and passionate global team working to provide a well-rounded and comprehensive news experience for every reader.
Your ideas matter
We view engineering as a collaborative activity, where our engineers aren’t only responsible for implementation, but also helping to figure out what we should build. So rather than just executing on a fully formed spec, you’ll work directly with product managers to come up with the best solutions from both a technical and product perspective. Ideas for new features or improvements don’t only flow down from above either, and so as an engineer, you’ll be encouraged to propose your own ideas for our product as well.
An international environment
Over fifty percent of our engineers are non-Japanese, coming from over 15 different countries. Although we don’t have an official language, English is becoming the de-facto standard of the engineering team. Of course, if you’re looking to learn or improve Japanese, there’ll be plenty of opportunities to do so, including through free language lessons.
