Career opportunity Senior Software Engineer – Backend (Quote Platform)

Senior Software Engineer – Backend (Quote Platform)

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Locations
Tokyo
Salary
¥850〜¥1,200 (Monthly)
Recruitment industry
Backend Engineer
Employment status
Full time employee
Residency status
Working visa (Skilled labor, Humanities knowledge, International services) Highly skilled professional jobs

Job description

As a backend lead for our smart quotation system, you’ll be responsible for selecting the right technologies, designing scalable architecture, and delivering high-quality software.

Key responsibilities:

  • Lead technical decisions and architecture design for a rapidly growing product
  • Build sustainable and maintainable backend applications
  • Develop and execute technical strategies aligned with business goals
  • Collaborate with the engineering team to solve complex challenges

Why this role is exciting:

  • Opportunity to work on a platform impacting Japan’s ¥120+ trillion manufacturing procurement market
  • Engage with actual users from procurement departments
  • Gain direct feedback from professionals in real-world production settings
  • Work on complex systemization of procurement operations and tackle tough problems with a passionate team

Requirement

Must-Have:

  • Proven experience leading development with technical expertise
  • Experience solving delivery challenges in product or project settings
  • Fluent business-level Japanese (e.g. JLPT N2+ or 3+ years working in Japanese environment)

Nice-to-Have:

  • Backend experience with statically typed languages (e.g., Rust, Scala)
  • Familiarity with Docker-native infrastructure
  • Led Agile or Scrum-based process improvement
  • Experience designing large-scale systems across multiple teams
  • Practical experience with Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
  • Security-conscious web development practices
  • Business-level English is a plus

Benefits

Salary & Benefits

  • Annual Salary: ¥8.5M – ¥12M (paid monthly)
  • Salary Review: Twice a year
  • Stock Options: Available

Selected benefits:

  • Commuting support (up to ¥30,000–¥60,000/month)
  • Childcare allowance: ¥15,000/month per dependent under 18
  • Team-building meal/outing support
  • Tech support: books, server costs, training fees
  • Marriage, childbirth, relocation support
  • Full social insurance, annual health checks, work laptop provided

Work Location

  • Remote-first
  • Office use available for those who prefer on-site work
  • Commuting subsidies for non-metro residents
  • Monthly or quarterly offsite team meetings

Work time

  • Employment type: Full-time employee
  • Probation period: 3 months (no change in conditions)
  • Flextime: Core hours 11:00–16:00
  • Days off: Weekends, national holidays, summer, year-end, and special leave

Location

Tokyo

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