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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Syndesus

syndesus.com
syndesus.com · HQ: New York, United States · MLOps · Artificial Intelligence · Machine Learning · 11-50 employees · Likely startup · Staffing · EOR · Trust D · Hiring 23
HQ: New York, United States · MLOps · Artificial Intelligence · Machine Learning · 11-50 employees · Likely startup · Staffing · EOR · Trust D · Hiring 23
Syndesus places production-ready AI, MLOps, and data engineers from Canada with US tech companies in three weeks. Pre-vetted talent. EOR included.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Senior Software Engineer

$150k – $200k per year · Senior · 6+ years exp · Remote (location not specified, PT hours) · Full-Time · Senior
Go
C#
Java
SQL
C#
.NET
DevOps
Rest API
GCP
Azure
AWS
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niceplay games

niceplay-games.com
niceplay-games.com · 1-10 employees · Hiring 1
1-10 employees · Hiring 1
Games About Careers Press kit We are niceplay games, a remote-first game development company with a culture built on trust and open, honest communication. We know how to create deeply engaging games with unconventional gameplay, a unique visual style, and an (at times excessive) attention to detail.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 171 daysVerified live · 4 hours ago 6 months ago Long shot · 3%

Wildcard вакансия (разработка игры Potion Craft)

$18k – $60k per year · Remote (location not specified) · Full-Time · Russian (Optional) · English
Git
Game Dev
Unity
Management
Trello
Miro
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cmdquery

cmdquery.com
cmdquery.com · Web Development Services · Digital Marketing · Hiring 1
Web Development Services · Digital Marketing · Hiring 1
Command and Query is a full-service digital agency specializing in web development, app development, digital marketing, branding, print design, and tech research to help businesses grow and succeed.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 171 days 6 months ago Long shot · 3%

Ruby engineer

$54k – $60k per year · Middle · Remote (location not specified) · Full-Time · Russian: C1 · English: B1
Ruby
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Stimulus
AI/ML
OpenAI Codex
Claude Code
Copilot
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Koralya

koralya.com
koralya.com · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · 11-50 employees · Hiring 1
IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · 11-50 employees · Hiring 1
Koralya is a small digital transformation consultancy that automates business processes, connects systems, improves data and builds custom digital solutions. It develops management platforms and AI-based automation systems for clients in Spain and France, and hires full-stack Python and Django developers. The company is based in Spain.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 189 daysVerified live · 8 hours ago 7 months ago Long shot · 5%

Desarrollador/a Full Stack Python/Django

$18k – $21k per year (gross) · Junior · 1+ year exp · Remote (location not specified) · Full-Time · Junior · Spanish: C1
JavaScript
Python
Python
Django
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Git
QA
Selenium
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Fenrir

fenrir-inc.com
fenrir-inc.com · HQ: Osaka, Japan · Cloud Consulting & Migration · UI/UX Design · Mobile App Development Services · Est. 2024 · Trust D · Hiring 23
HQ: Osaka, Japan · Cloud Consulting & Migration · UI/UX Design · Mobile App Development Services · Est. 2024 · Trust D · Hiring 23
Fenrir is a Japanese digital product company that plans, designs and develops smartphone apps, websites and cloud services together with client companies. It hires design directors and cloud specialists across Japan and runs a North American subsidiary in Sunnyvale, California. The company is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Likely inactiveVerified live · 3 hours ago 7 months ago Long shot · 3%

Webバックエンド リードエンジニア (大阪/東京/島根/名古屋/京都/フルリモート可)

$35k – $76k per year · Beihai · Remote (Japan) · Full-Time
Rust
Ruby
PHP
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
SQL
Go
Go
Chi
PHP
Laravel
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Frontend
Vue.js
Angular
React.js
DevOps
GitLab
GitHub
GCP
Azure
AWS
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Tocaro Blue

tocaroblue.com
tocaroblue.com · HQ: Pensacola, United States · Autonomous Driving · Machine Learning · Artificial Intelligence · 51-200 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 6
HQ: Pensacola, United States · Autonomous Driving · Machine Learning · Artificial Intelligence · 51-200 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 6
Tocaro Blue modernizes legacy marine radar with smart software. ProteusCore, machine learning solution for Radar, implements deep neural networks and vessel dynamics algorithms to filter noise, classify objects, and track movements in real-time.
John Minor · Executive Officer · decision-maker
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Open 235 daysVerified live · 28 min ago 8 months ago Long shot · 5%

Staff Software Engineer

≈ $158k – $269k per year (Estimated) · Equity · Staff+ · 10+ years exp · Birmingham · Remote (location not specified) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Staff
C++
JavaScript
Python
C
C
GCC
C++
Qt
AI/ML
Machine Learning
DevOps
Windows
Docker
CI/CD
Robotics
Sensor Fusion
IoT
MQTT
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Palmstreet

palmstreet.app
palmstreet.app · HQ: Menlo Park, United States · Toys, Games & Puzzles · E-commerce Platforms · 11-50 employees · Est. 2020 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 6
HQ: Menlo Park, United States · Toys, Games & Puzzles · E-commerce Platforms · 11-50 employees · Est. 2020 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 6
Palmstreet is the #1 live shopping app for rare plants, handmade crafts, & unique goods. Founded in 2020 by Instagram and Apple veterans, Palmstreet began as a plant identification app and quickly evolved into a trailblazer in live shopping. Our vision is to become the "World's Online Main Street," bringing the charm of in-person shopping to engaging online experiences.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 237 daysVerified live · 27 min ago 8 months ago Long shot · 4%

Senior+ Backend Software Engineer - Asia

$90k – $151k per year · Equity · Senior · 5+ years exp · Remote (Asia) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Senior · English: C1
Node JS
JavaScript
AI/ML
OpenAI Codex
Cursor
Claude Code
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
CI/CD
AWS
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Udacity

udacity.com
udacity.com · HQ: Emeryville, United States · Corporate Training · Vocational Education · EdTech Platforms · E-learning · 201-500 employees · Est. 2011 · Trust C · Hiring 18
HQ: Emeryville, United States · Corporate Training · Vocational Education · EdTech Platforms · E-learning · 201-500 employees · Est. 2011 · Trust C · Hiring 18
Udacity is an online education company headquartered in Emeryville, California, and founded in 2011 by Sebastian Thrun, David Stavens, and Mike Sokolsky after a free Stanford artificial intelligence course. The company sells Nanodegree programs in areas such as programming, data science, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and autonomous systems, built together with industry partners. It shifted toward enterprise and government reskilling contracts and was acquired by Accenture in 2024.
No named decision-maker yet.
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≈ $145k – $281k per year (Estimated) · Staff+ · 5+ years exp · Remote (MENA, APAC, Europe, United States, Canada, APAC time zones hours) · Contractor · Architect · English: C1
Machine Learning
QA
Pytest
SpaceTech
SysML
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Mercari

mercari.com
mercari.com · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Secondhand · Marketplaces · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2013 · Trust A · Hiring 125, 7 new
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Secondhand · Marketplaces · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2013 · Trust A · Hiring 125, 7 new
Mercari is a Japanese company that operates the Mercari marketplace app, where individuals buy and sell new and pre-owned items such as fashion, electronics, collectibles and home goods, with built-in shipping and payment services. Founded in 2013 and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, it also runs the Merpay mobile payment service and a marketplace in the United States. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Fumiaki Koizumi · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Shintaro Yamada · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Masashi Namatame · Director
Makiko Shinoda · Director
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Verified live · 1 hour ago Visa sponsorship 9 months ago Long shot · 6%

Class of 2028, 28卒対象 / Software Engineer Internship - Mercari Group

Intern · Minato · Remote (Japan) · Internship · Intern · English · Japanese
Kotlin
Swift
PHP
Go
JavaScript
SQL
Python
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Platform Engineering
Terraform
Kubernetes
GitHub
Git
Linux
GCP
AWS
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PayPay Securities

paypaysec.com
paypaysec.com · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Investing Apps & Robo-Advisors · Online Brokerage & Trading Platforms · 1-10 employees · Trust D · Hiring 10
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Investing Apps & Robo-Advisors · Online Brokerage & Trading Platforms · 1-10 employees · Trust D · Hiring 10
PayPay Securities is a smartphone-based securities brokerage in the PayPay group that offers asset management services anyone can use in daily life. Its parent PayPay is a payment platform with more than 75 million users in Japan, and the brokerage hires backend, cloud infrastructure, frontend, QA and product engineers. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
Likely inactiveVerified live · 1 hour ago 9 months ago Long shot · 2%

Webエンジニア

Tokyo · Remote (Japan) · Full-Time
TypeScript
DevOps
CI/CD
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Graswald GmbH

graswald.ai
graswald.ai · Supply Chain & Logistics Software · AI Agents · 11-50 employees · Est. 2021 · Startup · Hiring 2
Supply Chain & Logistics Software · AI Agents · 11-50 employees · Est. 2021 · Startup · Hiring 2
Graswald AI is an enterprise platform that replaces product photoshoots with scalable, on-brand image generation for fashion and retail teams at scale.
Julius Harling · Managing Director · decision-maker
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Open 272 daysVerified live · 7 hours ago 9 months ago Long shot · 4%

Senior Full Stack Engineer

≈ $82k – $211k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 5+ years exp · Remote (location not specified) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Senior
TypeScript
Python
JavaScript
Python
Django
AI/ML
Stable Diffusion
ComfyUI
Frontend
React.js
Three.JS
p5.js
DevOps
GCP
Azure
AWS
Management
Scrum
Agile
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Bio Protocol

bio.xyz
bio.xyz · Drug Discovery · Biotechnology · 51-200 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 8
Drug Discovery · Biotechnology · 51-200 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 8
Bio is building science for the network age, connecting biotech funding, AI research, and distribution across the bio.xyz ecosystem.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 284 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 10 months ago Long shot · 7%

Product Engineer

Equity · Remote (location not specified) · Full-Time
AI Agents
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Open 284 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 10 months ago Long shot · 7%

Full-stack Engineer

Equity · Remote (location not specified) · Full-Time
Smart Contracts
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Predikt AI

prediktai.com
prediktai.com · Artificial Intelligence · Human Resources · Hiring 1
Artificial Intelligence · Human Resources · Hiring 1
Predikt AI, The Intelligent Agency Management Platform. Close more clients, onboard them swiftly, deliver your services smoothly and make sure you get paid on time, all in one place.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 291 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 10 months ago Long shot · 5%

Software Engineer

Remote (location not specified) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time
JavaScript
Databases
Supabase
PostgreSQL
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
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Trust Wallet

trustwallet.com
trustwallet.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Web3 & dApps · Crypto Wallets · 51-200 employees · Est. 2017 · Hiring 9
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Web3 & dApps · Crypto Wallets · 51-200 employees · Est. 2017 · Hiring 9
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States, Trust Wallet (operated by DApps Platform, Inc., a subsidiary of Binance) is a Web3 financial technology enterprise and self-custody cryptocurrency wallet provider. The company provides a multi-chain mobile and browser extension wallet that enables users to store, send, receive, and swap millions of digital assets and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) across over 100 blockchain networks.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 328 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 11 months ago Long shot · 6%

Senior Backend Engineer (Go)

≈ $84k – $215k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 5+ years exp · Remote (worldwide) · Full-Time · Senior
Go
SQL
DevOps
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
Azure
AWS
Web3
Trust Wallet
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Sporty Group

sportygroup.com
sportygroup.com · HQ: London, United Kingdom · iGaming & Gambling · Sports Media · Sports Betting · 501-1000 employees · Est. 2018 · Trust B · Hiring 33, 2 new
HQ: London, United Kingdom · iGaming & Gambling · Sports Media · Sports Betting · 501-1000 employees · Est. 2018 · Trust B · Hiring 33, 2 new
Sporty Group is a London-based consumer internet and media company that runs sports broadcasting, sports content, gaming, sports betting and fintech products for mass-market mobile users. Its brands include SportyTV, a 24/7 free-to-air football channel in Nigeria and Ghana, the Sporty.com sports app, Sporty Studios, SportyBet, Sporty Games and football.com, and the group reports more than 700 staff serving millions of daily users in over 10 countries on three continents. It hires site reliability engineers, SEO and payments operations specialists, VIP account managers, video editors, sports presenters, accountants and people operations staff, with roles in Brazil and South Africa.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Likely inactiveVerified live · 1 hour ago 11 months ago Long shot · 8%

Weekend Backend Engineer

Middle · 3+ years exp · Remote (location not specified) · Middle · English
Java
SQL
Java
Spring Cloud
Spring Boot
Databases
ElasticSearch
Redis
MySQL
DevOps
Amazon CloudWatch
Platform Engineering
Docker
Kubernetes
AWS
Loki
Prometheus
Grafana
Rest API
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SearchApi

searchapi.io
searchapi.io · HQ: New York, United States · Search Engine Optimization (SEO) · Web Scraping & Proxy Networks · 201-500 employees · Est. 2022 · Likely startup · Trust D · Hiring 11
HQ: New York, United States · Search Engine Optimization (SEO) · Web Scraping & Proxy Networks · 201-500 employees · Est. 2022 · Likely startup · Trust D · Hiring 11
SearchApi is a New York company that offers a real-time SERP API returning search engine and marketplace results as structured JSON for developers, SEO tools and AI products. It covers more than 70 engines and sources, including Google Search, Maps, Shopping, News and Scholar, Bing, YouTube, Amazon, eBay, Walmart, TikTok, LinkedIn ad library, Airbnb and Tripadvisor, and parses Google AI Overviews. Plans are sold by volume from $4 down to $1 per 1,000 searches, and the site names Anthropic, Bain & Company, Ahrefs and Scale AI among its customers.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Likely inactiveVerified live · 1 hour ago 11 months ago Long shot · 5%

Staff Product Engineer (Ruby on Rails)

≈ $73k – $156k per year (Estimated) · Staff+ · Luxembourg City · Remote (Germany, Japan, France, United Kingdom, Argentina) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Staff · English: C1
Ruby
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Sidekiq
Hotwire
Stimulus
Databases
Redis
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Cursor
ChatGPT
Claude
DevOps
Terraform
AWS
Octopus Deploy
GitHub
CI/CD
Management
Stripe
Intercom
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Likely inactiveVerified live · 1 hour ago 11 months ago Long shot · 3%

Ruby Engineer - Web Scraping (Remote)

≈ $43k – $99k per year (Estimated) · Luxembourg City · Remote (Germany, Japan, France, United Kingdom, Argentina) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · English: C1
Ruby
JavaScript
Node JS
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Sidekiq
Hotwire
Stimulus
Node JS
Puppeteer
Databases
Redis
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Dify
Langflow
Flowise
Anomaly Detection
LangChain
Claude
Cursor
ChatGPT
DevOps
WebRTC
Cloudflare
Octopus Deploy
Akamai
Amazon ECS
Prometheus
Grafana
Terraform
AWS
GitHub
CI/CD
Cybersecurity
Wireshark
Burp Suite
Management
Intercom
QA
Playwright
Chrome DevTools
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Velaio

velaio.com
velaio.com · Trust D · Hiring 24
Trust D · Hiring 24
No named decision-maker yet.
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Likely inactiveVerified live · 3 hours ago 11 months ago Long shot · 2%

Programador JAVA

Junior · 1+ year exp · Remote (location not specified) · Full-Time · Junior · Spanish: C1
Java
Java
Hibernate
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Likely inactiveVerified live · 3 hours ago 11 months ago Long shot · 4%

Desarrollador Senior Python / Bilingüe / Full time

≈ $82k – $209k per year (Estimated) · Senior · Remote (location not specified) · Full-Time · Senior · Spanish: C1
JavaScript
Python
Python
Django
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Likely inactiveVerified live · 3 hours ago 11 months ago Long shot · 2%

Software Engineer

Junior · 1+ year exp · Remote (location not specified) · Full-Time · Junior · Spanish: C2 (Optional) · English
PHP
Node JS
JavaScript
Python
TypeScript
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Frontend
Vue.js
Angular
React.js
DevOps
Rest API
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MigrationIT

migrationit.com
migrationit.com · HQ: Cairo, Egypt · IT Staffing & Staff Augmentation · 51-200 employees · Trust C · Hiring 112, 8 new
HQ: Cairo, Egypt · IT Staffing & Staff Augmentation · 51-200 employees · Trust C · Hiring 112, 8 new
MigrationIT connects employers with IT professionals who are equipped to fulfill an employer’s distinct IT needs. The agency provides IT talents for several industries, including healthcare, banking, insurance, software development, retail, manufacturing, and e-commerce.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Likely inactiveVerified live · 1 hour ago 1 year ago Long shot · 3%

Backend Developer

Middle · 3+ years exp · Remote (location not specified) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Middle · English: C1 (Optional)
PHP
TypeScript
JavaScript
SQL
Python
Node JS
C#
PHP
Laravel
C#
.NET
Node JS
Nest.JS
Express
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
Jenkins
Cybersecurity
SonarQube
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Teravision Technologies LLC

teravisiontech.com
teravisiontech.com · Bogotá · Caracas · AI Agents · Custom Software Development · 51-200 employees · Est. 2003 · IT services · Trust B · Hiring 4
Bogotá · Caracas · AI Agents · Custom Software Development · 51-200 employees · Est. 2003 · IT services · Trust B · Hiring 4
Accelerate product delivery with AI-powered nearshore software development teams. 20+ yrs experience, top engineers & proven frameworks.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 399 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 1 year ago Long shot · 3%

Fullstack Developer

Middle · 3+ years exp · Remote (location not specified) · Contractor · Middle
Go
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Helm
Grafana
Terraform
Kubernetes
AWS
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Open 874 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 2 years ago Long shot · 10%

Lead Fullstack Developer

≈ $94k – $237k per year (Estimated) · Lead · Remote (location not specified) · Bachelor's Degree · Contractor · Staff · English: B2
Node JS
Java
Python
C#
JavaScript
C#
.NET
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Azure
AWS
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Cubos

cubos.io
cubos.io · Trust D · Hiring 11, 1 new
Trust D · Hiring 11, 1 new
Criamos e aplicamos tecnologia — utilizamos IA para potencializar capacidades humanas. Desenvolvimento de Produto, Software e Startups.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Likely inactiveVerified live · 1 hour ago 1 year ago Long shot · 3%

[Banco de Talentos] Pessoa Desenvolvedora Fullstack Pleno

Middle · Remote (location not specified) · Middle · Portuguese: C1
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
SQL
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
GitHub
Git
Docker
Kubernetes
CI/CD
+2
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Likely inactiveVerified live · 1 hour ago 1 year ago Long shot · 3%

[Banco de Talentos] [.Net] Pessoa Desenvolvedora Backend Pleno com .Net Core

Middle · Remote (location not specified) · Middle · Portuguese: C1
Node JS
C#
TypeScript
SQL
JavaScript
C#
Entity Framework Core
.NET
DevOps
GitHub
Docker
Azure
CI/CD
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Likely inactiveVerified live · 1 hour ago 2 years ago Long shot · 2%

[Banco de Talentos] Pessoa Desenvolvedora Backend Junior

Junior · Remote (location not specified) · Junior · Portuguese: C1
Node JS
TypeScript
SQL
JavaScript
DevOps
Docker
Kubernetes
CI/CD
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Backend Developer Salary in Japan
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