Staff Software Engineer, Global Product Team

Mission

Join a team dedicated to unleashing the potential of manufacturing by developing and delivering AI-powered solutions for the global industry. Contribute to a rapidly growing, truly international product organization focused on innovation, technical excellence, and business impact.

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About the Incubation Team

The Incubation Team operates as a "startup within a startup," serving as an autonomous engine for building new businesses and products from the ground up.

Strategic Pillars:

1. Forge New Products: Innovate, launch, and iterate on high-impact products addressing complex, high-value challenges.
2. Architect High-Performance Teams: Build and scale elite engineering teams capable of independent product growth.
3. Institutionalize Speed: Develop streamlined, scalable frameworks and playbooks for repeatable success in product creation.

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Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Deep involvement in product development with end-to-end ownership.
• Collaboration across Designers, Product Managers, and Customer Success.
• Exposure to a variety of technical tasks: Frontend, Backend, DevOps, Infra, QA.
• Clear, measurable goals and business impact.
• Diverse team with professionals from various backgrounds.

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Job Responsibilities

• Technical Strategy & Architecture: Define the architectural roadmap for core backend services. Make high-stakes decisions on tech stacks, data modeling, and system design.
• Engineering Leadership: Mentor senior engineers, conduct code reviews, and elevate engineering standards across squads.
• Product Incubation: Lead technical execution of "0 to 1" product launches, balancing speed and system integrity.
• System Modernization: Drive elimination of technical debt and lead migration to distributed, scalable architectures.

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Required Qualifications

• 9+ years in web application development, with ownership of technical strategy for a product line/business unit.
• Experience managing or technically leading large organizations (influencing 30+ engineers).
• Ability to align new features and product roadmaps with market trends.
• Proven facilitation in high-pressure environments with conflicting stakeholder interests.
• Deep expertise in a domain such as Distributed Systems, Rust, or Data Engineering.
• Fluent English; able to participate fully in complex, multicultural team discussions.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Development experience in Docker-native environments (strongly preferred).
• Backend/web app development using statically typed languages (strongly preferred).
• Experience selecting technologies with balanced technical and business judgment.
• Experience developing asynchronous job services and building related infrastructure from scratch.
• Proven technical leadership in productivity (CI/CD pipelines, code standards; especially around Docker).
• Full Stack Development experience (ideally with React.js).
• Practical knowledge of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) in complex domains.
• Experience with microservices architecture in distributed environments.
• Awareness of security best practices in web app development.
• Leadership and completion of multi-stakeholder projects.

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Ideal Candidate

• Committed to the mission: "Unleash the potential of manufacturing."
• Takes ownership and proactively resolves essential challenges.
• Positive and constructive, especially in fast-changing, uncertain situations.
• Communicates respectfully, considering context and diverse perspectives.
• Aspires to be a proactive leader, not just a "coder."

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Salary

• Estimated annual salary: 12 million to 18 million yen
• Salary review: Twice yearly
• Payment: 12 monthly installments
• Stock option program: Available

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Development Environment

• Frontend: TypeScript, React, Next.js
• Backend: TypeScript, Rust (axum), Node.js (Express, Fastify, NestJS)
• Infrastructure: Docker, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Istio, Cloudflare
• Event Bus: Cloud Pub/Sub
• DevOps: GitHub, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Kustomize, Helm, Terraform, Datadog, MixPanel, Sentry
• Data: CloudSQL (PostgreSQL), AlloyDB, BigQuery, dbt, trocco
• API: GraphQL, REST, gRPC
• Authentication: Auth0
• Other Tools: GitHub Copilot, Figma, Storybook
• Communication: Slack, Discord, JIRA, Miro, Confluence

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Interview Process

1. Application Review
2. Coding Assignment & Technical Writing Sample
3. 1st Round Interview (Hiring Manager/Engineer)
4. 2nd Round Interview (Engineering Manager)
5. Final Round Interview (CTO/VPoE)
   • Additional interviews/discussions may be proposed as needed.

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Work Environment

• Work Location: Hybrid model (1–3 days/week in office or 1–2 visits/month for remote team members)
• Office Attendance:
  • Major metro areas: ~1–3 days/week
  • Remote/regional: ~1–2 times/month to Tokyo or Osaka on business trip basis
  • Increased in-person work possible for critical phases
• Working Hours: Flexible (core hours 11:00–16:00)
• Probation: 3 months (no change to salary/benefits)

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Holidays & Time Off

• Annual paid leave (after 6 months) plus 3 days special leave on joining
• Summer vacation: 3 days (take anytime July–December)
• Year-end/New Year holidays: 6 days
• Refreshment leave: 5 consecutive days every 5 years
• Nursing/caregiving leave (after probation, up to 4 days/year, includes pets)
• Bereavement and celebratory leave

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Compensation and Benefits

Team-Building Support

• Club activity support: 1,500 yen/member/activity
• Offsite cost assistance: 5,000 yen/person/quarter
• Meal allowances: 2,000–3,000 yen/month for team interactions

Learning & Development

• Server cost assistance: Up to 10,000 yen/month for engineers
• Book purchase reimbursement
• External training reimbursement

Family & Life

• Marriage gift: 50,000 yen
• Childbirth gift: 100,000 yen
• Relocation assistance for job moves
• Childcare: 15,000 yen/month per dependent <18

Other

• Transportation expense reimbursement
• Full social insurance: employment, workers’ accident, health, pension
• Company-provided PC
• Medical checkups, gynecological exams
• Quarterly company-wide recognition program