VP of Engineering (VPoE)

Salary: 1000 - 2000 百万円

English: FluentJapanese: Native

Minimum year of experience: 6

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Contract Type: Full-time Employee
Salary Range: 10,000,000 ~ 20,000,000 JPY


The Team

Our co-founders come from leading global companies and have been recognized for their achievements. The Product & Engineering team is global, with members from 24+ countries and backgrounds at top tech companies.

You'll join a global, ambitious, and fast-moving team that values:

  • Customer Obsession – solving real problems and exceeding expectations
  • Ownership – taking responsibility end to end, across roles and functions
  • 10x – aiming for bold impact, moving fast, and disrupting old standards

Your Job

As the VP of Engineering, you will play a critical role in driving the vision, strategy, and execution of engineering initiatives. Your leadership will be pivotal as the company expands its product suite. You will be responsible for shaping and guiding the technical direction, ensuring all engineering efforts align with business objectives and are executed with excellence.

Responsibilities:

  • Define and execute the engineering vision and strategy to support company goals
  • Lead and grow a high-performing engineering organization
  • Drive innovation and engineering excellence across all product lines
  • Collaborate with executive leadership to align engineering projects with business objectives
  • Oversee the development and delivery of scalable, high-quality products
  • Establish and promote best practices in software development, architecture, and operations
  • Manage resource allocation, budgeting, and timelines to ensure successful project execution
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and technical excellence
  • Mentor and develop engineering leaders and teams to achieve their full potential
  • Organizational design and strategic planning
  • Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
  • Anticipate program needs and ensure they are met

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in engineering and 3+ years in a leadership role
  • Proven experience in growing engineering organizations from 30 to hundreds of members
  • Strong understanding of product and business strategy
  • Proven ability to drive innovation and deliver high-quality products in a fast-paced environment
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Strong strategic thinking and execution capabilities
  • Ability to foresee challenges and provide effective solutions systematically
  • Fluent English and native-level Japanese language skills

Nice to Have

  • Experience in the 0→1 phase of the engineering team at a product-based tech startup
  • Experience in leading engineering teams developing new products from scratch
  • Experience in a high-growth startup environment
  • Background in SaaS or B2B software development
  • Strong personal branding and presence in the tech industry

Our Tech Stack

Front-end:

  • TypeScript, React, NextJS
  • Testing: Storybook, jest, playwright
  • Hosting: Amplify
  • Feature flag: Unleash

Server Side / Back-End:

  • Infrastructure: AWS, EKS, ElasticBeanstalk
  • DB: Aurora, ElasticSearch, Redis
  • Languages: Go, TypeScript
  • Analysis environment: Athena, Superset
  • Monitoring: DataDog
  • Other: AWS Lambda, AWS Batch, AWS API Gateway, AWS Glue, AWS S3

Why Join?

  • Work at one of the fastest-growing SaaS startups in Japan with exceptional financial growth
  • Opportunities to build new products from scratch and drive innovation
  • Clear career development and leadership opportunities
  • Flexible working hours and hybrid working style (remote work possible)
  • Highly diverse, global team with English as a working language
  • Attractive perks: Resort Worx, free weekly lunch, book purchasing support, offsites, and more

Working Style

  1. Hybrid Work

    • Combine office and remote work. Remote collaboration is enabled via tools such as Zoom, Google Meet, and Gather.
  2. Flex Work

    • Customize your working hours. For business and client-facing teams, schedules may be arranged around client meetings.
  3. Global Environment

    • Team members from over 20 countries offering diverse perspectives, working in a blend of English and Japanese.

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