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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HumanSystem

humansystem.com
humansystem.com · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Custom Software Development · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · Trust D · Hiring 34
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Custom Software Development · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · Trust D · Hiring 34
HumanSystem is a Japanese information technology services company that provides system development, project management and operations services to business customers. It has a technical center in Matsue as a nearshore base and a corporate site with company, sustainability and work-life balance information. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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【技術_AITL】AIテックリード・AI駆動開発エンジニア

$3.2k – $6.3k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
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【技術_AITL】AI駆動開発エンジニア

$3.2k – $6.3k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
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QuEra Computing

quera.com
quera.com · HQ: Boston, United States · Quantum Computing Hardware · Quantum Science & Computing · 11-50 employees · Est. 2018 · Trust B · Hiring 67, 2 new
HQ: Boston, United States · Quantum Computing Hardware · Quantum Science & Computing · 11-50 employees · Est. 2018 · Trust B · Hiring 67, 2 new
QuEra Computing builds quantum computers based on neutral atoms, using arrays of individually controlled Rydberg atoms held in optical traps. Its machines are offered through cloud platforms and on-premises installations for research centres, high-performance computing sites, government bodies and enterprises, alongside application co-design work and open-source tools for simulating atom arrays and optimisation problems. Founded in 2018 on research from Harvard and MIT and headquartered in Boston, the company hires physicists, hardware, optics and software engineers, product managers and finance staff.
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 7 months ago Long shot · 9%

Scientific Software Engineer - Hardware Compilation

In office (Tsukuba, Japan) · Master's Degree · Japanese: C1 · English: C1
C++
Python
DevOps
CI/CD
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Likely inactiveVerified live · 1 hour ago 1 year ago Long shot · 6%

Scientific Software Engineer - Compiler

In office (Tsukuba, Japan) · Master's Degree · Japanese: C1 · English: C1
C++
Python
DevOps
CI/CD
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Forthree

43s.co.jp
43s.co.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Digital Marketing · Advertising · Trust B · Hiring 5
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Digital Marketing · Advertising · Trust B · Hiring 5
Forthree is a Japanese internet advertising company that delivers clients' products and services to users, with a strength in affiliate advertising. It hires sales staff, product development engineers and AI engineers, and recruits new graduates for general roles in advertising and new businesses. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 217 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 7 months ago Long shot · 4%

自社プロダクト開発エンジニア

$38k – $57k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
PHP
JavaScript
PHP
Laravel
Databases
DynamoDB
Amazon Aurora
MySQL
AI/ML
Cursor
Claude
Frontend
JQuery
DevOps
Git
GCP
Linux
AWS
+5
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TRUSTDOCK

trustdock.io
trustdock.io · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Information Security · Identity Management · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 6, 1 new
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Information Security · Identity Management · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 6, 1 new
TRUSTDOCK is a Japanese identity verification company that provides online eKYC and KYC services compliant with the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds and other laws, around the clock. Ranked first by number of client companies for 2024 by Tokyo Shoko Research, it serves sectors from finance and e-scooters to local government, and hires QA, product, iOS, Android and backend engineers. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Qianye Xiaohao · 代表取締役 · decision-maker
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Open 217 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 7 months ago Long shot · 4%

プロダクトエンジニア

$38k – $60k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
Ruby
TypeScript
Java
Python
JavaScript
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
AI/ML
Gemini
Claude Code
Copilot
Frontend
Vue.js
React.js
DevOps
CircleCI
Datadog
GitHub Actions
GitHub
GCP
AWS
Design
Figma
Management
Miro
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Open 479 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 1 year ago Long shot · 4%

バックエンドエンジニア(リード)

$51k – $69k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
Ruby
Dart
TypeScript
Java
Python
JavaScript
Frontend
Remix
React.js
Mobile
Flutter
Firebase
Crashlytics
Bitrise
DevOps
Datadog
Heroku
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GitHub
GCP
AWS
Design
Figma
Management
Miro
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bbs.co.jp · Tokyo · Nagoya · Osaka · Fukuoka · Hamamatsu · Management Consulting · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · Est. 1967 · IT services · Trust D · Hiring 19
Tokyo · Nagoya · Osaka · Fukuoka · Hamamatsu · Management Consulting · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · Est. 1967 · IT services · Trust D · Hiring 19
Business Brain Ota Showa, known as BBS, is a Japanese consulting and IT services group founded in 1967 that specialises in management accounting. It provides consulting, system implementation including its Biz integral products, and business process outsourcing, and it hires system engineers and project managers for manufacturing and automotive clients. The company is based in Japan, with branches in Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka and Hamamatsu.
No named decision-maker yet.
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【名古屋】業務系システムエンジニア

$25k – $29k per year · In office (Nagoya, Japan) · Full-Time
C#
JavaScript
SQL
Databases
Oracle
DevOps
AWS
Management
SharePoint
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$25k – $32k per year · In office (Fukuoka, Japan) · Full-Time
PHP
Java
SQL
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Windows
AWS
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【大阪】オープンポジション(システムエンジニア)

$26k – $47k per year · In office (Osaka, Japan) · Full-Time
C#
JavaScript
SQL
DevOps
AWS
Analytics
QlikSense
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Acuity

acuity-inc.co.jp
acuity-inc.co.jp · Tokyo · Test & Measurement Instruments · Sensors & Transducers · 51-200 employees · Est. 2015 · Trust B · Hiring 3
Tokyo · Test & Measurement Instruments · Sensors & Transducers · 51-200 employees · Est. 2015 · Trust B · Hiring 3
Acuity is a Japanese sensor technology company that supplies measurement systems for displacement, 3D measurement and 3D motion analysis as well as AI image recognition systems. It proposes suitable devices and customisable software of its own, works with large companies, research institutes and overseas firms, and hires sales and engineering interns and software engineers. The company is based in Japan.
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Open 219 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 7 months ago Long shot · 5%

【27年新卒】ソフトウェアエンジニア

In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
C#
C++
Python
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PayPay Bank

paypay-bank.co.jp
paypay-bank.co.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Commercial & Retail Banks · Digital Banks & Neobanks · Trust B · Hiring 6
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Commercial & Retail Banks · Digital Banks & Neobanks · Trust B · Hiring 6
PayPay Bank is a Japanese internet bank and the country's first online-only bank. It combines its banking base with the PayPay payment platform to offer digital financial services, and builds products in-house. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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Open 219 daysVerified live · 12 min ago 8 months ago Long shot · 4%

バックエンドエンジニア

In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
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JMAS

jmas.co.jp
jmas.co.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · Cloud Consulting & Migration · Data Engineering & Migration Services · Trust D · Hiring 11
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · Cloud Consulting & Migration · Data Engineering & Migration Services · Trust D · Hiring 11
JMAS is a Japanese IT company that supports customers in using their data, with a focus on prime contract projects. It builds data platforms and generative AI systems on AWS and Snowflake and hires cloud architects, data architects, web application engineers and mobile and AI engineers. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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$32k – $36k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
Node JS
C#
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
C#
.NET
Frontend
JQuery
Angular
React.js
DevOps
AWS Lambda
Amazon ECS
Azure
AWS
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$44k – $60k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
Node JS
C#
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
C#
.NET
Frontend
JQuery
Angular
React.js
DevOps
AWS Lambda
Amazon ECS
Azure
AWS
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$32k – $36k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
Node JS
C#
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
C#
.NET
Frontend
JQuery
Angular
React.js
DevOps
AWS Lambda
Amazon ECS
Azure
AWS
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GROWTH VERSE

growth-verse.ai
growth-verse.ai · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Artificial Intelligence · AI Agents · Trust D · Hiring 16
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Artificial Intelligence · AI Agents · Trust D · Hiring 16
GROWTH VERSE is a Japanese AI platform company whose mission is building AI to drive business growth, offering the marketing AI agent AIMSTAR among several products. It also runs Misecil, a people-flow analytics agent acquired in 2024 that uses location data on about 30 million people, and hires engineers, SRE staff, project managers and customer success managers. The company is based in Japan.
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ミセシル:エンジニア

$32k – $44k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
TypeScript
Python
Python
FastAPI
Databases
Amazon Aurora
Snowflake
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Claude Code
DevOps
Amazon ECS
Amazon S3
GitHub Actions
GitHub
Terraform
Docker
AWS
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DIGGLE

diggle.jp
diggle.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Accounting & Tax Software · Est. 2016 · Trust D · Hiring 19, 2 new
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Accounting & Tax Software · Est. 2016 · Trust D · Hiring 19, 2 new
DIGGLE is a Japanese software company that offers Diggle, a cloud platform for budgeting and management planning that centralises business data and shares it in real time. It helps corporate planning teams replace spreadsheet work and hires product engineers, forward deployed engineers, product designers and its first graduate cohort. The company is headquartered in Ebisu, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
No named decision-maker yet.
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プロダクトエンジニア

$51k – $95k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan, 10am - 3pm) · Full-Time
TypeScript
Ruby
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
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プロダクトエンジニア/(新規事業領域)

$51k – $95k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan, 10am - 3pm) · Full-Time
Ruby
TypeScript
JavaScript
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Frontend
React.js
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Meltly

meltly.co.jp
meltly.co.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Generative Image · Trust B · Hiring 6
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Generative Image · Trust B · Hiring 6
Meltly is a Japanese start-up from the University of Tokyo that combines AI with subculture and entertainment. It runs DaysAI, an AI image generation web and mobile app with about 600,000 downloads, and it hires ML engineers, product managers and long-term interns in frontend, backend and design. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 221 daysVerified live · 4 hours ago 8 months ago Long shot · 4%

【DaysAI】バックエンドエンジニア(通年長期インターン)

$22k – $50k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Internship
Python
AI/ML
Claude
DevOps
GitHub Actions
GitHub
GCP
AWS
Docker
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xtm.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · E-learning · EdTech Platforms · Trust C · Hiring 14, 1 new
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · E-learning · EdTech Platforms · Trust C · Hiring 14, 1 new
Cross Tech Management (XTM) is a Japanese education technology startup of the Uryuyama Gakuen school group, which runs Kyoto University of the Arts. It builds digital learning products for students, teachers and staff and hires AI engineers, product managers and UI/UX designers. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
No named decision-maker yet.
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プロダクトエンジニア(ネイバディチーム)

In office (Tokyo, Japan)
TypeScript
JavaScript
AI/ML
OpenAI
Frontend
Tailwind CSS
Next.js
pnpm
React.js
Mobile
Firebase
DevOps
Vercel
GitHub Actions
+2
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Likely inactiveVerified live · 1 hour ago 1 year ago Long shot · 3%

フルスタックエンジニア(R&D)

In office (Tokyo, Japan)
Swift
Go
TypeScript
SQL
JavaScript
Databases
Google BigQuery
PostgreSQL
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
GitHub Actions
GitHub
Terraform
Docker
GCP
CI/CD
Design
Figma
Management
Linear
+9
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フルスタックエンジニア(Product)

In office (Tokyo, Japan)
TypeScript
SQL
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Claude Code
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Google Cloud Run
GitHub Actions
GitHub
Terraform
Docker
GCP
CI/CD
Design
Figma
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gmogshd.com · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Digital Signature · Information Security · Est. 1993 · Trust B · Hiring 9
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Digital Signature · Information Security · Est. 1993 · Trust B · Hiring 9
GMO GlobalSign Holdings is a Japanese IT services group listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It develops and runs its own VPS, rental server and cloud infrastructure services, has GlobalSign offices in the United Kingdom and the United States, and hires infrastructure, server and cloud engineers, designers and service planners in Tokyo and Shimonoseki. The company is headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
Zhixingyiyuan Aoyama · 代表取締役社長 · decision-maker
Zhixingyi Shenaga · 代表者 · decision-maker
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Open 223 daysVerified live · 4 hours ago 8 months ago Long shot · 4%

Javaエンジニア_電子印鑑GMOサイン

In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
JavaScript
Java
Java
Apache Tomcat
Databases
MySQL
Frontend
Vue.js
JQuery
DevOps
Linux
AWS
Cybersecurity
SOC 2
PKI
+2
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Oak Clinic

oakclinic-group.com
oakclinic-group.com · HQ: Osaka, Japan · Women’s Health & Maternity · Fertility & IVF · Est. 2000 · Hiring 2
HQ: Osaka, Japan · Women’s Health & Maternity · Fertility & IVF · Est. 2000 · Hiring 2
Oak Clinic is the Oak-kai medical corporation, a group of fertility and gynaecology clinics offering IVF, egg freezing, male infertility treatment and prenatal diagnosis. Established in 2000, it runs Oak Sumiyoshi, Umeda, Namba and Ginza clinics and online consultations. The group is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 224 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 8 months ago Long shot · 4%

フルスタック・システムエンジニア(正社員)-オークソリューションズ

$30k – $61k per year · In office (Osaka, Japan) · Full-Time
PHP
C#
JavaScript
C#
ASP.NET Core
Blazor
Frontend
JQuery
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Open 343 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 12 months ago Long shot · 4%

Full-Stack System Engineer

$30k – $61k per year · In office (Osaka, Japan) · Japanese: C1
PHP
C#
JavaScript
C#
ASP.NET Core
Blazor
Frontend
JQuery
DevOps
Azure
AWS
Management
Agile
+1
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Toyota Industries

toyota-shokki.co.jp
toyota-shokki.co.jp · HQ: Kariya, Japan · Automotive Components · Logistics & Warehouse Robotics · Industrial Machinery · Est. 1926 · Hiring 2
HQ: Kariya, Japan · Automotive Components · Logistics & Warehouse Robotics · Industrial Machinery · Est. 1926 · Hiring 2
Toyota Industries is a Japanese manufacturer founded in 1926 that builds forklifts, logistics systems and automotive components. It develops automated towing vehicles and data science for logistics automation. The company is headquartered in Kariya, Japan.
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Open 226 daysVerified live · 4 hours ago 8 months ago Long shot · 4%

0107_101_07_技_LF・AR(自動運転トーイング開発_ソフト開発)

In office (Nagoya, Japan) · Full-Time
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Makita

makita.co.jp
makita.co.jp · HQ: Anjō, Japan · Tools & DIY Supplies · Est. 1915 · Trust B · Hiring 6
HQ: Anjō, Japan · Tools & DIY Supplies · Est. 1915 · Trust B · Hiring 6
Makita is a Japanese manufacturer of power tools, focused on cordless tools, alongside outdoor power equipment for gardening, pneumatic tools and cleaning equipment. Founded in 1915, it does business in more than 50 countries, runs an integrated production and sales model, and hires mechanical and electrical design engineers for motor components, embedded software developers, product designers, factory digitalisation engineers and IT infrastructure staff. The company is headquartered in Anjō, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 226 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 8 months ago Long shot · 4%

工場DX推進エンジニア(SE人材)

In office (Okazaki, Japan) · Full-Time
C#
JavaScript
SQL
AI/ML
OpenAI
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SEKISHO

sekisho.co.jp
sekisho.co.jp · HQ: Tsukuba, Japan · HR & Payroll Software · Solar Energy · Fossil Fuels · Staffing · EOR · Hiring 1
HQ: Tsukuba, Japan · HR & Payroll Software · Solar Energy · Fossil Fuels · Staffing · EOR · Hiring 1
SEKISHO is a Japanese energy distributor that supplies fuel and home energy to municipalities, companies and households. It operates ENEOS service stations and LPG retail through group companies, designs solar power systems and also develops its own attendance management software and business systems for hospitals and care facilities. The company is headquartered in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 227 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 8 months ago Long shot · 4%

勤怠システム【プログラマ・エンジニア】

$15k – $27k per year · In office (Tsukuba, Japan) · Full-Time
PHP
C#
Java
Python
C#
.NET
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
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GEOTRA

geotra.jp
geotra.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Geospatial AI · Geospatial Analytics · Trust B · Hiring 9
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Geospatial AI · Geospatial Analytics · Trust B · Hiring 9
GEOTRA is a joint venture of Mitsui and KDDI that analyzes, visualizes and models location and human flow data with AI. Its GEOTRA Activity Data reproduces people and vehicle movements and serves urban planning, tourism, transport, retail and disaster prevention. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 227 daysVerified live · 4 hours ago 8 months ago Long shot · 4%

【インターン】Webエンジニア

In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Internship
TypeScript
JavaScript
SQL
Python
AI/ML
Streamlit
Frontend
React.js
Deck.gl
DevOps
Terraform
Docker
AWS
+2
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Open 227 daysTop 25% pay 8 months ago Long shot · 4%

【正社員】webエンジニア

$455k – $757k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
Node JS
JavaScript
Node JS
Nest.JS
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Streamlit
DevOps
Terraform
CI/CD
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ACROVE

acrove.co.jp
acrove.co.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Digital Marketing · E-commerce Platforms · Likely startup · Trust B · Hiring 4
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Digital Marketing · E-commerce Platforms · Likely startup · Trust B · Hiring 4
ACROVE is a Japanese e-commerce company that helps brands maximise online sales and acquires e-commerce brands through an EC roll-up business. Its CX business uses the in-house BI tool ACROVE INSIGHT and has supported about 400 companies, and the group, including VLe Rainac, hires e-commerce and web designers, project managers, server-side engineers and customer success staff. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 227 daysVerified live · 24 min ago 8 months ago Long shot · 4%

【株式会社VLeライナック】 サーバーサイドエンジニア

In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
AWS
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cooboo

cooboo.co.jp
cooboo.co.jp · Tokyo · Custom Software Development · Digital Marketing · Staffing · EOR · Hiring 2
Tokyo · Custom Software Development · Digital Marketing · Staffing · EOR · Hiring 2
cooboo is a Japanese company whose main businesses are marketing, creative production and IT staffing, including system engineering services and recruitment. Its engineers work on web and game projects for more than 300 client companies, mostly prime contracts with upstream design work, and it hires frontend and backend web engineers. The company is based in Japan.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 228 daysTop 25% pay 8 months ago Long shot · 4%

Webエンジニア(バックエンド)

$303k – $417k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
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Backend Developer Salary in Japan
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