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• A Guide to find remote work abroad or companies that will sponsor your visa

  Japan Dev - I secured two job interviews here. Great if you're planning to work in Japan. Source: 9 months ago

• Good job listing sites

  If you do UX design, JapanDev currently has 17 design jobs opening: https://japan-dev.com/. Source: 11 months ago

• Best pathway to work in Tokyo as a US Citizen?

  JapanDev - Similar to TokyoDev, though with more listings. Source: 11 months ago

• How can a fresh grad find their way to work overseas?

  There are few sites that you can look at ie LinkedIn, Japan Dev. Source: 11 months ago

• Considering moving to Japan as a software Engineer

  Japan-dev.com Lots of postings for remote, hybrid, flex, and traditional positions available. Some may require you to be in the country already though. Source: 12 months ago

• Sharing my experience with job hunting sites as a new grad

  LinkedIn - Tons of IT jobs but little to none for new graduates. There are some internships. I applied for internships for big companies like PayPay, Mercari and got rejected. But you’ll probably get in if you are from like University of Tokyo. Daijob - Site for English speakers/bilingual. Almost no job for new graduates but a ton of other postings. CareerCross - Same with Daijob. TokyoDev - IT jobs geared... Source: 12 months ago

• Moving to Fukuoka, IT Job Question

  You can check japan-dev.com, like PayPay allow remote work in Japan. About salary part, I think opensalary.jp can give you some idea. Source: about 1 year ago

• DataAnalyst.com - I launched a niche job board with hand curated data analyst jobs. Here's the summary of how it's going after the 3rd month

  - https://japan-dev.com/ - Non-Japanese devs that want to work in Japan - https://4dayweek.io/ - Solely jobs and businesses with a 3 or 4 day workweek, which is a bit of a hype right now - https://remoteok.com/ Remote jobs, built a long time ago before it was cool. Source: about 1 year ago

• How much do headhunters get paid to find a software engineer?

  I made a similar post a while back when I was thinking of building a job board for tech jobs in the UAE. I was inspired by the story of japan-dev.com You can take a look at the answers there too: https://www.reddit.com/r/dubai/comments/yjydr8/how_much_commission_to_3rd_party_tech_recruitment/. Source: about 1 year ago

• Can anyone recommend a good site/resource for recruiting bilingual software and Infra engineers in Tokyo?

  This place might be worth a look: https://japan-dev.com/. Source: about 1 year ago

• My Question about Junior Software Developer

  You can browse https://japan-dev.com/ if you want to look around. Most listings wouldn't need Japanese language since they're Western leaning when it comes to working environments. Source: about 1 year ago

• Did i hit the lottery?

  That's also interesting. I spent 15 seconds on Google to find a Japanese tech board and this was the third listing which came up: https://japan-dev.com/. Source: over 1 year ago

• Looking for career transition to tech/IT advice

  Programmers in general have much more leeway when it comes to knowing little to no Japanese. Some bigger companies like PayPay have in-house interpreters, or Rakuten where you generally speak in English with your other coworkers. There are websites like https://japan-dev.com/, and https://www.tokyodev.com/ that advertise jobs that require no Japanese skills. Source: over 1 year ago

• Ask HN: Expat software engineers in Japan, how are you making it happen?

  I think the options you have listed are pretty accurate. If you are a working for a large multi-national then getting an internal transfer to the Japan office is probably the best way to move to Japan. As for companies in Japan, there is a wide range. From very old fashioned businesses where programming is seen as simple grunt work to modern development shop that keep up with industry best practices. If you... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• [IWantOut] 25M Bangladeshi in Japan -> UK/Canada/Australia

  Try checking https://japan-dev.com/ for foreigner-friendly jobs and https://opensalary.jp/en/roles/software-engineer for salaries. Source: over 1 year ago

• How did you find your IT-related job in Japan?

  Https://japan-dev.com/ is a good place to look for IT related jobs. Source: over 1 year ago

• [IWantOut] 22M Brazil -> Europe/LatAm/AUS/NZ/Japan

  You can check Japan Dev for job openings and Open Salary for salary ranges. There are a decent amount of English-speaking roles these days, I was in one. Source: over 1 year ago

• Changing careers but don’t hate my job

  You can see what kind of positions are open in these sites tokyodev.com, https://japan-dev.com/, none of these though offer jobs for people without experience. Source: over 1 year ago

• The mistake that killed Japan’s software industry

  This might be helpful for you (previously found on HN): https://japan-dev.com. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• Any subreddits for dev jobs in Japan?

  In addition to other recommendations, https://japan-dev.com/ is a good source too. Source: over 1 year ago

• Securing an Information Security/Cyber Security Job in Japan with 3.5 Years experience

  So does anyone have any advices or pointers that could help me to secure a job in the same field in Japan. I am considering getting a 2 year diploma from Japan with CyberSecurity/Information Security as major but there's also another option to directly apply for a job in Japan from India ( Which I tried through JapanDev and got selected for an interview and completed it but sadly didn't get the job). Source: over 1 year ago