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PayPay
Revolutionizing cashless payments in Japan.
Shippio
Japan's first digital freight forwarder.
MELTIN
Pioneers in cyborg development.
Univa Paycast
One stop solution for payment providers.
CTW
Japan's #1 IP Game Platform Company
Sollective
A community-driven platform for vetted freelancers.
EDOCODE
Creating useful products for people all over the world.
commmune
A customer success community platform.
Wizcorp
Complete game development services.
foriio
Easy portfolio creation for everyone.
Mercari
Japan's largest community-powered marketplace.
NABLA Mobility
Smart navigation system for aviation.
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Greenfield Development with a Global Team
with Ellen SkipperAt Scoville, Ellen works with a global team to develop a new management product for Japan’s visiting nursing industry. She talks about what drew her to Scoville, and the highlights and challenges of her work.
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Transitioning from Data Analysis to Software Engineering
with Sau Yee ChanSau Yee started her career in the IT industry in data analysis, but her curiosity drew her to switch career tracks to software engineering. She began her software engineering career at HENNGE, where she leverages her experience to deliver a better result for the business and customers.
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How Givery’s relaxed culture fosters innovation
with John Joe FriedmannJohn Joe, a backend engineer at Givery, explains how the company’s relaxed culture allows developers to drive the product forward, giving them autonomy to pursue tasks like refactoring that don’t directly deliver immediate business value.
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Hundreds of requests per second, two developers
with Jerome MarhicJerome joined WOVN as a backend engineer. Keeping things performant was a big technical challenge, as they have hundreds of requests per second and billions of records in their database. To top it off, for a time it was just him and one other developer responsible for the backend.
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Becoming CTO of Degica
with Richard RamsdenAfter graduating from university, Richard came to Japan and found a job as a software developer. Eventually he joined Degica, where he rose to the role of CTO.
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A culture of open communication at Autify
with Samuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson shares his experiences of working at Autify, where he does a mix of SRE and backend engineering. He explains how their product and working environment make it an attractive opportunity.
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Software development at TenTen
with Laura EckLaura tells her story of coming to Japan and joining TenTen as a developer. She talks about some of the technical challenges she faced, and how the company takes a collaborative approach to development.
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Building a critical service doesn't need to be stressful
with Nigel BaillieNigel was fresh out of college when he joined KOMOJU as a developer. He's now risen to tech lead, where he's helped build out their payment platform while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
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Growing a career in Japan
with Matthew BaileyStarting as a server side engineer at LINE, Matt is now a software development manager. He shares his experiences of finding a job in Japan, and gives tips on how you can be successful at landing one too.
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How WOVN provides a flexible and friendly workplace
with Kseniya ZalesnayaKseniya, a backend developer, was attracted to WOVN because it was a place where she could be herself, and wouldn’t be judged by her coloured hair, piercing, or tattoos. She found that flexibility extended to how they work, and people strived to create an emotionally supportive workplace too.
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From English Teacher to Backend Developer at WealthPark
with David RobertsonDavid Robertson talks about how he taught himself programming to pivot his career from teaching to programming, and what it's like to work as a Backend Developer at WealthPark.
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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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Going from the only developer to the manager of a team of thirteen
with Jeremy MarinJeremy Marin was the first full time developer to join Crowd Cast. Five years later, the development team has grown to thirteen, with him becoming the engineering manager.
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