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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OZ International

ozinter.jp
ozinter.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Cosmetics & Makeup · Health & Wellness Products · Hiring 1
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Cosmetics & Makeup · Health & Wellness Products · Hiring 1
OZ International is a beauty and health company connecting customers directly with products from around the world in the well-being field. Its main business is the iDrugstore e-commerce site, and it develops and operates its digital services in-house. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.
Open 149 daysTop 25% pay 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

開発エンジニア(メンバー)

$366k – $458k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
C#
C#
.NET
Databases
MS SQL
DevOps
Azure
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Quantum Machines

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quantum-machines.co · HQ: Tel Aviv, Israel · Quantum Computing Hardware · Quantum Science & Computing · 201-500 employees · Est. 2018 · Startup · Hiring 64, 10 new
HQ: Tel Aviv, Israel · Quantum Computing Hardware · Quantum Science & Computing · 201-500 employees · Est. 2018 · Startup · Hiring 64, 10 new
Quantum Machines is a deep-tech company that develops advanced control hardware and software orchestration platforms for quantum computing systems. Its flagship Quantum Orchestration Platform integrates high-performance pulse controllers, cryogenic electronics, and intuitive programming tools to operate quantum processors across diverse qubit modalities. Headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company empowers academic institutions, national laboratories, and industrial enterprises to accelerate quantum research and scale computational architectures.
Open 150 daysVerified live · 4 hours ago 5 months ago Long shot · 10%

Quantum Software Engineer- Japan

≈ $44k – $90k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (Japan) · Master's Degree · Full-Time · Senior
Python
DevOps
Git
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RECEPTIONIST

receptionist.co.jp
receptionist.co.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Scheduling & Booking Software · Office & Productivity Software · Likely startup · Trust B · Hiring 4
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Scheduling & Booking Software · Office & Productivity Software · Likely startup · Trust B · Hiring 4
RECEPTIONIST is a Japanese software company that develops the cloud reception system RECEPTIONIST, the scheduling tool Chosei Apo and the meeting room booking system Yoyaku Rooms. Its reception system is used by more than five million people a year with a retention rate above 99.5 percent, and it hires web application, solution and forward deployed engineers and customer success staff. The company is based in Japan.
Open 150 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 months ago Long shot · 2%

Webアプリケーションエンジニア

$35k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
Node JS
Ruby
JavaScript
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
AI/ML
Gemini
Claude
Frontend
React.js
Mobile
React Native
DevOps
Docker
GCP
AWS
Management
Jira
+4
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Elephantech

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elephantech.com · Tokyo · PCB Fabrication & Assembly · Electronics Manufacturing · 51-200 employees · Est. 2014 · Trust B · Hiring 4, 1 new
Tokyo · PCB Fabrication & Assembly · Electronics Manufacturing · 51-200 employees · Est. 2014 · Trust B · Hiring 4, 1 new
Elephantech is a Japanese deep-tech company leveraging its nanomaterials and inkjet technologies to address manufacturing challenges in advanced semiconductor packaging.
Open 151 daysTop 25% pay 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

ソフトウェアエンジニア

$649k – $992k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan, 3am - 8am) · Full-Time
C#
TypeScript
C++
JavaScript
Python
Python
FastAPI
AI/ML
Devin
Claude Code
Frontend
Vite
React.js
DevOps
GitHub
Windows
GCP
AWS
+6
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Attelu

attelu.jp
attelu.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · AI Agents · HR & Payroll Software · Hiring 3
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · AI Agents · HR & Payroll Software · Hiring 3
Attelu is a Japanese HR technology company offering a predictive people analytics service that helps employers hire, assess and retain staff. Its platform combines aptitude testing, engagement and pulse surveys, centralised HR data and HR-specific machine learning models, is used by more than 1,000 companies, and the company recruits software engineers, architects and customer success staff. The company is based in Japan.
Open 151 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

ソフトウェアエンジニア

$38k – $57k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
PHP
TypeScript
Python
JavaScript
PHP
Laravel
AI/ML
Cursor
Copilot
Frontend
Vue.js
Nuxt.js
DevOps
GitHub
AWS
Design
Figma
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SimpleForm

simpleform.co.jp
simpleform.co.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · B2B Company & Contact Data · Financial Data & Market Intelligence · Likely startup · Trust D · Hiring 17
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · B2B Company & Contact Data · Financial Data & Market Intelligence · Likely startup · Trust D · Hiring 17
SimpleForm is a Tokyo technology company building an information infrastructure that captures the identity and actual activity of corporations for financial and commercial transactions. Its work targets the information gap around new and small companies, and it hires product managers, product designers, solution engineers, technical support and business operations staff. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Likely inactiveTop 25% pay 5 months ago Long shot · 4%

【Dev】プロダクトエンジニア

$610k – $1.1M per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan, 10am - 7pm) · Full-Time
TypeScript
Python
Ruby
JavaScript
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
DynamoDB
Amazon Aurora
Amazon Neptune
Redis
MySQL
Snowflake
AI/ML
Cursor
Claude
Copilot
Frontend
Vue.js
DevOps
New Relic
GitHub Actions
GitHub
Terraform
CI/CD
AWS
Design
Figma
Management
Jira
+15
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Marubeni I-DIGIO

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marubeni-idigio.com · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Cloud Consulting & Migration · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · Systems Integrators · Trust D · Hiring 17
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Cloud Consulting & Migration · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · Systems Integrators · Trust D · Hiring 17
Marubeni I-DIGIO is the IT services group of the Japanese trading house Marubeni, delivering digital transformation solutions across four segments. These cover manufacturing solutions, distribution and industry systems with contact centres, network, storage, cloud and security solutions, and IT infrastructure integration and operation. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
$26k – $458k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
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NaLaLys

nalalys.com
nalalys.com · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · RegTech, AML & Compliance · 11-50 employees · Est. 2023 · Startup · Hiring 8
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · RegTech, AML & Compliance · 11-50 employees · Est. 2023 · Startup · Hiring 8
NaLaLys is a Japanese compliance technology company founded in 2023 and headquartered in Tokyo. The company specializes in AI-driven SaaS solutions designed to prevent and detect internal enterprise fraud, misconduct, and regulatory violations. Its flagship products automatically analyze enterprise communications - such as emails, chats, and audio logs - to flag compliance risks, accounting anomalies, and harassment early. Founded by fraud investigation experts and machine learning specialists, NaLaLys provides risk management and compliance monitoring for major enterprises.
Open 152 daysVerified live · 24 min ago 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

11_フルスタックエンジニア

$50k – $69k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Gemini
Claude Code
Copilot
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
GitHub Actions
Docker
CI/CD
AWS
Management
Jira
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Eco Ring

ecoring.co.jp
ecoring.co.jp · HQ: Himeji, Japan · Luxury Retail · Secondhand · Trust B · Hiring 3
HQ: Himeji, Japan · Luxury Retail · Secondhand · Trust B · Hiring 3
Eco Ring is a Japanese reuse company that buys and resells everything from branded goods to everyday items. A certified B Corp, it runs purchase and sales operations in Japan and subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Thailand and other Asian markets, and has signed a disaster-relief supply agreement with Kanagawa Prefecture. The company is headquartered in Himeji, Japan.
Open 152 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

Webアプリケーションエンジニア

$27k – $31k per year · In office (Himeji, Japan) · Full-Time
PHP
JavaScript
PHP
Laravel
WordPress
AI/ML
Devin
Cursor
Frontend
Vue.js
DevOps
Amazon EC2
Amazon ECS
Amazon S3
Git
Docker
AWS
+5
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EXPLAZA

explaza.jp
explaza.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · AI Consulting & Integration · Trust B · Hiring 9
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · AI Consulting & Integration · Trust B · Hiring 9
EXPLAZA is a Japanese AI company built around AI-native development that supports business and development transformation for enterprises. It offers generative AI and AI agent implementation, product development such as the AI workflow SaaS Palma, and AI training courses, and hires full-stack engineers, AX consultants and project managers. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.
Open 152 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

【正社員】フルスタックエンジニア

$32k – $610k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
TypeScript
Python
Node JS
JavaScript
Python
FastAPI
Litestar
Node JS
Prisma
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
ChatGPT
Claude
Frontend
Next.js
SvelteKit
ESLint
Prettier
Svelte
React.js
DevOps
Terraform
GCP
Azure
AWS
Datadog
CI/CD
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Open 152 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

【正社員】フルスタックリードエンジニア

$38k – $916k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
TypeScript
Python
Node JS
JavaScript
Python
FastAPI
Litestar
Node JS
Prisma
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
ChatGPT
Claude
Frontend
Next.js
SvelteKit
ESLint
Prettier
Svelte
React.js
DevOps
Terraform
GCP
Azure
AWS
+12
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Ad.com

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x-ad.com · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Machine Learning · Advertising · Hiring 2
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Machine Learning · Advertising · Hiring 2
Ad.com is an advertising technology company building an AI-native SaaS that aims to fully automate advertising work. It observes and collects ads across channels such as Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Google and Yahoo and integrates research, analysis and reporting, and it hires product tech leads and engineers. The company is headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Open 152 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

【アド.com】プロダクトエンジニア

In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
Google ADK
Claude Code
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Agri Pedia

agripedia.co.jp
agripedia.co.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · AgTech · Hiring 1
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · AgTech · Hiring 1
Agri Pedia is a Japanese agritech startup that supports farmers and growing regions across the country with its own production management system. Its mission is an autonomously controlled food supply chain, building data on prices, volumes, quality and logistics of produce to forecast prices and supply risks, and it is hiring engineers. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.
Open 152 daysVerified live · 4 hours ago 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

エンジニア

$25k – $38k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
Ruby
TypeScript
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
AI/ML
LLM
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400F

400f.jp
400f.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Financial Software & Embedded Finance · Personal Finance Apps & Education · Likely startup · Hiring 2
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Financial Software & Embedded Finance · Personal Finance Apps & Education · Likely startup · Hiring 2
400F is a fintech company whose mission is to solve money worries by connecting people with the right advisers through technology. A member of the SBI group, it runs financial services intermediation, an insurance agency and web platforms, and it hires a head of legal and full-stack engineers. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.
Open 153 daysVerified live · 4 hours ago 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

フルスタックエンジニア

$48k – $83k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
TypeScript
AI/ML
Gemini
Claude Code
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
gRPC
Datadog
Amazon EKS
Kubernetes
AWS
GitHub
Design
Figma
+3
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BALLAS

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ballas.biz · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Construction Management Software · 51-200 employees · Est. 2022 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 6
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Construction Management Software · 51-200 employees · Est. 2022 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 6
BALLAS is a Japanese construction tech company running a web service for procuring custom building components used on construction sites. Clients can order everything from drawing creation to supply, and the company structures drawings, quotes and orders for AI, hiring AI platform engineers, product engineers, product managers and designers. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.
Open 154 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

Product Engineer

In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
TypeScript
Python
Node JS
JavaScript
Python
FastAPI
Node JS
Nest.JS
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Vertex AI
Gemini
Devin
Cursor
Claude Code
Frontend
GraphQL
Next.js
React.js
Mobile
Firebase
DevOps
GitHub
Terraform
Docker
GCP
Azure
AWS
Design
Figma
Management
Miro
QA
Jest
Sentry
+18
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Nessu

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nessu.co.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Nonprofits & Foundations · Trust B · Hiring 6
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Nonprofits & Foundations · Trust B · Hiring 6
Nessu is a Japanese social enterprise that works to eliminate the gaps in opportunity children face because of the environment they are born into, aiming for a society where every child can take on the future fairly. It connects people and companies who share this goal to build mechanisms that bring hope to children and their families, and it is hiring an executive secretary, a production director, a full-stack engineer and a web designer. The organisation is based in Tokyo, Japan.
Open 154 daysVerified live · 4 hours ago 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

【企画部】フルスタックエンジニア

$23k – $32k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
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Open 154 daysVerified live · 4 hours ago 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

【システム開発部】WEBアプリケーションエンジニア

$23k – $32k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan)
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NODE X

nodex.inc
nodex.inc · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Consumer & Utility Software · Information Security · Trust B · Hiring 4, 1 new
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Consumer & Utility Software · Information Security · Trust B · Hiring 4, 1 new
NODE X is a Japanese security technology company providing a secure IoT data platform for enterprises. It uses decentralised identifiers and zero trust architecture to manage devices and data for manufacturers, infrastructure operators and defence and medical projects, and hires delivery engineers, delivery managers and agent developers. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Open 156 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

[セキュリティ]NodeX Agent 開発エンジニア

$51k – $95k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
Rust
TypeScript
Rust
Axum
SQLx
Databases
Google Bigtable
Redis
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Anthropic
Claude
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
Vercel
PagerDuty
GitHub
Windows
GCP
CI/CD
Cybersecurity
Auth0
PKI
Design
Figma
Management
Linear
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Match Group

mtch.com
mtch.com · HQ: Dallas, United States · Dating & Relationships · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2009 · NASDAQ: MTCH · Trust B · Hiring 67, 13 new
HQ: Dallas, United States · Dating & Relationships · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2009 · NASDAQ: MTCH · Trust B · Hiring 67, 13 new
Match Group is an American technology and social media company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, founded in 2009 as a corporate entity for its various dating platforms. The company owns and operates the world's largest portfolio of online dating services, including prominent brands such as Tinder, Match.com, Hinge, Meetic, OkCupid, and PlentyOfFish. It provides these digital platforms in over 40 languages to a global user base and maintains a significant presence in the international technology market as a publicly traded corporation on the NASDAQ.
Verified live · 2 hours ago Sponsors in US 5 months ago Long shot · 7%

Back-end Engineer, Trust & Safety (Go)

Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
Go
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
Databases
DynamoDB
ElasticSearch
Redis
MySQL
DevOps
Nginx
AWS
GitHub
Terraform
Git
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
Management
Jira
+9
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Open 725 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago Sponsors in US 2 years ago Long shot · 2%

Data Product Engineer, Data Enabling

Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
DynamoDB
Google BigQuery
Amazon Aurora
MySQL
AI/ML
Dagster
AI Agents
Vertex AI
dbt
Anthropic
OpenAI
Claude
LLM
DevOps
SLI/SLO/SLA
AWS
Amazon Kinesis
Amazon S3
GCP
Analytics
Fivetran
Looker
Tableau
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Open 905 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago Sponsors in US 2 years ago Long shot · 2%

Back-end Engineer, Product (Go)

Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
TypeScript
Databases
DynamoDB
Redis
MySQL
ElasticSearch
AI/ML
OpenAI Codex
ChatGPT
Claude Code
DevOps
GCP
AWS
GitHub Actions
GitHub
Git
Docker
Management
Confluence
Jira
+8
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GRAND

grd.inc
grd.inc · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Digital Marketing · Advertising · Trust B · Hiring 5
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Digital Marketing · Advertising · Trust B · Hiring 5
GRAND is a Japanese advertising startup founded by University of Tokyo students that runs an office building media network. Its displays are installed at about 8,000 locations, mainly in large office buildings in Tokyo, it has raised over 2 billion yen, and it hires sales staff, frontend, server-side and Android engineers and graphic designers. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Open 157 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

システムエンジニア・サーバーサイドエンジニア

In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
DevOps
Git
GCP
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XELEN

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xelenhd.com · HQ: Osaka, Japan · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · Trust B · Hiring 5
HQ: Osaka, Japan · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · Trust B · Hiring 5
XELEN is a Japanese IT consulting and systems development company that helps businesses invest in advanced technology efficiently with experienced professionals. Much of its work involves ServiceNow projects, it opened a nearshore development office in Fukuoka in September 2025, and it hires project managers, systems and infrastructure engineers and IT consultants in Osaka, Fukuoka and Tokyo. The company is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.
Open 157 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

【大阪】システムエンジニア

$25k – $41k per year · In office (Osaka, Japan) · Full-Time
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Nitoel

nitoel.co.jp
nitoel.co.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Procurement & Spend Management · Likely startup · Trust B · Hiring 8
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Procurement & Spend Management · Likely startup · Trust B · Hiring 8
Nitoel is a Japanese start-up that develops procurement AI and digital transformation software for manufacturers. Its B2B SaaS, also called Nitoel, modernises the procurement departments of large manufacturing companies, and it hires full-stack engineers, forward deployed engineers, project managers and enterprise sales staff. The company is based in Japan.
$48k – $95k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
TypeScript
Java
Ruby
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
DevOps
GitHub
Terraform
GCP
Azure
Management
Jira
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$38k – $64k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
TypeScript
Java
Ruby
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
DevOps
GitHub
Terraform
GCP
Azure
Management
Jira
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$32k – $45k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
TypeScript
Java
Ruby
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
DevOps
GitHub
Terraform
GCP
Azure
Management
Jira
+1
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Backend Developer Salary in Japan
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