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• The Truth About Being an Expat Developer in Japan: It's More Doable Than You Think

  Here's the thing: in major cities like Tokyo and Osaka, this hasn't been a problem for both life and work. Many Japanese companies are actively hiring international developers with no Japanese language requirements. Popular job boards like Japan Dev and TokyoDev even have "No Japanese Required" filters. - Source: dev.to / 4 months ago

• Working at Merpay / Mercari: My Honest Review as a Software Engineer in Japan

  I have a YouTube video explaining my story of how I found my first job in Japan. You can also find a job listing on japan-dev.com. - Source: dev.to / 5 months ago

• 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: over 1 year ago

• Good job listing sites

  If you do UX design, JapanDev currently has 17 design jobs opening: https://japan-dev.com/. Source: almost 2 years ago

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

  JapanDev - Similar to TokyoDev, though with more listings. Source: almost 2 years 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: almost 2 years 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: almost 2 years 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: almost 2 years 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: almost 2 years 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: almost 2 years 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: almost 2 years 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: almost 2 years 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 2 years 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: about 2 years 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: about 2 years 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 / about 2 years 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: about 2 years 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: about 2 years 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: about 2 years 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: about 2 years 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 / about 2 years ago