Job Title: Service Development Engineer (Ruby / Ruby on Rails) - Recipe Business

Overview

Seeking a backend engineer to lead development and service improvements using technology, making everyday cooking fun for people around the world. Join a global team enhancing a large, multilingual recipe-sharing service.

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Key Responsibilities

• Develop web applications using Ruby and Ruby on Rails
• Design APIs and architectures based on requirements
• Lead project technical direction or support other engineers
• Improve the development environment for faster development and deployment

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Why This Role is Unique

• Tackle technical challenges for a massive, global user base
• Experience releasing features used worldwide
• Receive direct feedback from an international community of users
• Deepen expertise in a unique domain: cooking

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Qualifications

Required:

• Experience developing with Ruby on Rails
• Basic knowledge and practical experience in web applications, databases, or infrastructure
• Experience in supporting growth and development of a development team
• Team leadership experience (teams of 3+ members)
• Experience and ability to design maintainable architectures considering requirements
• Ability to stay updated with latest technologies and apply them
• Ability to communicate in Japanese at a basic level (or willingness to learn)

Preferred:

• Technical Architecture or Tech Lead/CTO-like experience
• Open source contributions or active involvement in developer communities
• Conference or academic speaking experience
• Multilingual or multi-region service development experience
• Web frontend or mobile app development experience
• Knowledge/experience with AWS or similar infrastructure

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What We Look For

• Interest in global, multilingual application development
• Passion for user understanding and delivering B2C value while maintaining technical quality
• Interest in cooking and proactive, problem-solving mindset
• Leadership to set and drive service or technical direction

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Working Conditions

• Location: Meguro, Tokyo, Japan (with visa support for overseas applicants)
• Working Hours: Flex time (no core time)
• Salary: Annual revision possible, based on biannual evaluation
• Allowances:
  • Visa support for international employees
  • Rented company housing available (not during trial; rent paid by employee)
• Insurance:
  • Unemployment insurance
  • Industrial accident compensation
  • Health insurance
  • Employees' pension insurance
• Holidays & Leave:
  • Five-day workweek (Saturday & Sunday off)
  • National holidays
  • Company-set holidays (year-end/new year, etc.)
  • Paid leave
  • Special leave (bereavement, marriage, spousal childbirth)
  • Refreshment leave
  • Summer vacation (3 days)

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About the Business

• Recipe posting/search web service
• Online marketplace for fresh produce
• Personal coaching service for cooking
• Related businesses in the food and cooking domain

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Make a global impact on daily cooking and food culture through technology!