If you're in Tokyo on July 21st, we'd love for you to join us at TokyoDev Talks Vol. 12: Onboarding in a New Language with AI / Agentic Prompt and Context Engineering.

We've published 3 new articles!

Buying and renovating a 40-year-old Japanese house by Scott Rothrock
A firsthand look at buying and renovating a cheap used home in Japan, from securing a mortgage to handling unexpected repairs and renovation costs.

Scam applicants are an increasing problem in Japan by Paul McMahon
Paul shares red flags to look for, tips for catching scammers, and how TokyoDev is handling these fake job applicants.

Beyond Japan’s Big Cities: Life as a Software Engineer in Kumamoto by Alamsyah Imanudin
Living in Kumamoto, Alamsyah shares what remote tech work in regional Japan is really like, including the trade-offs it comes with.

amptalk has 2 new positions!
amptalk is a sales enablement tool that automatically captures recorded sales calls on Zoom, transcribes the conversation, and analyzes the content.
- Sr. Engineering Manager
  Lead a new-product squad of about 5 engineers.
  💴 ¥8M ~ ¥13M 🏡 Partially remote 💬 Conversational Japanese 🗾 Japan residents only
- QA Engineer
  Establish QA processes and testing strategy, enhance Playwright coverage, and improve CI/CD quality gates.
  💴 ¥7M ~ ¥9M 🏡 Partially remote 💬 No Japanese required 🗾 Japan residents only
amptalk is also hiring for 1 more job.
Treasure AI has 1 new position!
Treasure AI is the only enterprise Customer Data Platform that harmonizes an organization’s data, insights, and engagement technology stacks to drive relevant, real-time customer experiences throughout the entire customer journey.
- Senior Software Engineer, Platform API - Ruby on Rails
  Build and operate Ruby on Rails Platform APIs with OpenAPI, AWS, SQL, and full-stack skills.
  🏡 Partially remote 💬 Conversational Japanese 🗾 Japan residents only
Treasure AI is also hiring for 6 more jobs.
Money Forward has 4 new positions!
Money Forward is a fintech startup delivering tools to visualize and improve both individuals' and companies' financial health.
- Information Systems Engineer, Global IT Division, Tokyo
  Automate Entra ID/HR integrations, improve SaaS provisioning, and build reliable API ops.
  💴 ¥6.4M ~ ¥10.0M 🏡 Partially remote 💬 Fluent Japanese 🗾 Japan residents only
- Engineering Manager (Data Platform), Money Forward X, Tokyo
  Lead a team building scalable data infrastructure.
  💴 ¥6.4M ~ ¥11.0M 🏡 Partially remote 💬 Conversational Japanese 🌏 Apply from abroad
- Engineering Manager (Platform Microservices), Money Forward X, Tokyo
  Lead and mentor 8–12 engineers building Kotlin/Java microservices on AWS with Kubernetes.
  💴 ¥6.4M ~ ¥11.0M 🏡 Partially remote 💬 Conversational Japanese 🗾 Japan residents only
- Backend Developer (Go), Money Forward X, Tokyo
  Develop and maintain Go microservices, collaborating on CI/CD (CircleCI, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD).
  💴 ¥6.4M ~ ¥9.5M 🏡 Partially remote 💬 Conversational Japanese 🗾 Japan residents only
Money Forward is also hiring for 30 more jobs.
VISASQ has 1 new position!
VisasQ operates a global knowledge platform connecting organizations with more than 800,000 experts across 190 countries. Serving over 2,000 clients worldwide, the company helps businesses access first-hand insights through interviews, surveys, and advisory work.
- Backend Engineer (C# / Python / Azure) - Global Business
  Own full-cycle backend development in C# and Python FastAPI.
  💴 ¥5M ~ ¥10M 🏡 Partially remote 💬 Business Japanese 🗾 Japan residents only
RESTAR has 1 new position!
We are building the REMETIS platform, making it easier for real estate companies and financial institutions to access and understand data. We integrate publicly available information and client data to lower real estate transaction costs and simplify complex investment workflows.
- Frontend Engineer-Junior/Mid
  Develop and improve Vue + TypeScript frontend UI, collaborating on requirements and code quality.
  💴 ¥4.5M ~ ¥8.5M 🏡 Partially remote 💬 No Japanese required 🗾 Japan residents only