Frontend jobs in Japan

Insights from Frontend Developers in Japan

Modernising the hidden world of logistics with Shippio
with Chris Ackermann
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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Greenfield Development with a Global Team
with Ellen Skipper
At 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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Growing your career by asking for you want
with Ashwini Meshram
Ashwini 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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From Intern to Frontend Engineer at HENNGE
with Ray Wong
Ray Wong interned at HENNGE while he was in university. He had such a good experience that he joined them as a frontend engineer after graduating.
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Becoming an international developer
with Ryoko Kawashima
Ryoko started her career as a typical Japanese office worker, but went through a dramatic career change, joining Givery as a Frontend Engineer where she speaks almost exclusively in English.
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Why Octopus Energy is an award winning workplace
with Polly Sutcliffe
Polly Sutcliffe came to Japan on the JET programme. After working as a translator, she pivoted her career through a coding bootcamp. Now she's a frontend developer at Octopus Energy, where she works on their consumer-facing portal.
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Engineering freedom at SmartNews
with YuCheng Chen
YuCheng is a senior software engineer at SmartNews. He explains the freedom he enjoys at SmartNews: not only from a technical perspective, but also the influence he can have over the direction of the product.
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