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 $215,851/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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Success

success-corp.co.jp
success-corp.co.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Game Development · Mobile Games · Est. 1978 · Trust B · Hiring 5
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Game Development · Mobile Games · Est. 1978 · Trust B · Hiring 5
Success is a Tokyo game company founded in 1978 that develops and publishes console, arcade and mobile titles. Its catalogue spans long-running Japanese series and contract development for other publishers. The company also operates amusement and character licensing businesses.
Yoshicheng Longduqudiyi · 代表取締役 · decision-maker
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Open 92 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 3 months ago Long shot · 7%

プログラマー

$22k – $38k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan)
Kotlin
C#
C++
Game Dev
Unreal Engine
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SATT

satt.jp
satt.jp · Naha · Tokyo · IT Training & Certification · E-learning · Est. 1986 · Hiring 3
Naha · Tokyo · IT Training & Certification · E-learning · Est. 1986 · Hiring 3
SATT is a Japanese IT education and e-learning company established in 1986 as a member of the Sundai group. It develops and deploys e-learning systems and content, AI learning tools and school administration systems for companies, universities and schools, and hires software and system engineers in Okinawa and Tokyo. The company is based in Japan.
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$303k – $531k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
Ruby
PHP
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Open 92 daysTop 25% pay 3 months ago Long shot · 7%

【Edtech】シニアシステムエンジニア

$379k – $569k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan)
Ruby
JavaScript
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
Vue.js
Nuxt.js
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Number Nine

no9.co.jp
no9.co.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Blogging & Newsletter Platforms · Books · Hiring 5
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Blogging & Newsletter Platforms · Books · Hiring 5
Number Nine is a Japanese manga company running a digital distribution service that lets manga artists sell their work through 145 e-book stores without upfront fees. More than 8,400 artists use the service, and the company also produces original webtoon and manga IP and print books, hiring senior full-stack engineers and long-term interns. The company is based in Japan.
No named decision-maker yet.
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$46k – $63k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan, 10am - 4pm) · Full-Time
Rust
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
DuckDB
MySQL
AI/ML
Anthropic
OpenAI Codex
Claude Code
Claude
Frontend
Next.js
pnpm
React.js
DevOps
Vercel
Cloudflare
Amazon S3
GitHub
Terraform
Docker
CI/CD
AWS
Design
Figma
QA
Playwright
Vitest
+15
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Ginco

ginco.co.jp
ginco.co.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · NFT · Blockchain & Crypto · Likely startup · Hiring 1
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · NFT · Blockchain & Crypto · Likely startup · Hiring 1
Ginco is a Tokyo blockchain infrastructure company founded in 2017 that provides wallet and custody technology to regulated businesses. Its systems are used by exchanges, banks and enterprises that must hold digital assets under Japanese compliance rules. The company also builds node operation and token management services.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 95 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 4 months ago Long shot · 7%

開発部_バックエンドエンジニア

$40k – $48k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
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Rexcornu

rexcornu.com
rexcornu.com · Tokyo · Trust C · Hiring 16
Tokyo · Trust C · Hiring 16
No named decision-maker yet.
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バックエンドエンジニア/リモート可能

$17k – $24k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan)
PHP
C#
Java
Python
Java
Hibernate
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【2027年卒】システムエンジニア

$18k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan)
PHP
TypeScript
C++
JavaScript
Python
Java
Java
Spring Boot
PHP
PHPUnit
AI/ML
Gemini
ChatGPT
LLM
Frontend
Vue.js
React.js
Mobile
JUnit
DevOps
GitHub Actions
Jenkins
GitHub
Rest API
Docker
GCP
Linux
Azure
CI/CD
AWS
Management
Confluence
QA
Selenium
Pytest
+19
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jig.jp

jig.jp
jig.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Consumer & Utility Software · Likely startup · Trust B · Hiring 7
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Consumer & Utility Software · Likely startup · Trust B · Hiring 7
jig.jp is a Japanese software company that develops consumer and peer-to-peer apps and services. Its main service is the live streaming platform Fuwacchi, alongside VTuber businesses, the topia service and the SABERA AR glasses, and it hires backend engineers, designers, product owners and new graduates. The company is based in Japan.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 96 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 4 months ago Long shot · 7%

バックエンドエンジニア職(topia)

In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
Ruby
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
Google BigQuery
Redis
MySQL
DevOps
GitHub
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
AWS
+2
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Adglobe

adglobe.co.jp
adglobe.co.jp · Tokyo · Beihai · Trust D · Hiring 18
Tokyo · Beihai · Trust D · Hiring 18
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【28卒】システムエンジニア(東京)

$17k – $19k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
Kotlin
PHP
Node JS
Java
Python
JavaScript
Frontend
Vue.js
Next.js
React.js
+1
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【28卒】システムエンジニア(大阪)

$17k – $19k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
Kotlin
PHP
Node JS
Java
Python
JavaScript
Frontend
Vue.js
Next.js
React.js
+1
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CREFIL

crefil.com
crefil.com · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Digital Marketing · Est. 2019 · Trust B · Hiring 7
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Digital Marketing · Est. 2019 · Trust B · Hiring 7
CREFIL is a Japanese digital marketing company that combines IT consulting, engineering and marketing know-how, from business strategy to data analysis. Founded in 2019, it runs IT consulting and system development for clients and Spohabi, a SaaS for sports schools covering booking, lessons, tournaments and payments, and hires IT consultants, engineers, alliance sales staff and graduates. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.
No named decision-maker yet.
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$379k – $683k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
Apex
TypeScript
Java
Python
JavaScript
Java
Spring Boot
Apex
MuleSoft
Databases
DynamoDB
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Frontend
Vue.js
React.js
DevOps
Heroku
GitHub
AWS
+7
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$243k – $341k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
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Leverages

leverages.jp
leverages.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Investment Holding Companies · Est. 2005 · Trust D · Hiring 43
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Investment Holding Companies · Est. 2005 · Trust D · Hiring 43
Leverages is a Tokyo company headquartered in Shibuya that runs around 60 businesses in IT, healthcare, M&A, SaaS and overseas markets, including the Levtech IT talent services and staffing and career platforms for nurses, care workers and foreign workers. Founded in 2005, it reports profitable operations every year since its founding and annual revenue of about 176 billion yen, and it operates internationally beyond Japan. It hires in Tokyo and Osaka for backend engineers, IT project managers, business planners, sales and customer success staff for its foreign talent dispatch business, and in-house lawyers.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
PHP
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
PHP
Laravel
Databases
TiDB
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
gRPC
Nginx
AWS Lambda
Amazon EC2
Amazon ECS
Amazon S3
GitHub Actions
Ansible
GitHub
Terraform
Docker
Linux
CI/CD
AWS
+14
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In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
TypeScript
Node JS
JavaScript
Node JS
Nest.JS
Databases
ElasticSearch
Redis
Frontend
GraphQL
Next.js
React.js
Mobile
Firebase
DevOps
Datadog
Google Cloud Run
GitHub Actions
GitHub
Terraform
Docker
GCP
CI/CD
Cybersecurity
Auth0
QA
Playwright
Jest
+13
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Space Data

spacedata.jp
spacedata.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Geospatial AI · Earth Observation · Likely startup · Hiring 2
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Geospatial AI · Earth Observation · Likely startup · Hiring 2
Space Data is a research and development startup that combines space and defence with digital technology, inventing, patenting and commercialising technologies with AI. It develops PROVIDENCE, a digital twin platform for defence and disaster prevention with 3D visualisation of satellite and projectile orbits, and hires software engineers and project managers. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 97 daysVerified live · 21 min ago 4 months ago Long shot · 7%

ソフトウェアエンジニア(PROVIDENCE/防衛・防災関連)

In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
JavaScript
Frontend
Three.JS
CesiumJS
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ABEJA

abejainc.com
abejainc.com · Tokyo · Machine Learning · AI Consulting & Integration · MLOps · 51-200 employees · Est. 1970 · Trust D · Hiring 27
Tokyo · Machine Learning · AI Consulting & Integration · MLOps · 51-200 employees · Est. 1970 · Trust D · Hiring 27
ABEJA develops deep learning and AI technologies to help companies implement digital transformation across industries. It offers the ABEJA Platform plus bespoke AI solutions and services for retail, manufacturing, logistics and infrastructure, covering data engineering, model development and deployment. Headquartered in Tokyo, the company also focuses on global expansion particularly in ASEAN and supports ongoing AI operations and business integration for enterprise customers.
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<28新卒>フルスタックエンジニア(プラットフォーム開発エンジニア)

$32k – $38k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
Python
Flask
Databases
Google BigQuery
AI/ML
Kedro
Frontend
Vue.js
React.js
DevOps
gRPC
CircleCI
ArgoCD
Amazon EKS
Google GKE
AWS Lambda
Terraform
Git
Docker
GCP
Linux
Kubernetes
CI/CD
AWS
Analytics
ETL/ELT
QA
Sentry
+16
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<28新卒>フルスタックエンジニア(ソリューションエンジニア)

$32k – $38k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
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プラットフォームグループ:ソフトウェアエンジニア

$38k – $57k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
Python
Flask
Databases
Google BigQuery
AI/ML
Kedro
Frontend
Vue.js
React.js
DevOps
gRPC
CircleCI
ArgoCD
Amazon EKS
Google GKE
AWS Lambda
Terraform
Git
Docker
GCP
Linux
Kubernetes
CI/CD
AWS
Analytics
ETL/ELT
QA
Sentry
+16
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THRUSTER

thruster.co.jp
thruster.co.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Digital Media · Hiring 1
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Digital Media · Hiring 1
THRUSTER is a Japanese entertainment technology company that combines characters, media and content with AR, VR and AI. It develops XR content, AI-based experience content and Unity applications, including contract projects, and it hires full-stack engineers. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 98 daysVerified live · 14 min ago 4 months ago Long shot · 7%

フルスタックエンジニア

$28k – $38k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
TypeScript
JavaScript
Frontend
Angular
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3S

3s.care
3s.care · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · EHR & Clinical Software · Home Care Services · Hiring 2
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · EHR & Clinical Software · Home Care Services · Hiring 2
3S is a Japanese care company with two businesses, a 24-hour monthly fixed-fee home visit care service called Aucare Home and a care operations SaaS named PORTALL. PORTALL is used in its own offices and by 22 outside operators, and the company hires engineers, a tech lead and a chief of staff. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 98 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 4 months ago Long shot · 7%

【ミドル】ソフトウェアエンジニア

$38k – $63k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Gemini
Cursor
Claude Code
Frontend
GraphQL
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
GitHub Actions
GitHub
GCP
AWS
+5
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Unifa

unifa-e.com
unifa-e.com · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Early Childhood Education · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 7
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Early Childhood Education · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 7
Unifa is a Japan-based childcare‑tech company that develops IoT- and AI-enabled software and services for daycare centers and other early childhood care providers, including the Lookmee video monitoring system. Its product portfolio spans 12 services across healthcare, photography and ICT and is offered as a vertical SaaS suite designed to reduce childcare professionals' workload and improve the quality of childcare. Unifa has deployed its services at over 11,000 facilities across Japan and completed a ¥4.0 billion funding round in June 2021 while preparing for a future public listing.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 98 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 4 months ago Long shot · 7%

[Dev_01_03]午睡サーバーサイドエンジニア

In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
Ruby
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
DynamoDB
Redis
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Bitbucket
GitHub
Git
Docker
AWS
Management
Confluence
Jira
+4
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Open 277 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 10 months ago Long shot · 4%

[Dev_01_02]サーバサイドエンジニア(EM候補)

In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
Ruby
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
DynamoDB
Redis
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Gemini
Cursor
Claude Code
Copilot
DevOps
Bitbucket
GitHub
Git
Docker
AWS
Management
Confluence
Jira
+8
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Post Lintel

post-lintel.com
post-lintel.com · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Commercial Real Estate · Property Management · Real Estate Brokerage · Trust B · Hiring 4
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Commercial Real Estate · Property Management · Real Estate Brokerage · Trust B · Hiring 4
Post Lintel is a Japanese real estate company active in income property sales, capital markets, individual real estate investment sales and property management. It hires sales associates, property managers and an information systems engineer building Salesforce solutions. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 99 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 4 months ago Long shot · 7%

【管理部】情報システムエンジニア

In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
C#
Java
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AstroX

astrox.jp
astrox.jp · HQ: Minamisōma, Japan · Launch Services · Likely startup · Hiring 3
HQ: Minamisōma, Japan · Launch Services · Likely startup · Hiring 3
AstroX is a Japanese space startup developing Rockoon, a next-generation launch system for space transport. It is hiring for business development roles, including government affairs staff to shape space policy, public funding and government procurement, with recruitment in Tokyo. The company is based in Minamisoma, Fukushima, Japan.
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02.【開発】Rockoon統合制御システム設計リードエンジニア

In office (Tokyo, Japan)
MATLAB
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Open 113 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 4 months ago Long shot · 7%

03.【開発】Rockoon統合制御システムエンジニア(設計・検証・MBD)

In office (Tokyo, Japan)
MATLAB
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Kauche

kauche.com
kauche.com · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · E-commerce Platforms · Likely startup · Trust D · Hiring 23
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · E-commerce Platforms · Likely startup · Trust D · Hiring 23
Kauche is a Japanese e-commerce startup whose shopping app combines social buying with games such as Kauche Farm, where crops grown in the app can be received as real products. The app passed 7 million downloads in July 2026 with heavy daily use, and the company hires principal mobile and backend engineers, product managers, QA engineers and a chief data officer. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Dev032_Principal(Backend Engineer) / 正社員

≈ $44k – $131k per year (Estimated) · Lead · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time · Staff
Go
Databases
Firestore
Google BigQuery
Google Cloud Spanner
AI/ML
Gemini
OpenAI Codex
Cursor
Claude
Copilot
LLM
DevOps
gRPC
Google Cloud Run
SLI/SLO/SLA
Platform Engineering
GitHub Actions
GitHub
Terraform
GCP
CI/CD
Analytics
Looker
Design
Figma
+13
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Dev003_Backend Engineer / 正社員

$34k – $51k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
Go
Databases
Firestore
Google BigQuery
Google Cloud Spanner
AI/ML
Gemini
OpenAI Codex
Cursor
Claude
Copilot
DevOps
gRPC
Google Cloud Run
SLI/SLO/SLA
Platform Engineering
GitHub Actions
GitHub
Terraform
GCP
CI/CD
Analytics
Looker
Design
Figma
+12
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Dev011_Backend Engineer / 業務委託

In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Freelance
Go
Databases
Firestore
Google BigQuery
Google Cloud Spanner
AI/ML
Gemini
OpenAI Codex
Cursor
Claude
Copilot
DevOps
gRPC
Google Cloud Run
SLI/SLO/SLA
Platform Engineering
GitHub Actions
GitHub
Terraform
GCP
CI/CD
Analytics
Looker
Design
Figma
+12
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WWWave Corporation

wwwave.jp
wwwave.jp · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Digital Media · Publishing · Hiring 3
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Digital Media · Publishing · Hiring 3
WWWave Corporation is a Japanese digital entertainment company built around digital comic publishing. It also invests in anime IP, media mix projects and domestic and overseas platform distribution, and develops its own services with Ruby on Rails. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
No named decision-maker yet.
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【エンジニア】自社サービス開発・運用

In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
Ruby
TypeScript
JavaScript
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
AI/ML
Claude Code
Frontend
Vue.js
Nuxt.js
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Docker
AWS
+3
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Netnative

net-native.net
net-native.net · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Creator & Fan Platforms · Digital Media · Trust B · Hiring 4
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Creator & Fan Platforms · Digital Media · Trust B · Hiring 4
Netnative is a Japanese internet media company that operates the entertainment and lifestyle news site Modelpress and the women's travel site Joshitabi Press. It also runs Mi-glamu, a subscription fan club service, and provides web production and content editing. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
No named decision-maker yet.
Careers mailbox is known
Tokyo · Remote (Japan) · Full-Time
PHP
TypeScript
JavaScript
PHP
Laravel
PHPUnit
Databases
Amazon Aurora
Redis
MySQL
AI/ML
OpenAI Codex
Claude Code
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
AWS Lambda
Amazon EC2
Git
Docker
AWS
+9
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KENCOPA

kencopa.com
kencopa.com · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Trust B · Hiring 6
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Trust B · Hiring 6
世界 "最高" 品質の 日本インフラ "再興" の一助に。世界屈指の品質を誇る日本の土木・建築インフラは、日々の暮らしを支える不可欠なものである。しかし、そのほとんどは人口減少真っ只中のこの5-10年で更新期を迎え、生産性向上、省人化が急務となっている。私たちはこれからのインフラのあるべき姿を描きつつ、AI・デジタル技術を活用した価値創出に誠実かつ大胆に取り組み、地域の社会基盤を支える皆様と共に、日本発で世界を再びリードする未来を開拓します。.
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フルスタックエンジニア

$44k – $63k per year · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time
TypeScript
Python
Node JS
JavaScript
Python
FastAPI
Node JS
Prisma
Databases
DynamoDB
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
LangGraph
Langfuse
Devin
Cursor
LangChain
Claude Code
Copilot
LLM
Frontend
Tailwind CSS
Next.js
shadcn/ui
React Hook Form
Radix UI
React.js
DevOps
CloudFormation
Datadog
AWS Lambda
Amazon CloudWatch
GitHub Actions
GitHub
Terraform
Docker
CI/CD
AWS
Design
Figma
Management
Obsidian
QA
Vitest
+27
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Open 106 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 4 months ago Long shot · 7%

(業務委託)フルスタックエンジニア

In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Freelance
Devin
Copilot
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