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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Sakana AI

sakana.ai
sakana.ai • Tokyo • LLM & Generative AI • Machine Learning • Artificial Intelligence
Tokyo • LLM & Generative AI • Machine Learning • Artificial Intelligence
$25k – $86k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time • Middle
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Zeiss

zeiss.com
Zeiss is an international technology enterprise in the optical and optoelectronic industries, headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany, and founded in 1846. The company develops, produces, and distributes a wide range of products including semiconductor manufacturing equipment, medical technology, industrial metrology, microscopy solutions, and consumer optics such as eyeglass lenses and camera lenses. Operating in nearly 50 countries with dozens of production sites and service locations worldwide, the group is wholly owned by the Carl Zeiss Foundation, one of the largest foundations in Germany.
zeiss.com • HQ: Stuttgart, Germany • Test & Measurement • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Manufacturing • Vision Care & Ophthalmology • Health Care • Medical Devices • Hardware • Lasers & Photonics • 5000+ employees
HQ: Stuttgart, Germany • Test & Measurement • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Manufacturing • Vision Care & Ophthalmology • Health Care • Medical Devices • Hardware • Lasers & Photonics • 5000+ employees
$42k – $110k per year (Estimated) • Lead • Remote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time • Staff
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Adobe

adobe.com
Adobe is an American software company founded in 1982 by John Warnock and Charles Geschke and headquartered in San Jose, California. It created the PostScript and PDF formats and built the industry-standard creative toolset around Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects and InDesign, now delivered as the Creative Cloud subscription. The company also runs Document Cloud for electronic signatures and document workflows, Experience Cloud for enterprise marketing analytics and personalisation, and the commercially safe Firefly family of generative AI models.
adobe.com • HQ: San Jose, United States • Sales & Marketing • Document Management • Artificial Intelligence • LLM & Generative AI • Software • Design & Creative • Graphic Design • Productivity Software • Digital Design • 5000+ employees • Est. 1982
HQ: San Jose, United States • Sales & Marketing • Document Management • Artificial Intelligence • LLM & Generative AI • Software • Design & Creative • Graphic Design • Productivity Software • Digital Design • 5000+ employees • Est. 1982
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Enterprise Architect

$67k – $139k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 6+ years expIn office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time • Architect • Japanese
TypeScript
JavaScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
Edge AI
Frontend
React.js
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Third Intelligence

third-intelligence.com
人間の脳でも、従来のAIでもない第3の知能 —— Third Intelligence。新たな知能の創出とAGIの実現を目指すAI研究・プロダクト開発企業です。 それぞれの場所で独自に成長する『遍在型AGI(汎用人工知能)』を実現し、人間とAIが豊かに共生する世界の実現を目指します。.
Tokyo
$60k – $126k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 8+ years expTokyo • Remote (Japan) • Full-Time • Staff • Japanese
Python
Rust
TypeScript
AI/ML
LLM
Edge AI
Function Calling
Model Context Protocol
AI Agents
DevOps
GitHub
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Databricks

databricks.com
Databricks is an American software company founded in 2013 by the original creators of Apache Spark, Delta Lake and MLflow at the University of California, Berkeley. Its data intelligence platform unifies data engineering, warehousing, governance, analytics and machine learning on a lakehouse architecture that stores open table formats in a customer's own cloud object storage. Headquartered in San Francisco and available on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, the platform is used by tens of thousands of organisations to build pipelines, dashboards and production AI applications.
databricks.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • MLOps • Machine Learning • Big Data • Data Engineering • Artificial Intelligence • Data & Analytics • Data Warehousing • 5000+ employees • Est. 2013
HQ: San Francisco, United States • MLOps • Machine Learning • Big Data • Data Engineering • Artificial Intelligence • Data & Analytics • Data Warehousing • 5000+ employees • Est. 2013
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Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering

$44k – $96k per year (Estimated)In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Japanese: C1 • English
Java
Python
Scala
SQL
Databases
Databricks
AI/ML
Spark
Claude
Claude Code
OpenAI Codex
DevOps
AWS
Azure
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Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer

$47k – $107k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 6+ years expIn office (Tokyo, Japan) • Senior • Japanese: C1 • English: B2
JavaScript
Python
Scala
TypeScript
Databases
Databricks
AI/ML
Spark
Frontend
Bootstrap
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
GCP
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Money Forward

moneyforward.com
Money Forward is a leading Japanese financial technology company that develops personal financial management applications and cloud-based corporate software. The firm offers comprehensive SaaS platforms for accounting, payroll, and expense management that cater primarily to small and medium-sized enterprises. By automating back-office workflows and aggregating diverse financial data, the organization helps individuals and businesses streamline their operations and gain greater visibility into their financial health.
moneyforward.com • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Financial Services • Personal Finance • FinTech • Est. 2012
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Financial Services • Personal Finance • FinTech • Est. 2012
$45k – $70k per year • Senior • 6+ years expTokyo • Remote (Japan, India) • Full-Time • Senior
Go
SQL
Databases
Apache Kafka
DevOps
AWS
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon S3
GitHub
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$38k – $70k per year • Tokyo • Remote (Japan, India) • Full-Time • Japanese: C1
Go
TypeScript
Node JS
JavaScript
Node JS
Nest.JS
Databases
Google BigQuery
MySQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
Frontend
GraphQL
Nuxt.js
Remix
Vue.js
React.js
Mobile
Firebase
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Datadog
Docker
Envoy
GCP
GitHub Actions
GitOps
Google Cloud Run
Google GKE
gRPC
Kubernetes
OpenTelemetry
GitHub
QA
Sentry
Swagger
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$37k – $80k per year (Estimated)In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
LLM
RAG
Model Context Protocol
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
CircleCI
Datadog
Docker
GCP
GitHub Actions
Terraform
GitHub
Chips/EDA
PoC Library
Management
Jira
Slack
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The Coca-Cola Company

coca-colacompany.com
The Coca-Cola Company is a premier global total beverage corporation operating in more than 200 countries and territories. Its expansive portfolio includes hundreds of iconic beverage brands across soft drinks, juices, plant-based drinks, hydration, and ready-to-drink teas and coffees. Utilizing an extensive network of local bottling partners, the company produces, markets, and distributes billions of product servings worldwide every day.
coca-colacompany.com • HQ: Atlanta, United States • Food & Beverages • Soft Drinks • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: Atlanta, United States • Food & Beverages • Soft Drinks • 1001-5000 employees
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Full Stack Technical Lead - Japan

$37k – $98k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 5+ years expIn office (Tokyo, Japan) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
SQL
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Autodesk

autodesk.com
Autodesk is a global software leader specializing in 3D design, engineering, construction, and entertainment technology solutions. The company provides industry-standard software platforms, including AutoCAD, Revit, Fusion 360, and Maya, enabling professionals to design, visualize, and simulate complex physical structures and digital media.
autodesk.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Design & Creative • Software • 3D Design • CAD & PLM • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Design & Creative • Software • 3D Design • CAD & PLM • 1001-5000 employees
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Enterprise Account Technical Lead

$39k – $102k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 5+ years expIn office (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff • Japanese: C1
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Circle

circle.com
Circle is a global financial technology company best known as the issuer of USD Coin (USDC) and EURC, two of the world's leading fully backed digital stablecoins. Headquartered in New York City, New York, the firm builds open financial infrastructure and developer APIs that enable internet-native payment settlement, treasury management, and blockchain integration. By bridging traditional banking networks with public blockchain systems, it allows businesses worldwide to store, send, and trade digital value seamlessly.
circle.com • HQ: New York, United States • Financial Services • Stablecoins • Blockchain & Crypto • Est. 2013
HQ: New York, United States • Financial Services • Stablecoins • Blockchain & Crypto • Est. 2013
$130k – $140k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote • Senior
Ruby
TypeScript
JavaScript
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
Tailwind CSS
Analytics
A/B Testing
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$130k – $140k per year • Senior • 6+ years exp • Remote • Senior
Ruby
JavaScript
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
LLM
RAG
Edge AI
Frontend
React.js
Analytics
A/B Testing
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Tether

tether.to
Tether is a digital asset company founded in 2014 that issues USDT, the largest stablecoin in circulation and the most heavily traded asset in crypto markets. Each token is intended to hold a one-to-one peg with the United States dollar and is backed by a reserve portfolio dominated by short-dated Treasury bills, with regular attestation reports published on the reserve composition. Headquartered in San Salvador, El Salvador, the group has expanded beyond stablecoin issuance into gold-backed tokens, Bitcoin mining, energy, peer-to-peer communications and local artificial intelligence infrastructure.
tether.to • HQ: San Salvador, El Salvador • Crypto Payments • Data Centers • Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain & Crypto • Cryptocurrencies • Stablecoins • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2014
HQ: San Salvador, El Salvador • Crypto Payments • Data Centers • Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain & Crypto • Cryptocurrencies • Stablecoins • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2014
$90k – $220k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote • Senior
Node JS
JavaScript
C++
AI/ML
Tokenization
Frontend
npm
Web3
Bitcoin
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Senior Software Architect (100% Remote - Worldwide)

$150k – $281k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 5+ years exp • Remote • Architect • English: B2
Node JS
JavaScript
AI/ML
Tokenization
Web3
Bitcoin
Ethereum
Smart Contracts
Token Standards
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Senior Software Architect (100% Remote - Worldwide)

$150k – $281k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 5+ years exp • Remote • Architect • English: B2
Node JS
JavaScript
AI/ML
Tokenization
Web3
Bitcoin
Ethereum
Smart Contracts
Token Standards
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DXC Technology

dxc.com
DXC Technology is an American multinational information technology services and consulting company headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia. Formed in 2017 through the merger of Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) and the Enterprise Services business of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), it trades publicly on the NYSE under the ticker DXC.
dxc.com • HQ: Ashburn, United States • Information Technology • IT Outsourcing • IT Consulting • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2017
HQ: Ashburn, United States • Information Technology • IT Outsourcing • IT Consulting • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2017
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【Data & AI】Automotive Software Engineer Project Lead

$35k – $92k per year (Estimated) • Lead • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time • Staff
Amazon Redshift
DevOps
AWS
Azure
Azure DevOps
CloudFormation
Jenkins
Terraform
GitHub
Game Dev
Unreal Engine
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Thomson Reuters

thomsonreuters.com
Thomson Reuters is a global provider of business information services and technology solutions, headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The company specializes in delivering specialized news, workflow software, and AI-powered intelligence to professionals in the legal, tax, accounting, and compliance sectors. It is also well-known for operating Reuters, one of the world's largest and most trusted news agencies.
thomsonreuters.com • HQ: Toronto, Canada • Professional Services • Media & Entertainment • Data & Analytics • News Agencies • Legal Services • 5000+ employees • Est. 2008
HQ: Toronto, Canada • Professional Services • Media & Entertainment • Data & Analytics • News Agencies • Legal Services • 5000+ employees • Est. 2008
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Software Engineer - Westlaw Japan

$24k – $81k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle • Japanese
Java
JavaScript
Java
Spring Boot
AI/ML
Claude
Copilot
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
CI/CD
GitHub
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OKX

okx.com
OKX is a global cryptocurrency exchange and digital asset platform. It offers spot, margin, futures, and options trading, plus a Web3 wallet, DeFi access, and NFT features. The company has positioned itself as a broad crypto ecosystem for both beginners and advanced traders.
okx.com • HQ: San Jose, United States • HQ: Dubai, United Arab Emirates • Blockchain & Crypto • Cryptocurrencies • Crypto Exchanges • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2017
HQ: San Jose, United States • HQ: Dubai, United Arab Emirates • Blockchain & Crypto • Cryptocurrencies • Crypto Exchanges • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2017
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Engineering Director (Java), Trading Services

Executive • Remote (APAC) • Architect
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LY Corporation

lycorp.co.jp
LY Corporation (trading as LINE Yahoo Corporation) is one of Japan's largest tech conglomerates. Formed in October 2023 through the merger of Z Holdings, LINE Corporation, and Yahoo! Japan, the company operates under joint ownership by SoftBank Group and NAVER Corporation.
lycorp.co.jp • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Online Communication • Search Engines • Internet Services
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Online Communication • Search Engines • Internet Services
$54k – $76k per year • Remote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
Java
DevOps
GitHub
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Mantra

mantra.co.jp
Mantra is a Japanese technology company that develops specialized AI solutions for the entertainment industry, with a primary focus on automating manga translation and localization. The company’s flagship offerings include a cloud-based platform that streamlines the translation and typesetting process, as well as an AI-powered language learning app that uses manga to teach English. By bridging the gap between Japanese content and global audiences, the company aims to make entertainment more accessible across language barriers.
mantra.co.jp • Tokyo • Translation Services • Language Learning • Natural Language Processing
Tokyo • Translation Services • Language Learning • Natural Language Processing
$38k – $57k per year • Middle • 3+ years expTokyo • Remote (Japan) • Full-Time • Middle
Python
Python
Django
DevOps
AWS
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Kraken

kraken.com
Kraken Pro 24k Get the app Premium service.Curated rewards. Confirm eligibility Kraken VIP offers an unparalleled experience for ultra-high-net-worth individuals.
kraken.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Financial Services • Artificial Intelligence • Cryptocurrencies • Blockchain & Crypto • Crypto Exchanges
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Financial Services • Artificial Intelligence • Cryptocurrencies • Blockchain & Crypto • Crypto Exchanges
$91k – $222k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • Remote (United States, Japan) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Python
Python
Celery
Django
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Edge AI
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
Amazon EKS
AWS
CI/CD
CircleCI
Datadog
Terraform
Kubernetes
Cybersecurity
GDPR
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$92k – $224k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote (United States, Japan) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Python
Python
Django
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
GraphQL
Redux
DevOps
ArgoCD
AWS
CI/CD
CircleCI
Datadog
Immutable Infrastructure
Kubernetes
Terraform
GitHub
Cybersecurity
GDPR
Management
Asana
Notion
Slack
QA
Sentry
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$89k – $217k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote (United States, Japan) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Python
Python
Celery
Django
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Rest API
AWS
Terraform
Cybersecurity
GDPR
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Salesforce

salesforce.com
Salesforce is a global leader in cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) software, helping businesses connect with their customers in a whole new way. Its comprehensive Customer 360 platform provides integrated applications for sales, customer service, marketing automation, e-commerce, and analytics.
salesforce.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Software • Information Technology • Sales & Marketing • Media & Entertainment • AI Agents • Commerce • Books • Professional Services • Artificial Intelligence • Marketplaces • Marketing Automation • Cloud Computing • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Software • Information Technology • Sales & Marketing • Media & Entertainment • AI Agents • Commerce • Books • Professional Services • Artificial Intelligence • Marketplaces • Marketing Automation • Cloud Computing • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) • 1001-5000 employees
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Forward Deployed Engineer (Multiple Levels)

$47k – $107k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (Tokyo, Japan) • PhD • Full-Time • Senior • Japanese: C1 • English: C1
Apex
JavaScript
Python
Apex
Salesforce Data Cloud
Lightning Web Components
Databases
Databricks
Google BigQuery
Snowflake
AI/ML
LangChain
LlamaIndex
LLM
Prompt Engineering
Agentforce
Edge AI
AI Agents
Marketing
Salesforce
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Abbeal

abbeal.com
Abbeal is a French tech consulting company specializing in software engineering, digital product development, and IT transformation. The firm provides end-to-end support for digital initiatives, offering expertise in modern web and mobile application development, cloud architecture, and agile product management. With offices across France and Canada, Abbeal partners with startups, scale-ups, and large enterprises to build scalable, high-performance digital solutions.
abbeal.com • Tokyo • Nagoya • Information Technology • Artificial Intelligence • Software
Tokyo • Nagoya • Information Technology • Artificial Intelligence • Software
$48k – $110k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time • Senior • Japanese (Optional)
Go
Java
Kotlin
Python
Scala
Databases
MySQL
AI/ML
LLM
DevOps
Docker
Kubernetes
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$57k – $102k per year • Senior • 5+ years expTokyo • Remote (Japan) • Full-Time • Senior • Japanese
Go
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Kubernetes
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$51k – $108k per year • Senior • 10+ years expTokyo • Remote (India, Japan, Vietnam) • Full-Time • Senior
Java
Kotlin
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Amazon ECS
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Build

build.io
Build is a cloud infrastructure and platform-as-a-service provider headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and founded in 2023. The company provides a full-stack platform for product teams to deploy and run production applications on its own bare-metal hardware rather than relying on rented hyperscaler capacity. It integrates AI-powered workflows for automated code deployment and infrastructure management, serving a global client base through data centers in the United States, Europe, and Japan.
build.io • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Web Development • Software • Data Centers • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • DevOps • Information Technology • Cloud Computing • Est. 2023
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Web Development • Software • Data Centers • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • DevOps • Information Technology • Cloud Computing • Est. 2023
29 days ago

Software Engineer

$32k – $57k per year • Middle • 3+ years expTokyo • Remote (Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
AWS
CI/CD
Docker
Kubernetes
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AIG

aig.com
We're a leading global insurance organization with operations in approximately 80 countries and jurisdictions. We provide a wide range of property casualty insurance, life insurance, retirement solutions, and other financial services to support ou...
aig.com • Dallas • New York • Miami • London • Melbourne • Insurance • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1919
Dallas • New York • Miami • London • Melbourne • Insurance • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1919
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Operation Systems - Full Stack Developer

$33k – $72k per year (Estimated)In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Japanese: C2
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Backend Developer Salary in Tokyo
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How many Backend Developer jobs in Tokyo are available on Alion?
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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.
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