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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MNTSQ
mntsq.co.jp
MNTSQ builds contract management and review software for large Japanese enterprises and law firms. Founded in 2018 in Tokyo, it applies natural language processing to Japanese contract text, which most global tools handle poorly. Its clause library learns from an organisation's own past agreements.
mntsq.co.jp • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Est. 2018
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Est. 2018
Open 166 days 6 months ago

デザインエンジニア
≈ $39k – $85k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
JavaScript
Python
Ruby
TypeScript
Python
FastAPI
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
Amazon Aurora
ElasticSearch
MySQL
OpenSearch
AI/ML
AI Agents
Frontend
Element Plus
PostCSS
Storybook
Vue.js
DevOps
AWS Fargate
Datadog
Docker
Docker Compose
GCP
Terraform
AWS
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon ECS
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≈ $39k – $85k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
JavaScript
Python
Ruby
TypeScript
Python
FastAPI
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
Amazon Aurora
ElasticSearch
MySQL
OpenSearch
AI/ML
AI Agents
Frontend
Element Plus
PostCSS
Storybook
Vue.js
DevOps
AWS Fargate
Datadog
Docker
Docker Compose
GCP
Terraform
AWS
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon ECS
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≈ $39k – $85k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
JavaScript
Python
Ruby
TypeScript
Python
FastAPI
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
Amazon Aurora
ElasticSearch
MySQL
OpenSearch
AI/ML
AI Agents
LLM
Frontend
Element Plus
PostCSS
Storybook
Vue.js
DevOps
AWS Fargate
Datadog
Docker
Docker Compose
GCP
Terraform
AWS
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon ECS
Marketing
Salesforce
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Applibot
applibot.co.jp
Applibot is a Tokyo game studio founded in 2009 within the CyberAgent group. It develops mobile role playing games with high production values, including titles distributed globally with major publishers. The studio also produces its own original intellectual property alongside licensed projects.
applibot.co.jp • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Est. 2009
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Est. 2009
≈ $38k – $83k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
Java
PHP
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Copilot
OpenAI Codex
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
GCP
GitHub
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Open 564 days 1 year ago

サーバーサイドエンジニア
≈ $38k – $83k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
Java
PHP
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Copilot
OpenAI Codex
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
GCP
GitHub
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Udacity
udacity.com
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.
udacity.com • HQ: Emeryville, United States • Corporate Training • Vocational Education • Education • EdTech Platforms • E-learning • Est. 2011
HQ: Emeryville, United States • Corporate Training • Vocational Education • Education • EdTech Platforms • E-learning • Est. 2011
≈ $149k – $280k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 5+ years exp • Remote (MENA, APAC, Europe, United States, Canada) • Visa sponsorship • Contractor • Architect • English: C1
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Cognition
cognition.com
Cognition is an applied artificial intelligence lab founded in 2023 that created Devin, an autonomous software engineering agent able to plan, write and debug code across a full repository. The company drew attention for demonstrating long-horizon coding work rather than single-file completion, and it sells Devin to engineering organisations. In 2025 it acquired the Windsurf coding assistant team and product, broadening its developer tooling.
cognition.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Home Healthcare • Artificial Intelligence
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Home Healthcare • Artificial Intelligence
Open 189 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 7 months ago

Deployed Engineer - APAC
≈ $40k – $87k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
Cursor
Devin
Scale AI
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Open 202 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 7 months ago

Partner Deployed Engineer - APAC
≈ $39k – $86k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
Cursor
Windsurf
Devin
Scale AI
DevOps
CI/CD
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Lilt
lilt.com
Streamline global translation with AI. Connect systems, reduce costs, and secure multilingual content with enterprise-grade workflows.
lilt.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Design & Creative • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2015
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Design & Creative • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2015
$100k – $150k per year • Junior • 1+ year exp • Remote (Japan) • Contractor • Junior • English: C1
Python
AI/ML
LLM
Prompt Engineering
Edge AI
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Genetec
genetec.com
Genetec Japan KK represents Genetec solutions in Japan, offering unified physical security software that includes video management, access control, and license plate recognition systems for business and public sector customers. Its main offerings are integrated security platforms that combine surveillance, access management, and analytics to help organizations monitor and protect people, property, and assets.
genetec.com • HQ: Montreal, Canada • Hardware • Security Services • Software • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: Montreal, Canada • Hardware • Security Services • Software • 1001-5000 employees
Open 204 daysVerified live · 6 hours ago 7 months ago

テクニカルサポートエンジニア
≈ $37k – $80k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
C#
SQL
Visual Basic
Databases
MS SQL
Chips/EDA
PoC Library
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OpenProject.org
openproject.org
Achieve great things together We empower project teams to achieve great things together for the good of society. OpenProject is targeted at organizations that want to positively impact the world.
openproject.org • Financial Services • Software • Project Management
Financial Services • Software • Project Management
Open 207 daysVerified live · 9 hours ago 7 months ago

Senior Ruby on Rails Developer
≈ $89k – $217k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote • PhD • Full-Time • Senior • German • English
JavaScript
Ruby
TypeScript
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Stimulus
Frontend
Angular
React.js
DevOps
CI/CD
GitHub
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Photoruction
photoruction.com
Photoruction is a Tokyo construction technology company founded in 2016 whose platform manages site photographs, drawings and inspection workflows. It automates the classification and filing of the enormous photographic records Japanese construction projects must keep. The company also offers outsourced document processing built on the same system.
photoruction.com • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Est. 2016
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Est. 2016
Open 214 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 8 months ago

ワークフローエンジニア
≈ $38k – $83k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
JavaScript
PHP
Python
TypeScript
PHP
Laravel
Databases
Amazon Aurora
MySQL
AI/ML
ChatGPT
Claude
Claude Code
LLM
Devin
OpenAI
Frontend
D3.js
GraphQL
Next.js
Nuxt.js
Vue.js
React.js
Mobile
Crashlytics
Firebase
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
GitHub Actions
GitHub
Design
Figma
Management
Slack
n8n
Zapier
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Open 432 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 1 year ago

WEBアプリケーションエンジニア
≈ $38k – $83k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
JavaScript
PHP
Python
Ruby
TypeScript
PHP
Laravel
Databases
Amazon Aurora
MySQL
Frontend
D3.js
GraphQL
Next.js
Nuxt.js
Vue.js
React.js
Mobile
Crashlytics
Firebase
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
GitHub Actions
GitHub
Design
Figma
Management
Slack
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Exotec
exotec.com
Exotec is a French robotics and warehouse automation company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Croix, France. The company specializes in automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) that combine high-speed robotics and proprietary software to optimize order fulfillment and logistics operations. Its signature Skypod system features autonomous mobile robots capable of moving in three dimensions - navigating floor spaces and climbing high warehouse racks up to 12 meters - to rapidly retrieve inventory goods.
exotec.com • HQ: Paris, France • Warehousing • Robotics • Logistics & Warehouse Robotics
HQ: Paris, France • Warehousing • Robotics • Logistics & Warehouse Robotics
Open 222 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 8 months ago

Software Integration Engineer - Bilingual Japanese & English
≈ $38k – $83k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • English: C1 • Japanese: C1
SQL
IoT
Node-RED
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xAI
x.ai
xAI is an American artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk in 2023 with the stated goal of building models that help humans understand the universe. It develops the Grok family of large language models, distributes them through a consumer assistant, a developer API and deep integration with the X social platform, and adds image and video generation through Grok Imagine. The company runs its own Colossus supercomputer clusters in Memphis, Tennessee, is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, and merged with X Corp in 2025 to combine model development with a large consumer distribution channel.
x.ai • HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Multimodal AI • AI Agents • Machine Learning • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2023
HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Multimodal AI • AI Agents • Machine Learning • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2023
Verified live · 2 hours ago 9 months ago

Backend Engineer - Enterprise
≈ $68k – $147k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan)
C++
Rust
Python
TypeScript
Databases
ClickHouse
CockroachDB
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Edge AI
Embeddings
LLM
RAG
DevOps
Docker
gRPC
Kubernetes
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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 · 1 hour ago 9 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 · 1 hour ago 9 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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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 271 dayVerified live · 19 min ago 9 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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ZENKIGEN
zenkigen.co.jp
ZENKIGEN builds artificial intelligence tools for Japanese human resources, covering video interviewing and one-on-one coaching analytics. Founded in 2017 in Tokyo, its harutaka product is widely used in Japanese graduate recruitment. Its analytics help managers improve how they conduct regular check-ins.
zenkigen.co.jp • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Est. 2017
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Est. 2017
Open 279 days 10 months ago

バックエンドエンジニア
≈ $39k – $84k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
Python
Ruby
TypeScript
JavaScript
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Copilot
Devin
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
AWS
Datadog
GCP
Terraform
GitHub
Management
Slack
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Ascent
ascent.ai
Ascent Robotics provide advanced robotics software that can handle a diverse range of objects with flexibility and operate autonomously in response to the on-site environment, while also collaborating with humans.
ascent.ai • Tokyo • Industrial IoT (IIoT) • Internet of Things • Simulation & Digital Twin
Tokyo • Industrial IoT (IIoT) • Internet of Things • Simulation & Digital Twin
Open 327 days 11 months ago

Senior Full Stack Engineer
≈ $41k – $94k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Relocation • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time • Senior • English • Japanese
JavaScript
Python
Databases
MySQL
DevOps
AWS
AWS Lambda
Amazon ECS
Amazon S3
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Mujin
mujin.co.jp
Mujin develops software for industrial robotics that enables vision-guided motion planning and real-time execution for warehouse automation and manufacturing. Its flagship controller integrates perception, motion planning, and robot control to allow teachingless operation of robotic arms for tasks such as case packing, palletizing and piece picking. The company primarily serves logistics, e-commerce fulfillment and manufacturing customers globally from its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.
mujin.co.jp • Tokyo • Okazaki • Software • Industrial Automation • Robotics • Industrial Robotics • Logistics & Warehouse Robotics
Tokyo • Okazaki • Software • Industrial Automation • Robotics • Industrial Robotics • Logistics & Warehouse Robotics
Open 540 daysVerified live · 27 min ago 1 year ago

Senior Software Engineer (C++ & Python)
≈ $43k – $97k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Python
DevOps
Docker
RTOS
Robotics
EtherCAT
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Open 1271 dayVerified live · 27 min ago 3 years ago

Backend Software Engineer (C++)
≈ $39k – $85k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
C++
Python
C
C
ZeroMQ
DevOps
Docker
Robotics
EtherCAT
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Palantir Technologies
palantir.com
Palantir Technologies is an American software company founded in 2003 that builds platforms for integrating, analysing and acting on large and fragmented datasets. Its Gotham platform serves defence, intelligence and law enforcement customers, Foundry brings the same data-operating model to commercial industries such as manufacturing, healthcare and energy, and the Artificial Intelligence Platform layers large language models over both. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado and listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 2020, the company is known for deploying forward engineers directly inside customer organisations.
palantir.com • HQ: Denver, United States • Information Technology • Software • Defense AI • Artificial Intelligence • National Security • Analytics Platforms • Data & Analytics • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2003
HQ: Denver, United States • Information Technology • Software • Defense AI • Artificial Intelligence • National Security • Analytics Platforms • Data & Analytics • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2003
Open 542 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 1 year ago

Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Japan Government
≈ $22k – $76k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 1+ year exp • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time • Junior • Japanese • English
C++
JavaScript
Python
TypeScript
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Cygames
cygames.co.jp
Cygames is a Tokyo game developer founded in 2011 within the CyberAgent group. It produces high grossing mobile titles including Granblue Fantasy, Shadowverse and Umamusume Pretty Derby, and has moved into console development and animation. The company runs its own animation studio and esports operations around its franchises.
cygames.co.jp • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Est. 2011
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Est. 2011
Open 700 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 2 years ago

フロントエンドエンジニア／ゲーム・サービス／東京
≈ $38k – $83k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
JavaScript
PHP
TypeScript
PHP
Laravel
WordPress
Frontend
GSAP
Material UI
Next.js
Nuxt.js
PixiJS
React.js
Svelte
SvelteKit
Tailwind CSS
Vue.js
DevOps
AWS
Docker
GitHub
Design
Figma
QA
Selenium
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Aiming
aiming-inc.com
Aiming is a Tokyo game developer founded in 2011 that specialises in online role playing games for mobile and personal computers. It develops both original titles and games commissioned by other publishers, often based on well known franchises. The company operates its titles as long running services with regular content updates.
aiming-inc.com • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Est. 2011
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Est. 2011
Open 717 daysVerified live · 2 days ago 2 years ago

〈事業支援部〉基盤開発エンジニア
≈ $38k – $83k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
C#
C++
JavaScript
PHP
Ruby
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
MySQL
TiDB
AI/ML
Copilot
DevOps
AWS
Docker
GCP
Google GKE
Kubernetes
GitHub
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≈ $37k – $81k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
C#
Ruby
PHP
Ruby
RSpec
Ruby on Rails
PHP
Laravel
Databases
Google Cloud Spanner
MySQL
TiDB
AI/ML
Copilot
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
GitHub
Management
Google Workspace
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GMO Internet Group is a Tokyo company founded in 1991 that runs the largest domain registration and hosting business in Japan. Its group spans web infrastructure, security certificates, online advertising, financial trading and cryptocurrency businesses across dozens of listed and private subsidiaries. The company also operates one of the biggest bitcoin mining and exchange operations in Japan.
group.gmo • HQ: Tokyo, Japan
HQ: Tokyo, Japan
≈ $39k – $85k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
Go
Java
Node JS
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
TypeScript
JavaScript
Node JS
Nest.JS
Databases
ElasticSearch
Google BigQuery
Google Bigtable
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Redis
AI/ML
Claude
Hadoop
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
Vue.js
DevOps
AWS
GCP
GitHub
Management
Confluence
Google Workspace
Jira
Trello
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≈ $39k – $85k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
Go
Java
Node JS
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
TypeScript
JavaScript
Node JS
Nest.JS
Databases
ElasticSearch
Google BigQuery
Google Bigtable
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Redis
AI/ML
Claude
Hadoop
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
Vue.js
DevOps
AWS
GCP
GitHub
Management
Confluence
Google Workspace
Jira
Trello
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≈ $39k – $86k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
Go
Java
Node JS
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
ElasticSearch
Google BigQuery
MySQL
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Claude
Hadoop
Frontend
Vue.js
React.js
Mobile
React Native
DevOps
AWS
GCP
GitHub
Management
Confluence
Google Workspace
Jira
Trello
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Limitbreak
limitbreak.com
Limitbreak is a game development company that creates online games and related technology, including projects that incorporate digital collectibles. It focuses on designing gaming experiences that may use player ownership of in game assets, including through blockchain based mechanisms.
limitbreak.com • Tokyo • Gaming • GameFi • Game Development
Tokyo • Gaming • GameFi • Game Development
Open 808 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 2 years ago

Senior Backend Engineer, Core Services (Game)
≈ $42k – $95k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior • English: C1
C#
Go
Node JS
JavaScript
Databases
MySQL
Redis
DevOps
Amazon EKS
AWS
Docker
gRPC
Kubernetes
Game Dev
Unity
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Backend Developer Salary in Tokyo
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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?
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