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
ColorKrew is an IT consulting and cloud solutions provider that specializes in digital transformation and workspace optimization for businesses. The company develops proprietary HR and office management tools, including space-booking software and internal communication platforms, to enhance workplace efficiency. By combining custom system integration with cloud implementation services, it helps organizations modernize their IT infrastructure and improve employee collaboration.
Tokyo • Artificial Intelligence • Information Technology
$38k – $57k per year • Senior • 6+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time • Senior
C#
JavaScript
PHP
Python
TypeScript
DevOps
AWS
Azure
Docker
Kubernetes
GitHub
GENIEE is a Tokyo advertising technology company founded in 2010 that builds supply side and demand side advertising platforms. Its systems help publishers in Japan and Southeast Asia maximise revenue from programmatic advertising, and it has acquired sales and marketing software businesses. The company operates across several Asian markets from its Tokyo base.
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Semiconductors • Document Management • Embedded Systems • Est. 2010
In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
PHP
AI/ML
Claude
Cursor
DevOps
Ansible
Argo Workflows
ArgoCD
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
GCP
Grafana
Kubernetes
Prometheus
Terraform
≈ $54k – $125k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time • Architect
Kotlin
Python
Swift
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
FastAPI
Databases
Google BigQuery
MySQL
OpenSearch
Redis
AI/ML
Claude
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
Storybook
Mobile
Clean Architecture
DevOps
AWS
AWS Lambda
CI/CD
Docker
GitHub Actions
Amazon ECS
GitHub
Chips/EDA
PoC Library
Management
Confluence
Google Workspace
Jira
Slack
QA
Jest
LambdaTest
Playwright
≈ $38k – $82k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
Kotlin
Python
Swift
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
FastAPI
Databases
Google BigQuery
MySQL
OpenSearch
Redis
AI/ML
Claude
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
Storybook
Mobile
Clean Architecture
DevOps
AWS
AWS Lambda
CI/CD
Docker
GitHub Actions
Amazon ECS
GitHub
Management
Confluence
Google Workspace
Jira
Slack
QA
Jest
LambdaTest
Playwright
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
≈ $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
≈ $37k – $84k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Python
AI/ML
Text-to-Speech
DevOps
Docker
GCP
Terraform
Vercel
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 • 5+ years exp • 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
up to $100k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Singapore) • Part-Time • Senior • English: C1
JavaScript
Python
TypeScript
Python
FastAPI
Databases
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
Redis
AI/ML
AI Agents
Prompt Engineering
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Docker
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
≈ $51k – $126k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 5+ years exp • Bogotá • Remote (LATAM, APAC) • Contractor • Middle • English
Prompt Engineering
DevOps
Rest API
Management
Confluence
Jira
Marketing
Salesforce
Manila • Remote (APAC) • Contractor • Middle
Java
Kotlin
TypeScript
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
Rest API
QA
Playwright
≈ $79k – $198k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Singapore • Remote (APAC) • Contractor • Senior
JavaScript
Node JS
Python
Go
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Datadog
Grafana
Kubernetes
Prometheus
SRE
Dynatrace
New Relic
Splunk
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 – $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
Remote
C++
Python
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Debian
Docker
Kubernetes
KVM
OpenStack
QEMU
Ubuntu
Cybersecurity
Tcpdump
Build is a cloud infrastructure and platform-as-a-service provider headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and founded in 2023. The company provides a full-stack platform for product teams to deploy and run production applications on its own bare-metal hardware rather than relying on rented hyperscaler capacity. It integrates AI-powered workflows for automated code deployment and infrastructure management, serving a global client base through data centers in the United States, Europe, and Japan.
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Web Development • Software • Data Centers • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • DevOps • Information Technology • Cloud Computing • Est. 2023
≈ $61k – $133k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • Remote/Hybrid (Yokohama, Japan) • Full-Time • Staff
Python
AI/ML
InfiniBand
DevOps
CI/CD
GitOps
Kubernetes
Prometheus
Terraform
$32k – $57k per year • Middle • 3+ years exp • Tokyo • Remote (Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
AWS
CI/CD
Docker
Kubernetes
≈ $34k – $81k per year (Estimated) • Remote/Hybrid (Yokohama, Japan) • Full-Time
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
Rest API
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
Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, using a community-powered approach to provide reliable and high-performing cloud, virtualization, storage, Linux, and middleware technologies. Red Hat also offers award-winning support, training, and consulting services.
HQ: Somerville, United States • Software • Artificial Intelligence • Information Technology • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1993
≈ $44k – $106k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • Remote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time • Architect
Ansible
Kubernetes
OpenShift
Red Hat
Remote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time • Japanese: C1
Docker
Kubernetes
OpenShift
Red Hat
≈ $33k – $83k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 8+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time • Senior • Japanese
Java
Java
Apache Camel
Databases
Apache Kafka
DevOps
Docker
Kubernetes
OpenShift
Red Hat
Akamai is the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online.
Singapore • Hong Kong • CDN • Cybersecurity • Cloud Computing • 1001-5000 employees
≈ $122k – $257k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • Remote (Japan) • Architect • Japanese: B1
Akamai
AWS
Azure
GCP
Kubernetes
Cybersecurity
Zero Trust
≈ $63k – $129k per year (Estimated) • Middle • Remote (Japan) • Middle • Japanese: C2
ElasticSearch
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Akamai
Kubernetes
Cybersecurity
Zero Trust
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
≈ $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
Booz Allen Hamilton is a major American management and technology consulting firm that provides strategic, engineering, and cybersecurity services primarily to the U.S. government, defense agencies, and commercial clients. Founded in 1914 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia, the company is known for its deep expertise in defense, intelligence, and civil infrastructure. Today, it plays a central role in national security and government modernization by deploying advanced capabilities in artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and cyber defense.
HQ: McLean, United States • Military • Information Technology • IT Consulting • Government • Cybersecurity • Homeland Security • National Security • 5000+ employees • Est. 1914
$69k – $158k per year • Staff+ • 3+ years exp • In office (Okinawa, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Architect
Node JS
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
Frontend
Angular
React.js
DevOps
Nginx
Platform Engineering
Ansible
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Service Mesh
Terraform
Cybersecurity
Zero Trust
Design
Axure RP
Figma
Sketch
$69k – $158k per year • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Okinawa, Japan) • Associate's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
JavaScript
Python
SQL
TypeScript
Databases
Databricks
AI/ML
Spark
Frontend
JQuery
DevOps
Rest API
Analytics
Power BI
Management
Power Automate
$78k – $176k per year • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Okinawa, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
Python
AI/ML
Kubeflow
MLFlow
Amazon SageMaker
DevOps
gRPC
AWS
Azure
Docker
Kubernetes
Dialpad is an AI-native cloud communications and customer experience platform. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company provides unified communications and contact center solutions that combine voice calling, business text messaging (SMS/MMS), video conferencing, and contact center operations into a single platform.
Vancouver • Austin • Denver • Tempe • Kitchener • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) • Conversational AI • Unified Communications • Est. 2011
≈ $30k – $75k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Senior
AI Agents
ChatGPT
Claude
Gemini
LLM
Edge AI
DevOps
Rest API
QA
Playwright
Postman
Rest-Assured
Selenium
Jamf is a leading provider of Apple device management solutions. The company's platform helps businesses manage and secure their Apple devices, including iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Jamf's platform offers a range of features, including: Device enrollment App management Security and compliance Data management Support and troubleshooting Jamf's platform is designed to be user-friendly and scalable, with a focus on providing businesses with the tools they need to manage their Apple devices effectively.
London • Minneapolis • Amsterdam • Katowice • Brno • Data Quality • Data Management • Smartphones • Est. 2002
≈ $48k – $144k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 4+ years exp • Australia • Remote (China, India, Japan, Australia, Indonesia) • Full-Time • Middle
Java
Python
Databases
Amazon Aurora
AI/ML
AI Agents
Claude
Claude Code
Copilot
Cursor
LLM Guardrails
Model Context Protocol
DevOps
Amazon EC2
Amazon EKS
AWS
CI/CD
GitHub Actions
Grafana
Jenkins
Prometheus
Terraform
Kubernetes
Amazon S3
GitHub
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
≈ $28k – $147k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 4+ years exp • Remote • Middle
Java
Node JS
JavaScript
TypeScript
Frontend
Angular
NgRx
React.js
Redux
Sass
Vue.js
Vuex
Webpack
Vue Router
Mobile
State Management
DevOps
Git
AWS
Jenkins
Kubernetes
QA
Playwright
≈ $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
≈ $62k – $163k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote (Europe, Asia) • Middle
Java
Bash
Go
Python
Rust
JavaScript
Node JS
Java
Spring Boot
Databases
Memcached
MySQL
Redis
Amazon Aurora
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
DevOps
AWS
Grafana
Kubernetes
Amazon EKS
ArgoCD
GitOps
Helm
Platform Engineering
Terraform
Amazon EC2
AWS Lambda
CI/CD
Cloudflare
Docker
Jenkins
Nginx
Prometheus
Service Mesh
Alertmanager
Cilium
eBPF
GitHub Actions
Kong
Loki
Mimir
OpenTelemetry
Pyroscope
Vector
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon S3
GitHub
Photoruction is a Tokyo construction technology company founded in 2016 whose platform manages site photographs, drawings and inspection workflows. It automates the classification and filing of the enormous photographic records Japanese construction projects must keep. The company also offers outsourced document processing built on the same system.
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Est. 2016
≈ $35k – $83k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
JavaScript
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Devin
DevOps
CI/CD
Docker
GitHub Actions
GitHub
Management
Jira
Slack
QA
Playwright
DXC Technology is an American multinational information technology services and consulting company headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia. Formed in 2017 through the merger of Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) and the Enterprise Services business of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), it trades publicly on the NYSE under the ticker DXC.
HQ: Ashburn, United States • Information Technology • IT Outsourcing • IT Consulting • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2017
≈ $37k – $109k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
Java
Java
Spring Boot
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Docker
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
Braze is a cloud-based customer engagement platform that helps brands deliver personalized, data-driven messaging across multiple digital touchpoints. Founded in 2011 (originally as Appboy) and publicly traded on NASDAQ (BRZE), the company specializes in real-time lifecycle marketing and cross-channel orchestration.
New York • San Francisco • Austin • Chicago • London • Software • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) • Sales & Marketing • Marketing Automation • 51-200 employees • Est. 2011
≈ $33k – $85k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior • Japanese: C1
Python
SQL
AI/ML
CatBoost
Ignite
Keras
Pandas
Reinforcement Learning
Scikit-learn
TensorFlow
XGBoost
PyTorch
AI Agents
Mobile
Braze
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
GCP
Kubernetes
Terraform
Analytics
ETL/ELT
Salary range
| Seniority |
Jobs |
25% |
Median |
75% |
| Middle |
9 |
$60K |
$66K |
$70K |
| Senior |
14 |
$69K |
$82K |
$101K |
| All levels |
38 |
$66K |
$70K |
$107K |
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 266 open Containers jobs in Japan from 102 companies. 21 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 79 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
38 of these Containers jobs in Japan state pay directly. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $66K and $107K a year, with a median of $70K. By level, the median runs middle at $66K and senior at $82K. The step from middle to senior is worth about 1.2x on median pay. 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 (152), Singapore (2), Australia (1), Colombia (1), and Hong Kong (1). 44% 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 Containers jobs in Japan right now are Canonical (30), Speechify (12), Red Hat Developer (11), Woven by Toyota (11), GENIEE (9), and Money Forward (9). 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 Kubernetes (174), Docker (156), Python (146), AWS (128), GCP (95), GitHub (77), CI/CD (76), and TypeScript (71). 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 Containers jobs in Japan, 12 state visa sponsorship, 7 offer a relocation package, and 19 include equity. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you.
