Backend Developer Salary in Tokyo

Backend Developer jobs in Tokyo hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $73,772/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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Accenture

accenture.com
Accenture is a leading global professional services company specializing in strategy, consulting, technology, and operations services. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, the firm helps organizations optimize their business performance, navigate digital transformation, and implement advanced technologies like AI and cloud computing.
accenture.com • HQ: Dublin, Ireland • HQ: Chicago, United States • Artificial Intelligence • IT Consulting • Information Technology • 5000+ employees • Est. 1989
HQ: Dublin, Ireland • HQ: Chicago, United States • Artificial Intelligence • IT Consulting • Information Technology • 5000+ employees • Est. 1989
Verified live · 2 hours ago 12 hours ago

フロントエンドエンジニア

$44k – $95k per year (Estimated)In office (Tokyo, Fukuoka, Japan) • Full-Time
Java
PHP
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
Management
Power Apps
Power Automate
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Wayve

wayve.ai
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.
wayve.ai • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Transportation & Logistics • Ride Hailing • Artificial Intelligence • Autonomous Driving • 201-500 employees
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Transportation & Logistics • Ride Hailing • Artificial Intelligence • Autonomous Driving • 201-500 employees
Verified live · 1 hour ago 6 days ago

Application Software Engineer

$63k – $144k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 8+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Staff
Bash
C++
Python
DevOps
CI/CD
Docker
Git
Jenkins
JFrog Artifactory
Robotics
NVIDIA Drive
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$65k – $149k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 8+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time • Staff
C++
Python
DevOps
Docker
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$65k – $172k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 8+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time • Principal
C++
Python
DevOps
Docker
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CARTA HOLDINGS

cartaholdings.co.jp
CARTA HOLDINGS is a Tokyo digital marketing group formed from the merger of VOYAGE GROUP and CyberAgent's advertising subsidiary. It runs advertising technology platforms, media businesses and agency services in the Japanese market. The company develops supply and demand side advertising systems used by domestic publishers.
cartaholdings.co.jp • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Est. 1999
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Est. 1999
$38k – $83k per year (Estimated)In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
PHP
PHP
WordPress
DevOps
AWS
GCP
Terraform
Management
Google Workspace
Slack
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$39k – $84k per year (Estimated)In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
PHP
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
Amazon Aurora
MySQL
Snowflake
Frontend
GraphQL
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
AWS
Datadog
Docker
GCP
Git
GitHub Actions
Splunk
Terraform
GitHub
Cybersecurity
Auth0
Management
Slack
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$38k – $83k per year (Estimated)In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
JavaScript
Perl
PHP
Scala
TypeScript
Frontend
React.js
Vue.js
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Tailor

tailor.tech
Elevate your business with Tailor's customizable, headless ERP. Customize workflows, automate tasks, and integrate with existing systems and platforms.
tailor.tech • Los Angeles • Information Technology • Software • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Los Angeles • Information Technology • Software • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
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Senior Bilingual Software Engineer (English/Japanese) – West Coast (U.S.)

$120k – $200k per year • Senior • 6+ years exp • Remote (United States, Japan) • Full-Time • Senior • English
Go
Rust
TypeScript
DevOps
Platform Engineering
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Mindrift

mindrift.ai
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.
mindrift.ai • HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands • Professional Services • Data Entry & Processing • Cybersecurity • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2014
HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands • Professional Services • Data Entry & Processing • Cybersecurity • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2014
Verified live · 1 day ago 4 days ago

Senior Python Data Scraping Engineer (Freelance)

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
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Canonical

canonical.com
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.
canonical.com • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Artificial Intelligence • Software • Information Technology • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2004
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Artificial Intelligence • Software • Information Technology • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2004
Open 296 daysVerified live · 9 hours ago 9 months ago

Ubuntu Engineering Lead

$114k – $255k per year (Estimated) • Lead • Remote • Bachelor's Degree • Freelance • Staff
C++
Go
Python
Rust
DevOps
Ubuntu
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Open 1073 daysVerified live · 9 hours ago 3 years ago

Senior/Staff/Principal Engineer

$114k – $256k per year (Estimated) • Lead • Remote • Bachelor's Degree • Principal
C++
Go
Python
Rust
TypeScript
SQL
DevOps
Ubuntu
Debian
Docker
gRPC
Kubernetes
OpenStack
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$66k – $172k per year (Estimated) • Junior • Remote • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Junior
Bash
C++
Go
JavaScript
Python
Rust
DevOps
Kubernetes
Ubuntu
Debian
Fedora
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TransPerfect

transperfect.com
TransPerfect is the world’s largest provider of language services and AI technology solutions, headquartered in New York City, New York. Founded in 1992 by Phil Shawe and Liz Elting, the company operates across more than 100 cities on six continents with over 10,000 employees.
transperfect.com • HQ: New York, United States • Professional Services • Translation Services • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1992
HQ: New York, United States • Professional Services • Translation Services • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1992
$21k – $72k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 1+ year expRemote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Osaka, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior • Japanese: B2
SQL
Java
PHP
Java
Apache Tomcat
PHP
Drupal
Magento
Databases
MySQL
Marketing
Salesforce
QA
Postman
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AVEVA

aveva.com
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.
aveva.com • HQ: Cambridge, United Kingdom • Data Management • Data & Analytics • CAD & PLM • Industrial IoT (IIoT) • Manufacturing • Software • Industrial Automation • Simulation & Digital Twin • 5000+ employees • Est. 1967
HQ: Cambridge, United Kingdom • Data Management • Data & Analytics • CAD & PLM • Industrial IoT (IIoT) • Manufacturing • Software • Industrial Automation • Simulation & Digital Twin • 5000+ employees • Est. 1967
Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago

Senior Consultant, AVEVA Unified Engineering, Japan

$37k – $85k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 3+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time • Senior
C#
SQL
C#
.NET
DevOps
Rest API
Windows Server
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Jamm

jamm-pay.jp
事業者の方 ユーザーの方 企業情報 事業者の方 ユーザーの方 企業情報 How we started 決済の常識を変える Jamm 搾取のない、ストレスフリーな決済を通じて、 個人と企業の可能性を広げる。 Our mission すべての人にフィンテックの力を届け、意識的な支払いをスムーズで楽しい体験へ。 搾取のない決済で、人とビジネスに力を。 橋爪 捷 代表取締役 実家がニューヨークの居酒屋のため、0~22歳までをアメリカで過ごす。大学卒業後マッキンゼー東京オフィスに入社し、その後不動産テックスタートアップのestieに参画。2023年にJammを創業。 How we do it…
jamm-pay.jp • Tokyo
Tokyo
$45k – $64k per year • Junior • 2+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • PhD • Full-Time • Junior
PostgreSQL
DevOps
GitHub
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Tenstorrent

tenstorrent.com
Tenstorrent is a Canadian semiconductor company founded in 2016 and led by veteran chip architect Jim Keller. It designs artificial intelligence accelerators and RISC-V processors, and sells intellectual property licences as well as hardware, with an open-source software stack. Investors and licensees include major automotive and technology groups seeking an alternative to closed accelerator ecosystems.
tenstorrent.com • HQ: Toronto, Canada • Embedded Systems • Hardware • Machine Learning • Est. 2016
HQ: Toronto, Canada • Embedded Systems • Hardware • Machine Learning • Est. 2016
Open 270 daysVerified live · 10 hours ago 8 months ago

Software Engineer-AI Model Bring Up

$41k – $90k per year (Estimated)In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Japanese
C++
Python
C++
PyTorch C++
TensorFlow C++
AI/ML
CNN
JAX
LLM
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Edge AI
Quantization
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SpiderPlus

spiderplus.co.jp
SpiderPlus is a Tokyo software company that builds a construction site management application used on tablets. Its tools handle drawings, inspection records, photographs and equipment checks for building and facility projects. The company targets the labour shortage in Japanese construction by removing paperwork from site work.
spiderplus.co.jp • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Est. 2000
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Est. 2000
$38k – $81k per year (Estimated)In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
PHP
AI/ML
ChatGPT
Claude
Copilot
Devin
DevOps
AWS
AWS Lambda
GitHub
Management
Slack
QA
Vitest
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Open 235 days 7 months ago

プリンシパルエンジニア

$38k – $83k per year (Estimated)In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
PHP
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
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Scopely

scopely.com
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.
scopely.com • HQ: Culver City, United States • Game Development • Gaming • Mobile Games • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2011
HQ: Culver City, United States • Game Development • Gaming • Mobile Games • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2011
Verified live · 1 hour ago 4 months ago

Senior Software Engineer (Game Development) - Pikmin Bloom

$42k – $95k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior • Japanese
C#
C++
Mobile
Metal
Game Dev
GLSL
HLSL
Unity
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 6 days ago

Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure

$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
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Upwork

upwork.com
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.
upwork.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Professional Services • Commerce • Human Resources • Marketplaces • Est. 2013
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Professional Services • Commerce • Human Resources • Marketplaces • Est. 2013
Manila • Remote (APAC) • Contractor • Middle
Java
Kotlin
TypeScript
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
Rest API
QA
Playwright
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SportyBet

sportybet.com
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.
sportybet.com • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Gaming • Sports • iGaming & Gambling • Sports Betting • Est. 2013
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Gaming • Sports • iGaming & Gambling • Sports Betting • Est. 2013
Verified live · 7 hours ago 8 months ago

Senior Backend Engineer

$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
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Verified live · 7 hours ago 8 months ago

Weekend Backend Engineer

$68k – $193k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote • Middle
Java
SQL
Java
Spring Boot
Spring Cloud
Databases
ElasticSearch
MySQL
Redis
DevOps
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Platform Engineering
Amazon CloudWatch
Grafana
Loki
Prometheus
Rest API
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Speechify

speechify.com
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.
speechify.com • HQ: Miami, United States • Education • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • 5000+ employees
HQ: Miami, United States • Education • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • 5000+ employees
$37k – $84k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Python
AI/ML
Text-to-Speech
DevOps
Docker
GCP
Terraform
Vercel
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$35k – $80k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • PhD • Internship • Senior
C#
C++
C#
.NET
AI/ML
Text-to-Speech
DevOps
CI/CD
Vercel
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 2 years ago

Software Engineer, Platform - Tokyo, Japan

$34k – $73k per year (Estimated)In office (Tokyo, Japan) • PhD
Text-to-Speech
DevOps
AWS
Azure
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
Vercel
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Woven by Toyota

woven.toyota
Woven by Toyota is the primary mobility technology subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Established in 2018 and rebranded to its current name in 2023, the organization acts as Toyota's software engine and tech innovation lab, driving the automaker's transition from a traditional vehicle manufacturer into a global mobility company.
woven.toyota • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Manufacturing • Automotive Manufacturing • Artificial Intelligence • Autonomous Driving • 51-200 employees • Est. 2018
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Manufacturing • Automotive Manufacturing • Artificial Intelligence • Autonomous Driving • 51-200 employees • Est. 2018
Verified live · 17 min ago 8 days ago

Software Engineer, In-Cabin Perception

$21k – $75k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Junior
C++
MATLAB
Python
MATLAB
Simulink
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
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Verified live · 17 min ago 26 days ago

Software Engineer, Teammate Driving

$40k – $87k per year (Estimated)Remote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Japanese: C1
C++
Python
DevOps
CI/CD
Robotics
Motion Planning
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$67k – $188k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote (Japan, United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Middle • Japanese: C1
Python
SQL
Databases
DynamoDB
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Terraform
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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Haystack

usehaystack.io
Haystack empowers engineering teams with real-time insights into their team’s performance, helping you remove bottlenecks and accelerate delivery.
usehaystack.io • Decision Intelligence • Project Management • Data Visualization • 11-50 employees
Decision Intelligence • Project Management • Data Visualization • 11-50 employees
Verified live · 1 hour ago 9 days ago

Full Stack Engineer

$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
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 9 days ago

Senior Backend Engineer

$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
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Black Duck Software

blackducksoftware.com
Black Duck Software is an application security company that specializes in automated solutions for securing and managing software code. The platform automates Software Composition Analysis (SCA), helping development and security teams detect security vulnerabilities, license compliance risks, and operational defects across open-source and third-party software components.
blackducksoftware.com • Toronto • Bengaluru • New York • Washington • Calgary • DevSecOps • Cybersecurity • Application Security • Est. 2002
Toronto • Bengaluru • New York • Washington • Calgary • DevSecOps • Cybersecurity • Application Security • Est. 2002
Verified live · 1 day ago 10 days ago

Application Engineer 4

$40k – $92k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C#
C++
Java
Perl
PowerShell
Python
DevOps
CI/CD
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Braze

braze.com
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.
braze.com • New York • San Francisco • Austin • Chicago • London • Software • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) • Sales & Marketing • Marketing Automation • 51-200 employees • Est. 2011
New York • San Francisco • Austin • Chicago • London • Software • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) • Sales & Marketing • Marketing Automation • 51-200 employees • Est. 2011
Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago

AI Decisioning Technical Lead

$41k – $108k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 5+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Staff • Japanese: C1
Python
SQL
Databases
Databricks
Google BigQuery
Snowflake
AI/ML
AI Agents
Mobile
Braze
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Lunaris

teamlunaris.com
We started out as an otaku-centric online shop called Solaris Japan, and now offer solutions to other e-commerce platforms. We're small enough to where your ideas and work can have a huge impact but self-funded, and mature enough to be stable.
teamlunaris.com • Tokyo • Software • Commerce • E-commerce Platforms
Tokyo • Software • Commerce • E-commerce Platforms
12 days ago

Software Engineer

$29k – $51k per year • Junior • 2+ years expIn office (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
Elixir
JavaScript
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
GraphQL
React.js
DevOps
AWS
Docker
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Backend Developer Salary in Tokyo
Frequently asked questions
How many Backend Developer jobs in Tokyo are available on Alion?
There are currently 146 active listings from 77 hiring companies on Alion, refreshed daily.
What salary do Backend Developer jobs in Tokyo pay?
The average salary is around $73,772 per year based on the current listings.
Are remote options available for Backend Developer jobs in Tokyo?
Yes, many of these roles offer remote or hybrid work, and you can filter listings by remote, relocation and visa sponsorship.
How do I apply for Backend Developer jobs in Tokyo?
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