Backend Developer Salary in Japan

Backend Developer jobs in Japan hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $199,073/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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Kokopelli

kokopelli-inc.com
kokopelli-inc.com · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Custom Software Development · Likely startup · Hiring 2
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Custom Software Development · Likely startup · Hiring 2
Kokopelli is a technology company that builds services supporting small and medium-sized businesses. Its management support SaaS Big Advance is offered through about 80 financial institutions and used by about 60,000 companies, and the company hires SRE and web application engineers for new and overseas products. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.
Open 131 daysVerified live · 4 hours ago 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

【新規 × 海外市場】Webアプリケーションエンジニア

$32k – $44k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
PHP
JavaScript
PHP
Laravel
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Cursor
ChatGPT
Claude Code
Copilot
Frontend
Vue.js
Nuxt.js
Vuetify
Mobile
Material Design
DevOps
Amazon EC2
Amazon ECS
Amazon S3
GitHub
Docker
GCP
Azure
AWS
Design
Figma
Management
Jira
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LOGILESS

logiless.com
logiless.com · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Custom Software Development · Supply Chain & Logistics Software · 201-500 employees · Est. 2017 · Startup · Hiring 2
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Custom Software Development · Supply Chain & Logistics Software · 201-500 employees · Est. 2017 · Startup · Hiring 2
LOGILESS is a software company that develops and sells LOGILESS, an automated shipping system for e-commerce that unites order management and warehouse management in one platform. It serves about 1,600 online merchants and 250 warehouse operators handling over 40 million transactions a year, and it hires product engineers and site reliability engineers. The company is headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan.
Open 131 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

プロダクトエンジニア

$38k – $63k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
PHP
PHP
Symfony
Databases
Amazon Aurora
MySQL
AI/ML
Devin
DevOps
Datadog
Amazon EC2
Git
Docker
Linux
AWS
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MonotaRO

monotaro.com
monotaro.com · HQ: Amagasaki, Japan · Wholesale · Maintenance, Repair & Operations (MRO) · E-commerce Platforms · B2B Commerce · 51-200 employees · Est. 2000 · Trust A · Hiring 35
HQ: Amagasaki, Japan · Wholesale · Maintenance, Repair & Operations (MRO) · E-commerce Platforms · B2B Commerce · 51-200 employees · Est. 2000 · Trust A · Hiring 35
MonotaRO is an e-commerce company founded in 2000 and based in Amagasaki that sells industrial supplies to businesses online. It carries millions of items for factories, workshops and construction sites and uses data driven merchandising and its own automated distribution centres. The company is majority owned by the American distributor Grainger.
Verified live · 4 hours ago 5 months ago Likely open · 69%

コーポレートシステムエンジニア (自動化/効率化推進)

In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
TypeScript
JavaScript
SQL
Python
Python
FastAPI
Databases
Google BigQuery
AI/ML
Claude
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
GCP
AWS
Cybersecurity
Okta
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 1 year ago Likely open · 58%

ソフトウェアエンジニア(デベロッパープラットフォーム)

$35k – $79k per year · In office (Osaka, Japan) · Full-Time
JavaScript
Python
DevOps
Git
Docker
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 1 year ago Likely open · 58%

シニアソフトウェアエンジニア(バックエンド)

In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
TypeScript
Python
Python
Flask
Django
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Nakagawa Masashichi

nakagawa-masashichi.jp
nakagawa-masashichi.jp · HQ: Nara, Japan · Retail & Shop Systems · Jewelry · Hiring 2
HQ: Nara, Japan · Retail & Shop Systems · Jewelry · Hiring 2
Nakagawa Masashichi is a Japanese crafts company founded in Nara in 1716 that makes hand-woven hemp textiles and goods drawing on craft techniques from all over Japan. It runs an online shop and stores, includes the lacquerware maker Shitsurindo in its group and hires lacquer craftspeople and system engineers. The company is headquartered in Nara, Japan.
Open 131 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

【本社正社員】システムエンジニア

In office (Nara, Japan) · Full-Time
Node JS
SQL
JavaScript
Frontend
Vue.js
Nuxt.js
Vuetify
Mobile
Material Design
DevOps
Google Cloud Run
API Gateway
GCP
AWS
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UST

ust.com
ust.com · HQ: Aliso Viejo, United States · IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · 5000+ employees · Est. 1999 · IT services · Trust B · Hiring 771, 88 new
HQ: Aliso Viejo, United States · IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · 5000+ employees · Est. 1999 · IT services · Trust B · Hiring 771, 88 new
UST is an American IT services and digital transformation company headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California. Founded in 1999 by Stephen Ross as UST Global, it provides software engineering, cloud and infrastructure services, cybersecurity, data and AI, and business process services to large enterprises in healthcare, retail, banking and other industries. It employs about 30,000 people, with large delivery centres in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad.
Open 131 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 5 months ago Long shot · 11%

Technical Architect

≈ $47k – $101k per year (Estimated) · Staff+ · 10+ years exp · In office (Chiyoda, Japan) · Bachelor's Degree · Architect
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Techtouch

techtouch.jp
techtouch.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Learning Management Systems · Startup · Trust D · Hiring 31
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Learning Management Systems · Startup · Trust D · Hiring 31
Techtouch is a Japanese software company that develops a digital adoption platform used to guide users through web and SaaS interfaces. Its platform lets customers create in‑app walkthroughs, tooltips and onboarding guides without coding, enabling product teams and enterprises to improve user onboarding and feature adoption. Techtouch primarily serves Japanese enterprises and SaaS vendors seeking to accelerate digital transformation and user engagement across web applications.
Likely inactiveVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 months ago Long shot · 4%

【Prod】バックエンドエンジニア

$50k – $80k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan)
Go
Go
GORM
Databases
Snowflake
AI/ML
OpenAI Codex
Claude
DevOps
AWS CDK
CloudFormation
AWS Fargate
Amazon ECS
Amazon Kinesis
GitHub
AWS
Management
Linear
+5
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Likely inactiveTop 25% pay 1 year ago Long shot · 3%

【新規事業】AI Central Voice(P)_バックエンドエンジニア

$455k – $911k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan)
TypeScript
Python
Python
FastAPI
Databases
Amazon Aurora
AI/ML
Gemini
Perplexity
Anthropic
Devin
Cursor
ChatGPT
OpenAI
Claude
Copilot
LLM
Frontend
React Router
React.js
DevOps
Datadog
AWS Fargate
Amazon S3
GitHub
Terraform
Azure
AWS
Prometheus
Management
Linear
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Likely inactiveVerified live · 2 hours ago 1 year ago Long shot · 3%

【新規事業】AI Central Voice(P)_バックエンドエンジニア(テックリード)

$50k – $80k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan)
TypeScript
Python
Python
FastAPI
Databases
Amazon Aurora
AI/ML
Gemini
Perplexity
Anthropic
Devin
Cursor
ChatGPT
OpenAI
Claude
Copilot
LLM
Frontend
React Router
React.js
DevOps
Datadog
AWS Fargate
Amazon S3
GitHub
Terraform
Azure
AWS
Prometheus
Management
Linear
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nas.co.jp · HQ: Fuchū, Japan · Air Traffic Control · Electronic Warfare · C4ISR · Trust B · Hiring 7
HQ: Fuchū, Japan · Air Traffic Control · Electronic Warfare · C4ISR · Trust B · Hiring 7
NEC Aerospace Systems is an NEC group company developing systems, software and hardware for defence, aviation and space. It builds electromagnetic analysis, air traffic control and space domain awareness systems, mainly for Japan's Ministry of Defense. The company is headquartered in Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan.
Open 135 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

【航空シ】航空管制および防衛関連システムのソフトウェア開発のリーダー

$38k per year · In office (Fuchū, Japan) · Full-Time
C#
C++
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$379k per year · In office (Fuchū, Japan) · Full-Time
C++
Java
Python
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STUDIO DETAILS

details.co.jp
details.co.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Graphic Design · Branding · Hiring 2
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Graphic Design · Branding · Hiring 2
STUDIO DETAILS is a Japanese brand firm that raises the value of companies through brand strategy and design, working from strategy through creative development. It runs offices in Tokyo and Osaka and hires engineers, including new graduates, who build brand websites and digital experiences alongside directors and designers. The company is headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
Open 136 daysVerified live · 14 min ago 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

テクノロジスト(エンジニア)

$32k – $95k per year · In office (Nagoya, Japan, 10am - 3pm) · Full-Time
TypeScript
PHP
JavaScript
PHP
WordPress
AI/ML
Claude
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Cloudflare
GCP
AWS
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RECOTECH

recotech.co.jp
recotech.co.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Analytics & BI Consulting · Custom Software Development · Est. 2007 · Hiring 2
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Analytics & BI Consulting · Custom Software Development · Est. 2007 · Hiring 2
RECOTECH is a Japanese company that runs pool, a data infrastructure for resource circulation that tracks urban waste from collection and weighing to recycling. The system is used in large projects such as the City of Yokohama with 1,200 sites and Tamagawa Takashimaya, and the company hires tech leads and software engineers. The company is headquartered in Uehara, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
Open 136 daysVerified live · 3 min ago 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

ソフトウェアエンジニア

$32k – $47k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
Kotlin
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS Lambda
Amazon S3
AWS
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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PLAID

plaid.co.jp
plaid.co.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Digital Marketing · 201-500 employees · Est. 2011 · Trust A · Hiring 17
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Digital Marketing · 201-500 employees · Est. 2011 · Trust A · Hiring 17
PLAID is a Tokyo software company founded in 2011 that develops KARTE, a customer experience platform analysing website and app visitors in real time. It builds behavioural profiles as users browse and triggers personalised messages, support or offers within the session. The company sells mainly to Japanese e-commerce, media and financial businesses.
Open 136 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 months ago Long shot · 4%

22.【KARTE AIX】Product Engineer

In office (Chūō, Japan) · Full-Time
Go
Node JS
Java
JavaScript
Databases
MongoDB
Google BigQuery
Google Cloud Spanner
Google Bigtable
Redis
Frontend
Vue.js
React.js
DevOps
CircleCI
Datadog
ArgoCD
Google GKE
GitHub
GCP
Kubernetes
AWS
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Open 136 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 months ago Long shot · 4%

22.【AD Solution】Product Engineer(Databeat)

In office (Chūō, Japan) · Full-Time
PHP
Node JS
SQL
JavaScript
Databases
Google BigQuery
AI/ML
Claude
DevOps
Datadog
Google Cloud Run
GitHub
GCP
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Open 136 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 months ago Long shot · 4%

22.【AD Solution】Product Engineer(KARTE Signals)

In office (Chūō, Japan) · Full-Time
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
Google BigQuery
Google Bigtable
Redis
AI/ML
dbt
Frontend
Vue.js
React.js
DevOps
Google GKE
GitHub
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
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SHARP

jp.sharp
jp.sharp · HQ: Sakai, Japan · Displays & Panel Technology · Home Appliances · Televisions · Est. 1912 · Trust D · Hiring 12
HQ: Sakai, Japan · Displays & Panel Technology · Home Appliances · Televisions · Est. 1912 · Trust D · Hiring 12
Sharp is a Japanese electronics manufacturer making televisions, air purifiers, washing machines, refrigerators, business solutions and electronic components. Founded in 1912, it hires ASIC and communication SoC developers, embedded firmware engineers, product planners and solution engineers. The company is headquartered in Sakai, Osaka, Japan.
Likely inactiveVerified live · 1 hour ago 5 months ago Long shot · 4%

システムエンジニア

In office (Osaka, Japan) · Full-Time
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TeamSpirit

teamspirit.com
teamspirit.com · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Office & Productivity Software · HR & Payroll Software · Est. 1996 · Trust B · Hiring 6
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Office & Productivity Software · HR & Payroll Software · Est. 1996 · Trust B · Hiring 6
TeamSpirit is a Tokyo software company that provides a cloud work management service combining attendance, expenses, workflow and project time tracking. Built on the Salesforce platform, it is used by Japanese enterprises to comply with working hour regulations and to analyse how time is spent. The company focuses on connecting labour management data with productivity improvement.
Open 136 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

【ENT】リードWEBアプリケーションエンジニア/大企業向けプロダクト担当

$44k – $82k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
JavaScript
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Open 136 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

【ENT】シニアWEBアプリケーションエンジニア/大企業向けプロダクト担当

In office (Chiyoda, Japan) · Full-Time
Apex
JavaScript
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EAGLYS

eaglys.co.jp
eaglys.co.jp · Tokyo · Artificial Intelligence · Cybersecurity · 51-200 employees · Est. 2016 · Trust B · Hiring 9
Tokyo · Artificial Intelligence · Cybersecurity · 51-200 employees · Est. 2016 · Trust B · Hiring 9
EAGLYS is a Japanese technology company that provides services built on secure computation, AI and data security, letting data be collected, analysed and processed while it stays encrypted. It has worked with enterprises such as JR East, Toshiba, Mitsui and SAP Japan, and hires TEE software engineers, LLM engineers and front-end, back-end and full-stack engineers. The company is based in Japan.
Open 137 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

04-2TEE Software Engineer

Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) · PhD · Full-Time · Japanese: C1
Rust
C++
DevOps
AWS
Linux
Azure
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Open 174 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 6 months ago Long shot · 6%

03-2<契約社員>Back-end Engineer 【Project】

In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Contractor
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
C#
C#
gRPC for .NET
Frontend
Vue.js
DevOps
gRPC
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Kanaglee

kanaglee.co.jp
kanaglee.co.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Accounting & Tax Software · Hiring 1
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Accounting & Tax Software · Hiring 1
Kanaglee is a Japanese software company that develops Kanaglee, a cloud cash flow management service for small and medium-sized businesses. The service links bank accounts, invoices, sales data and business plans to show actual, expected and planned cash flow automatically, and the company is hiring its second full-time software engineer as a tech lead candidate. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.
Open 137 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

ソフトウェアエンジニア

$51k – $76k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
Ruby
TypeScript
JavaScript
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
MySQL
AI/ML
Devin
Claude Code
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Amazon ECS
GitHub
Terraform
AWS
Design
Figma
Management
Miro
+7
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The Asahi Shimbun

asahi.com
asahi.com · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Digital Media · Publishing · Trust D · Hiring 10
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Digital Media · Publishing · Trust D · Hiring 10
The Asahi Shimbun is a major Japanese national newspaper publisher that also runs digital news services and data journalism. Its job ads cover data analysis engineers for reporting, front-end and mobile app engineers, cloud infrastructure and site reliability leads and UI and UX designers. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Likely inactiveVerified live · 17 min ago 5 months ago Long shot · 4%

【サービス開発部】AI Product Engineer

$44k – $76k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan, 10am - 6pm) · Full-Time
Rust
TypeScript
Python
AI/ML
Claude Code
RAG
LLM
DevOps
GCP
Azure
AWS
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Canon

canon.com
canon.com · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Printers & Scanners · Digital Cameras & Photography · Est. 1937 · Trust D · Hiring 11
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Printers & Scanners · Digital Cameras & Photography · Est. 1937 · Trust D · Hiring 11
Canon is a Tokyo technology company founded in 1937 that makes imaging equipment, printers and semiconductor lithography systems. Its business has extended from cameras into medical imaging, industrial optics and enterprise document software. The company is one of Japan's largest technology manufacturers and research spenders.
Likely inactiveVerified live · 1 hour ago 5 months ago Long shot · 4%

装置制御開発設計者、装置制御ソフト開発設計者

$34k – $55k per year · In office (Kawasaki, Japan) · Full-Time
MATLAB
MATLAB
Simulink
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Likely inactiveVerified live · 1 hour ago 6 months ago Long shot · 4%

ソフトウェア開発者(メディカル向け)

$34k – $55k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
C#
C++
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$34k – $55k per year · In office (Kawasaki, Japan) · Full-Time
Objective-C
C#
TypeScript
C++
JavaScript
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CommerceX Holdings

commercex.co.jp
commercex.co.jp · Yokohama · Suita · Custom Software Development · E-commerce Platforms · Trust B · Hiring 6, 1 new
Yokohama · Suita · Custom Software Development · E-commerce Platforms · Trust B · Hiring 6, 1 new
CommerceX Holdings is a Japanese commerce group built around RECORE, a cloud core system for retailers, together with e-commerce and digital marketing support and brand management. Its group companies include the e-commerce consultancy Sobani, the system developer RECORE and the leather brand yuhaku, and it hires engineers, customer success staff and a COO for yuhaku. The company is based in Japan.
Open 138 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

Recore:エンジニア

In office (Suita, Japan) · Full-Time
PHP
Node JS
JavaScript
PHP
Laravel
DevOps
GitHub Actions
GitHub
CI/CD
AWS
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Tsubakimoto Chain

tsubakimoto.jp
tsubakimoto.jp · HQ: Osaka, Japan · Motors, Drives & Motion Control · Mechanical Components & Fasteners · Est. 1917 · Trust D · Hiring 10
HQ: Osaka, Japan · Motors, Drives & Motion Control · Mechanical Components & Fasteners · Est. 1917 · Trust D · Hiring 10
Tsubakimoto Chain is a Japanese manufacturer of power transmission and motion control products such as drive chains, reducers, linear actuators and materials handling systems. Founded in 1917, it runs plants in Kyotanabe, Saitama and Okayama and is developing engine-powered drones and factory DX systems. The company is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.
Likely inactiveVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 months ago Long shot · 4%

【京田辺】製造モニタリングシステムエンジニア(機能開発/運用)

$32k – $47k per year · In office (Kyoto, Japan) · Full-Time
C#
JavaScript
SQL
Python
Databases
PostgreSQL
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HRbase

hrbase.jp
hrbase.jp · HQ: Osaka, Japan · HR & Recruiting AI · Recruiting Software & ATS · Likely startup · Trust B · Hiring 4
HQ: Osaka, Japan · HR & Recruiting AI · Recruiting Software & ATS · Likely startup · Trust B · Hiring 4
HRbase is a Japanese HR technology company that runs an AI platform giving labour management practitioners access to accurate labour information. It offers HRbase for companies and HRbase PRO for certified social insurance and labour consultants, with AI agents for legal revisions and labour queries, and hires customer success managers, backend and full-stack engineers and an engineering manager. The company is based in Osaka, Japan.
Open 142 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

バックエンドエンジニア

In office (Osaka, Japan) · Full-Time
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Dify
Mastra
Cursor
OpenAI
Claude Code
Copilot
LLM
DevOps
AWS Lambda
Amazon ECS
Amazon S3
Azure
AWS
Design
Figma
+6
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Open 142 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

フルスタックエンジニア

In office (Osaka, Japan) · Full-Time
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Dify
Mastra
Cursor
OpenAI
Claude Code
Copilot
LLM
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
AWS Lambda
Amazon ECS
Amazon S3
Azure
AWS
Design
Figma
+10
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ANIMA GROUP

anima-group.jp
anima-group.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Est. 2016 · Hiring 1
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Est. 2016 · Hiring 1
ANIMA GROUP is a Japanese internet company that builds businesses removing time, financial and skill constraints for people. Its group companies, including Game Trade, run a game data marketplace with more than 3 million registered users, a game matching platform and a review analysis system, with 37 staff, and it is hiring full-stack engineers. The company is based in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
Open 142 daysTop 25% pay 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

GT Engineer - Fullstack

$372k – $470k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
Ruby
JavaScript
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
ElasticSearch
Google BigQuery
Amazon Aurora
Redis
AI/ML
Claude
Frontend
Vue.js
JQuery
DevOps
CircleCI
Amazon ECS
Amazon S3
GitHub Actions
GitHub
CI/CD
AWS
Git
+10
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Backend Developer Salary in Japan
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