Accenture is a leading global professional services company specializing in strategy, consulting, technology, and operations services. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, the firm helps organizations optimize their business performance, navigate digital transformation, and implement advanced technologies like AI and cloud computing.
HQ: Dublin, Ireland • HQ: Chicago, United States • Artificial Intelligence • IT Consulting • Information Technology • 5000+ employees • Est. 1989
≈ $44k – $95k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Fukuoka, Japan) • Full-Time
Java
PHP
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
Management
Power Apps
Power Automate
Wayve is a British autonomous driving technology company that develops end-to-end "Embodied AI" foundation models for self-driving vehicles and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). Founded in 2017 by University of Cambridge researchers, Wayve pioneered what it calls the "AV2.0" approach to autonomous vehicles. Unlike traditional self-driving stacks that rely on rigid hand-coded rules, high-definition (HD) 3D maps, and specialized sensors, Wayve uses a unified deep learning model.
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Transportation & Logistics • Ride Hailing • Artificial Intelligence • Autonomous Driving • 201-500 employees
≈ $63k – $144k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 8+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Staff
Bash
C++
Python
DevOps
CI/CD
Docker
Git
Jenkins
JFrog Artifactory
Robotics
NVIDIA Drive
≈ $65k – $149k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 8+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time • Staff
≈ $65k – $172k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 8+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time • Principal
CARTA HOLDINGS is a Tokyo digital marketing group formed from the merger of VOYAGE GROUP and CyberAgent's advertising subsidiary. It runs advertising technology platforms, media businesses and agency services in the Japanese market. The company develops supply and demand side advertising systems used by domestic publishers.
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Est. 1999
≈ $38k – $83k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
PHP
PHP
WordPress
DevOps
AWS
GCP
Terraform
Management
Google Workspace
Slack
≈ $39k – $84k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
PHP
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
Amazon Aurora
MySQL
Snowflake
Frontend
GraphQL
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
AWS
Datadog
Docker
GCP
Git
GitHub Actions
Splunk
Terraform
GitHub
Cybersecurity
Auth0
Management
Slack
≈ $38k – $83k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
JavaScript
Perl
PHP
Scala
TypeScript
Frontend
React.js
Vue.js
Konica Minolta is a Tokyo imaging company formed in 2003 from the merger of two long established camera and film makers. It sells office multifunction printers, production print systems, industrial optics and healthcare imaging alongside a growing portfolio of workplace software services. The company applies its image processing expertise to inspection, diagnostics and video analytics products.
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Est. 2003
≈ $38k – $82k per year (Estimated) • In office (Hachiōji, Japan) • Full-Time
Speechify is a voice AI productivity company best known for its text-to-speech app. It lets users listen to articles, PDFs, books, and web pages, and also offers voice typing, AI summaries, and AI podcasts. The company was founded in 2017 and is centered on accessibility and productivity.
HQ: Miami, United States • Education • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • 5000+ employees
≈ $34k – $77k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Osaka, Japan) • PhD • Internship • Senior
C#
C++
C#
.NET
AI/ML
Text-to-Speech
DevOps
CI/CD
Vercel
≈ $36k – $82k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Nagoya, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Python
AI/ML
Text-to-Speech
DevOps
Docker
GCP
Terraform
Vercel
≈ $33k – $71k per year (Estimated) • In office (Yokohama, Japan) • PhD
Text-to-Speech
DevOps
AWS
Azure
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
Vercel
Elevate your business with Tailor's customizable, headless ERP. Customize workflows, automate tasks, and integrate with existing systems and platforms.
Los Angeles • Information Technology • Software • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
$120k – $200k per year • Senior • 6+ years exp • Remote (United States, Japan) • Full-Time • Senior • English
Go
Rust
TypeScript
DevOps
Platform Engineering
Mindrift is an expert-sourcing and AI training platform owned by Toloka (a data services enterprise owned by Nebius Group, Nasdaq: NBIS), operating primarily out of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Launched by Toloka CEO and founder Olga Megorskaya to elevate crowd-sourced data generation into high-level human feedback, Mindrift operates on a B2B data-as-a-service (DaaS), custom enterprise AI training contract, and freelance expert marketplace model.
HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands • Professional Services • Data Entry & Processing • Cybersecurity • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2014
up to $80k per year • Senior • Remote (Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Singapore) • Freelance • Senior • English: C1
JavaScript
Python
Python
Beautiful Soup
AI/ML
OpenRouter
LangChain
LLM
DevOps
AWS
Docker
GitHub
QA
Selenium
Canonical is the publisher of Ubuntu, the world's most widely used Linux distribution, headquartered in London. Founded in 2004 by Mark Shuttleworth, the company provides enterprise-grade services, support, and security for open-source software, enabling organizations to deploy and manage workloads consistently across diverse environments. Their portfolio spans the entire compute spectrum - from public and private cloud infrastructure (OpenStack), container orchestration (Kubernetes/MicroK8s), and data center management to specialized edge and IoT computing.
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Artificial Intelligence • Software • Information Technology • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2004
≈ $114k – $255k per year (Estimated) • Lead • Remote • Bachelor's Degree • Freelance • Staff
C++
Go
Python
Rust
DevOps
Ubuntu
≈ $114k – $256k per year (Estimated) • Lead • Remote • Bachelor's Degree • Principal
C++
Go
Python
Rust
TypeScript
SQL
DevOps
Ubuntu
Debian
Docker
gRPC
Kubernetes
OpenStack
≈ $66k – $172k per year (Estimated) • Junior • Remote • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Junior
Bash
C++
Go
JavaScript
Python
Rust
DevOps
Kubernetes
Ubuntu
Debian
Fedora
Lumentum is a technology company headquartered in San Jose, California, and was established as an independent entity in 2015 following a spin-off from JDS Uniphase. The company designs and manufactures optical and photonic products, including lasers for industrial manufacturing, optical transceivers for data centers, and 3D sensing components for consumer electronics. It operates a global network of manufacturing and research facilities, serving customers in the telecommunications, cloud networking, and industrial markets worldwide.
HQ: San Jose, United States • Semiconductors • Data Centers • Information Technology • Optical Communications • Telecommunications • Sensors • Hardware • Lasers & Photonics • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2015
≈ $34k – $73k per year (Estimated) • In office (Sagamihara, Japan) • Full-Time
Java
Python
SQL
Visual Basic
C#
C#
ASP.NET Core
Databases
Oracle
TransPerfect is the world’s largest provider of language services and AI technology solutions, headquartered in New York City, New York. Founded in 1992 by Phil Shawe and Liz Elting, the company operates across more than 100 cities on six continents with over 10,000 employees.
HQ: New York, United States • Professional Services • Translation Services • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1992
≈ $21k – $72k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 1+ year exp • Remote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Osaka, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior • Japanese: B2
SQL
Java
PHP
Java
Apache Tomcat
PHP
Drupal
Magento
Databases
MySQL
Marketing
Salesforce
QA
Postman
AVEVA is an industrial software company headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, and founded in 1967 as the Computer-Aided Design Centre. The company provides a comprehensive suite of digital solutions including engineering design software, industrial data management platforms, and performance optimization tools such as the PI System and digital twin technology. Operating as a subsidiary of Schneider Electric, the firm serves global industries including energy, manufacturing, infrastructure, and chemicals to drive digital transformation and operational efficiency.
HQ: Cambridge, United Kingdom • Data Management • Data & Analytics • CAD & PLM • Industrial IoT (IIoT) • Manufacturing • Software • Industrial Automation • Simulation & Digital Twin • 5000+ employees • Est. 1967
≈ $37k – $85k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 3+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time • Senior
C#
SQL
C#
.NET
DevOps
Rest API
Windows Server
事業者の方 ユーザーの方 企業情報 事業者の方 ユーザーの方 企業情報 How we started 決済の常識を変える Jamm 搾取のない、ストレスフリーな決済を通じて、 個人と企業の可能性を広げる。 Our mission すべての人にフィンテックの力を届け、意識的な支払いをスムーズで楽しい体験へ。 搾取のない決済で、人とビジネスに力を。 橋爪 捷 代表取締役 実家がニューヨークの居酒屋のため、0~22歳までをアメリカで過ごす。大学卒業後マッキンゼー東京オフィスに入社し、その後不動産テックスタートアップのestieに参画。2023年にJammを創業。 How we do it…
Tokyo
$45k – $64k per year • Junior • 2+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • PhD • Full-Time • Junior
Tenstorrent is a Canadian semiconductor company founded in 2016 and led by veteran chip architect Jim Keller. It designs artificial intelligence accelerators and RISC-V processors, and sells intellectual property licences as well as hardware, with an open-source software stack. Investors and licensees include major automotive and technology groups seeking an alternative to closed accelerator ecosystems.
HQ: Toronto, Canada • Embedded Systems • Hardware • Machine Learning • Est. 2016
≈ $41k – $90k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Japanese
C++
Python
C++
PyTorch C++
TensorFlow C++
AI/ML
CNN
JAX
LLM
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Edge AI
Quantization
SpiderPlus is a Tokyo software company that builds a construction site management application used on tablets. Its tools handle drawings, inspection records, photographs and equipment checks for building and facility projects. The company targets the labour shortage in Japanese construction by removing paperwork from site work.
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Est. 2000
≈ $38k – $81k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
PHP
AI/ML
ChatGPT
Claude
Copilot
Devin
DevOps
AWS
AWS Lambda
GitHub
Management
Slack
QA
Vitest
≈ $38k – $83k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
PHP
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
Scopely is a leading American video game developer, publisher, and interactive entertainment company headquartered in Culver City, California. Founded in 2011, the company specializes in free-to-play mobile games and live-ops game management across mobile, web, and PC platforms.
HQ: Culver City, United States • Game Development • Gaming • Mobile Games • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2011
≈ $42k – $95k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior • Japanese
C#
C++
Mobile
Metal
Game Dev
GLSL
HLSL
Unity
≈ $40k – $86k per year (Estimated) • Remote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Japanese: C1
Java
Python
Rust
Databases
Apache Iceberg
Apache Kafka
Google BigQuery
AI/ML
Airflow
Flink
Ray
Spark
AI Agents
LLM Guardrails
DevOps
GCP
Kubernetes
Terraform
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Tokyo • Palo Alto • New York • Media & Entertainment • Digital Media • News Agencies
≈ $38k – $82k per year (Estimated) • In office (Shibuya, Japan) • Relocation • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time • Japanese • English
C#
C++
Go
Java
Kotlin
Python
SQL
Databases
Apache Kafka
Redis
MySQL
AI/ML
Flink
Spark
DevOps
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Service Mesh
GitHub
Upwork is a global digital work platform that connects businesses with independent talent across diverse fields such as software development, design, marketing, and finance. Created through the 2013 merger of Elance and oDesk, the public American company provides tools for contracting, collaboration, time tracking, and cross-border payments. Headquartered in San Francisco, it serves clients ranging from startups and small businesses to global enterprises seeking flexible remote workforce solutions.
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Professional Services • Commerce • Human Resources • Marketplaces • Est. 2013
Manila • Remote (APAC) • Contractor • Middle
Java
Kotlin
TypeScript
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
Rest API
QA
Playwright
SportyBet is an international sports betting, gaming, and digital entertainment platform owned by Sporty Group. Founded by Sudeep Ramnani in 2013, the platform is a market-leading sports betting operator in Africa - with operations across Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Tanzania, and Uganda - and has expanded internationally into markets like Brazil.
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Gaming • Sports • iGaming & Gambling • Sports Betting • Est. 2013
≈ $90k – $219k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 6+ years exp • Remote • Senior
Java
Java
Spring Boot
Spring Cloud
Apache Tomcat
Netty
Databases
MySQL
Redis
ElasticSearch
RabbitMQ
DevOps
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Amazon CloudWatch
Grafana
Loki
Prometheus
Rest API
≈ $68k – $193k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote • Middle
Java
SQL
Java
Spring Boot
Spring Cloud
Databases
ElasticSearch
MySQL
Redis
DevOps
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Platform Engineering
Amazon CloudWatch
Grafana
Loki
Prometheus
Rest API
Woven by Toyota is the primary mobility technology subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Established in 2018 and rebranded to its current name in 2023, the organization acts as Toyota's software engine and tech innovation lab, driving the automaker's transition from a traditional vehicle manufacturer into a global mobility company.
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Manufacturing • Automotive Manufacturing • Artificial Intelligence • Autonomous Driving • 51-200 employees • Est. 2018
≈ $21k – $75k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Junior
C++
MATLAB
Python
MATLAB
Simulink
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
≈ $40k – $87k per year (Estimated) • Remote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Japanese: C1
C++
Python
DevOps
CI/CD
Robotics
Motion Planning
≈ $67k – $188k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote (Japan, United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Middle • Japanese: C1
Python
SQL
Databases
DynamoDB
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Terraform
Analytics
ETL/ELT
Haystack empowers engineering teams with real-time insights into their team’s performance, helping you remove bottlenecks and accelerate delivery.
Decision Intelligence • Project Management • Data Visualization • 11-50 employees
≈ $90k – $219k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 6+ years exp • Remote (Europe, Asia) • Full-Time • Senior
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Docker
GCP
Git
Management
Jira
≈ $89k – $218k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 6+ years exp • Remote (Europe, Asia) • Full-Time • Senior
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Docker
GCP
Git
Management
Jira
Salary range
| Seniority |
Jobs |
25% |
Median |
75% |
| Senior |
14 |
$82K |
$107K |
$140K |
| All levels |
26 |
$63K |
$80K |
$140K |
Based only on the listings that state pay. Gross annual amounts, converted to USD so roles in different currencies stay comparable.
The market right now
Alion currently lists 236 open Backend Developer jobs in Japan from 113 companies. 19 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 85 of the employers have posted something in the last three months, which is the pool worth watching if you are starting a search now. Every listing links straight to the employer, so you apply on their own board rather than through an intermediary.
What these roles pay
26 of these Backend Developer jobs in Japan state pay directly. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $63K and $140K a year, with a median of $80K. Figures are gross annual amounts converted to US dollars, so roles in different currencies stay comparable.
Where the work is
The largest concentrations of these roles are Japan (148), Poland (1), Vietnam (1), and Hong Kong (1). 35% of the listings are fully remote and a further 17% are hybrid, so a large part of this market is open to you regardless of where you live.
Who is hiring
The employers with the most open Backend Developer jobs in Japan right now are Speechify (22), Canonical (16), Medley (15), Woven by Toyota (8), Appier (5), and Applied Intuition (5). Each company page on Alion carries its size, funding stage, tech stack and every other position it has open, so you can judge the employer before you spend an evening on the application.
What employers ask for
Reading across the current listings, the tools that come up most often are Python (104), AWS (89), JavaScript (79), Docker (73), GCP (69), TypeScript (69), C++ (63), and GitHub (56). The counts are how many of these openings name each one, which is a better guide to what is actually being hired for than a generic skills list.
Relocation, visas and equity
Of the current Backend Developer jobs in Japan, 10 state visa sponsorship, 7 offer a relocation package, and 10 include equity. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you.
