Civilian jobs in Japan after military software development work
5,721 open roles at 1,528 companies in Japan fit the civilian work of military software developers: Backend (2,664), DevOps (2,002), Data Science (719) and QA (336). The roles were matched by hand to the work these specialties do in most armed forces, whatever a given army calls the trade.
Roles matched by handRebuilt 29 Oct 2026
open roles in Japan
5,721
companies
1,528
civilian role areas
4
median stated pay (backend)
$51k
Civilian roles for military software development
Match: the share of the specialty's civilian work in each area
Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, UBS is a leading global financial services firm and one of the world's largest wealth managers. The company provides a comprehensive range of solutions, including private banking, personal and corporate banking, asset management, and investment banking services. Operating in major financial centers across the globe, the institution assists high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and institutional clients in managing and growing their assets.
group.nec · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Custom Software Development · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · 1001-5000 employees · Hiring 135, 6 new
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Custom Software Development · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · 1001-5000 employees · Hiring 135, 6 new
NEC is a Japanese technology group that drives AI transformation for society and industry with advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, built around its BluStellar value creation model. It has operations in India, Ireland, the United Kingdom and Vietnam, where it hires project leaders, bridge system engineers and senior iOS developers for projects serving Japanese customers. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
n-support.jp · Tokyo · IT Infrastructure & Networking Services · Staffing · EOR · Hiring 2, 1 new
Tokyo · IT Infrastructure & Networking Services · Staffing · EOR · Hiring 2, 1 new
Net Support is a Japanese IT infrastructure company that designs, builds, operates and maintains servers and networks for its clients. It also handles cloud services, security and low-cost IT support for small businesses and places engineers on projects for large firms and startups, hiring infrastructure engineers, architects and trainees with no experience. The company is based in Japan.
pubtex.com · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Publishing · 51-200 employees · Est. 2022 · Trust A · Hiring 7, 1 new
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Publishing · 51-200 employees · Est. 2022 · Trust A · Hiring 7, 1 new
PubteX is a Japanese company set up in March 2022 by Marubeni, Kodansha, Shogakukan and Shueisha to modernise publishing distribution with digital technology. Its IoT unit uses RFID tags and its BOOKTRAIL system for bookstore inventory and anti-theft, and an AI supply chain unit hires project managers, data engineers and customer success staff. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.
Roles that fit military software development, matched to you
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How is military software development matched to civilian roles?
By hand, as a family: armies name and split these trades differently, so the page follows the work itself - what software developers do in most armed forces - and the role areas every posting here is sorted by.
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Source: specialty families matched by hand; 5,721 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 29 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0
Hitachi
NTT DATA
Internet Initiative Japan
Rakuten
System Support
Honda
TISI
NEC
SoftBank Corp
CyberAgent
LY Corporation
Broadleaf
Amazon