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Job ID : 1562232 Date Updated : October 19th, 2025
English speaking role

Engineering Manager Japan Residence only

Hiring Company Saas ( Sales Tech ) Startup Company
Location Tokyo - 23 Wards, Chiyoda-ku
Job Type Permanent Full-time
Salary 8 million yen ~ 15 million yen

Work Style

Casual Clothing Side Business Ok Minimal Overtime Flex Time

Job Description

The core product is an Employee Engagement Platform designed to strengthen trust and communication within companies.

It serves as an internal social networking service that helps organizations build a culture of mutual trust and collaboration.

Currently, the platform is used by over 1,000 companies ranging from small startups to large enterprises with 10,000+ employees.

As the product scales, we continue to enhance its functionality, improve performance, and introduce new features to deliver exceptional user experiences.

Looking forward, we are focusing on expanding our mobile and front-end capabilities and building a diverse, international engineering organization that can support our global ambitions.

 

Role Overview

Engineering Manager to build and lead our first international engineering team from the ground up.

You will play a key role in shaping a multicultural, globally minded engineering culture and scaling our organization during a period of rapid growth.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and manage the company’s first international engineering team (from 0 → 1)
  • Lead and mentor a multicultural team (1-on-1s, performance reviews, career development, etc.)
  • Develop and execute hiring strategies for global engineers
  • Design onboarding and support systems for international hires
  • Foster global awareness and collaboration within the Japan-based engineering teams
  • Solve both technical and organizational challenges as the team scales
  • Contribute to long-term organizational productivity and growth (3–5 years horizon)

 

Team Structure

There are 30 members led by the CTO, CPO and two Engineering Managers.

This role will be the first dedicated manager for the international engineering division.

 

Tech Stack:

・Backend Ruby 3.4 (一部3.3) (Ruby on Rails 8.1 (edge) (一部8.0))

・Frontend: TypeScript, React, Next.js

・Mobile: Swift, Kotlin

・DB: MySQL 8.0(Amazon Aurora for MySQL 3), PostgreSQL 15, Cloud Firestore

・Middleware: Elasticsearch, Redis

・Infrastructure: AWS, Google Cloud (一部), Docker, Sendgrid, Twilio, Imgix

・CI/CD: CircleCI, Cypress, Playwright

Work Style: Hybrid (3 days in office / week)

Work Hours: Flexible

Salary: Up to 15M JPY

General Requirements

Minimum Experience Level Over 6 years
Career Level Mid Career
Minimum English Level Business Level (Amount Used: English Only)
Minimum Japanese Level None
Minimum Education Level High-School
Visa Status Permission to work in Japan required

Required Skills

Required Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience as a software engineer
  • Proven management experience in an international or multicultural engineering team (10+ members)
  • Experience hiring, evaluating, and developing global engineering talent
  • Strong communication skills in English (both written and spoken)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience onboarding and supporting engineers from diverse backgrounds
  • Background in SaaS product development or similar tech stack
  • Experience managing teams in a scaling product organization
  • Proven ability to identify and solve organizational challenges in multicultural settings

Job Location

  • Tokyo - 23 Wards, Chiyoda-ku

Work Conditions

Job Type Permanent Full-time
Salary 8 million yen ~ 15 million yen
Work Hours Flextime System (No Core hours)
Industry Internet, Web Services

Job Category

Company Details

Company Type Small/Medium Company (300 employees or less)
Non-Japanese Ratio Majority Japanese