Semiconductor jobs for software, DevOps and IT engineers in Japan

93 open roles for software, DevOps and IT engineers at 24 companies in Japan. None of them states a citizenship or security-check demand. 1 mention relocation support.

Rebuilt 29 Oct 2026
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93
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24
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median stated pay
$31k

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nano-qt.com · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Optics & Photonic Components · Quantum Science & Computing · 51-200 employees · Est. 2022 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 6, 1 new
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Optics & Photonic Components · Quantum Science & Computing · 51-200 employees · Est. 2022 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 6, 1 new
Discover how NanoQT builds the foundation for scalable quantum computing with nanofiber cavity-QED technology and high-fidelity quantum connectivity.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 days ago Hiring now · 86%

Software Engineer

In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time · Japanese (Optional) · English (Optional)
C++
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
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Renesas Electronics

renesas.com
renesas.com · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Automotive Components · Analog & Power Semiconductors · Processors, MCUs & AI Chips · 5000+ employees · Est. 2003 · Trust B · Hiring 681, 89 new
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Automotive Components · Analog & Power Semiconductors · Processors, MCUs & AI Chips · 5000+ employees · Est. 2003 · Trust B · Hiring 681, 89 new
Renesas Electronics is a Japanese semiconductor company formed in 2003 when Hitachi and Mitsubishi Electric combined their chip divisions, later absorbing NEC Electronics as well. It is one of the largest suppliers of microcontrollers in the world and holds a particularly strong position in automotive silicon, where its R-Car processors and body and powertrain controllers sit inside a large share of vehicles built globally. It has spent the past decade buying into analog and connectivity through Intersil, IDT, Dialog and Altium, broadening from bare microcontrollers into complete embedded systems for industrial and internet of things customers.
Bunsei Kure · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Tetsuya Tsurumaru · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Shuhei Shinkai · Chief Financial Officer · decision-maker
Hidetoshi Shibata · President & Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
No careers mailbox known
Verified live · 2 hours ago 2 days ago Likely open · 63%

Prin Security Engineer

In office (Kodaira, Japan) · Full-Time · Senior · English
Agile
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 3 days ago Likely open · 63%

Staff or Principal Functioanl Security Engineer

≈ $49k – $127k per year (Estimated) · Lead · 5+ years exp · Japan · Remote (Japan) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Senior · English · Japanese: C1
C++
C
C
SDL
Embedded C
DevOps
RTOS
Linux
Cybersecurity
STRIDE
Threat Modeling
Management
Agile
+1
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Teradyne

teradyne.com
teradyne.com · HQ: North Reading, United States · Collaborative Robots (Cobots) · Semiconductor Equipment · Test & Measurement Instruments · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1960 · NASDAQ: TER · Trust A · Hiring 468, 46 new
HQ: North Reading, United States · Collaborative Robots (Cobots) · Semiconductor Equipment · Test & Measurement Instruments · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1960 · NASDAQ: TER · Trust A · Hiring 468, 46 new
Teradyne is a manufacturer of automated test equipment for semiconductors and electronics. Its testers validate chips before they ship into consumer and automotive products, the company also owns collaborative robotics businesses, and it hires engineers, planners, sales managers and field specialists in the United States and Asia. The company is headquartered in North Reading, Massachusetts, United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
Verified live · 3 hours ago 4 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Software Engineer

≈ $51k – $106k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (Kumamoto, Japan) · Relocation · Bachelor's Degree · Senior · Japanese: B2 · English
Visual Basic
C#
C++
AI/ML
CUDA
Claude Code
Copilot
DevOps
GitHub
Windows
Chips/EDA
Advantest / Teradyne ATE
Analytics
Microsoft Excel
Management
Jira
+3
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Micron Technology

micron.com
micron.com · HQ: Boise, United States · Enterprise Storage Systems · Semiconductor Manufacturing · Memory & Storage Chips · 5000+ employees · Est. 1978 · NASDAQ: MU · Trust A · Hiring 2472, 157 new
HQ: Boise, United States · Enterprise Storage Systems · Semiconductor Manufacturing · Memory & Storage Chips · 5000+ employees · Est. 1978 · NASDAQ: MU · Trust A · Hiring 2472, 157 new
Micron Technology is an American semiconductor company founded in Boise, Idaho in 1978 and one of only a handful of manufacturers of both DRAM and NAND flash memory. It designs and fabricates memory and storage products used in data centres, personal computers, smartphones, cars and industrial equipment, and sells them under the Micron and consumer-facing Crucial brands. High-bandwidth memory for AI accelerators has become the fastest-growing part of the business, and the company operates fabrication and assembly sites across the United States and Asia.
Mark Murphy · Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer · decision-maker
Sanjay Mehrotra · Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
Joe Parkinson · Co-Founder & former Chief Executive Officer · founder
Ward Parkinson · Co-Founder · founder
Careers mailbox is known
Verified live · 1 hour ago 7 days ago Hiring now · 70%

LPDRAM Product Engineer

In office (Hashimoto, Japan) · Full-Time
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago Long shot · 21%

Interconnect Model Development/Support CAD Staff Engineer/Senior Engineer

≈ $77k – $166k per year (Estimated) · Staff+ · In office (Hashimoto, Japan) · Full-Time · Staff · Japanese: C1
C++
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
Chips/EDA
Synopsys StarRC
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Hitachi High-Tech Corporation

hitachi-hightech.com
hitachi-hightech.com · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Laboratory Equipment · Diagnostic Tests & IVD · Test & Measurement Instruments · Semiconductor Equipment · Hiring 27, 3 new
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Laboratory Equipment · Diagnostic Tests & IVD · Test & Measurement Instruments · Semiconductor Equipment · Hiring 27, 3 new
Hitachi High-Tech Corporation is a Japanese Hitachi group company making semiconductor manufacturing and inspection equipment, analytical and measurement instruments, and clinical diagnostic systems. It employs application and service engineers for semiconductor tools and develops imaging, medical device and IoT software at sites such as Hitachinaka, Fukuoka and Singapore. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
$24k – $31k per year · In office (Hitachinaka, Japan)
C#
C++
Java
Python
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$22k – $31k per year · In office (Hitachinaka, Japan)
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Broadcom

broadcom.com
broadcom.com · HQ: Palo Alto, United States · RF & Wireless Hardware · Virtualization & Containers · Network Equipment · AI Chips & Accelerators · Processors, MCUs & AI Chips · 5000+ employees · Est. 1991 · Trust A · Hiring 282, 24 new
HQ: Palo Alto, United States · RF & Wireless Hardware · Virtualization & Containers · Network Equipment · AI Chips & Accelerators · Processors, MCUs & AI Chips · 5000+ employees · Est. 1991 · Trust A · Hiring 282, 24 new
Broadcom is an American semiconductor and infrastructure software company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, whose chip lineage runs back through Avago to the Hewlett-Packard components division. It designs networking switch and routing silicon that carries a large share of data centre traffic, custom AI accelerators built for hyperscale customers, plus wireless, broadband, storage and optical components. A sequence of very large acquisitions, culminating in the sixty-nine billion dollar purchase of VMware in 2023, has made infrastructure software roughly as important as chips to the group, and it is one of the most valuable listed technology companies in the world.
Henry Samueli · Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer · decision-maker
Kirsten Spears · Chief Financial Officer · decision-maker
Hock Tan · President & Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
Henry Nicholas · Co-Founder · founder
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 9 days ago Likely open · 63%

Chief Network Architect

≈ $58k – $117k per year (Estimated) · Head+ · 10+ years exp · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time · Architect · English: C1 (Optional)
Linux
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 17 days ago Likely open · 57%

Kubernetes Platform Architect (Japan, Remote)

≈ $50k – $119k per year (Estimated) · Staff+ · Tokyo · Remote (Japan) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Architect
OpenShift
VMWare
GCP
Kubernetes
Azure
CI/CD
AWS
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Skills these roles ask for

C++ 27Python 22Linux 16Windows 13C# 12Agile 9AWS 8Java 6SQL 5Microsoft Excel 4Oracle 4Azure 4Unix 3DNS 3LLM 3PowerShell 3

Where the roles are

Tokyo 27Kyoto 11Hitachinaka 9Hiroshima 8Nagoya 6Kodaira 6Komaki 5Yokohama 4Hashimoto 4Kawasaki 3

Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

93 of the 93 roles here state no citizenship or security-check demand. A role that does says so in its advert, and the card marks it.

Which companies hire most chip and hardware engineers?

Hitachi High-Tech Corporation (18), Micron Technology (12), Renesas Electronics (11), Murata Machinery (9), Preferred Networks (8).

Which roles count here?

Every hardware, chip design, embedded, electrical and semiconductor process role at any employer, and the engineering, science, technician and IT roles of the semiconductor companies - chip designers, fabs and foundries, equipment makers, photonics. Their sales, finance and office roles are left out.

How fresh is this?

Every role is re-checked on the employer's own careers board at least every 48 hours, and the page is rebuilt every night.

Source: 93 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 29 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0