Senior Software Engineer

Tokyo
Remote OK
Full-time
January 22, 2024

Job Description

Your Qualifications

Required

Visa Sponsorship - Permission to work in Japan required
A senior full-stack software engineer
Database and infrastructure knowledge
Software architecture and design knowledge
Experience leading engineers
Code review on GitHub

Preferred

Experienced working at startups

Work Style

Contract-type: Permanent full-time position (There is a trial period for three days and a paid outsourcing term for three months. )

Working Hours: Discretionary labor: Actual working hours are flexible, but in general we expect 8 hours of work per day, with core time from 10:00 to 17:00 on Monday through Friday.

Work Holidays: Saturday, Sunday, Public holidays, 10 paid days starting 3 months after joining

Office Location: Osaki Garden Tower 9F, 1 Chome-1-1 Nishishinagawa, Shinagawa City, Tokyo

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About AtHearth

AtHearth is a small startup that runs a unique service to help foreigners find apartments in Japan. Their service tackles a real problem faced by many foreigners here so we're rooting for their success. They typically require N2-level Japanese skills for engineers, but most of their members speak English well.

Discrimination of foreign residents during housing rental agreements is common in Japan, but AtHearth aims to remove this discrimination and create a society where foreign residents can live wherever they want without hassle. They also offer general assistance for their clients in getting used to their life in Japan, helping out with the various challenges of getting settled in Japan.

In addition, AtHearth runs a community that holds regular events to help foster friendship between foreign and Japanese residents in Japan. We really believe in this company's vision and feel that it's a great option for those that want to contribute to making Japan more livable for foreigners.

They're not quite as established as some of the other companies on Japan Dev, but we think this company has a lot of potential to improve the lives of foreigners in Japan. So if you're looking for a position where you can use Japanese and contribute to a growing startup with a positive mission, you may want to check this company out.

Japanese Language Policy
AtHearth requires JLPT N2 (business level) Japanese skills for engineers. The CEO and CMO both speak English fluently, and many other staff members can speak conversational English. However, you need to be able to understand written documentation in Japanese and communicate well enough verbally to work autonomously.

The expectations for Japanese are on the high side, so we feel working for AtHearth is a good opportunity for those who want to take their Japanese skills to the next level.
Visa Sponsorship
Not available
Paid Leave
Work Holidays: Saturday, Sunday, Public holidays, 10 paid days starting 3 months after joining
Benefits
🏠 Employee Housing Support

🍔 Free lunch / dinner for communication allowance once a month

🚃 Public transportation commuting allowance

💛 Life support for non-Japanese

💜 Social Insurance (health, employment, pension, worker's compensation)
Engineer Interview Process
1. Online interview (15 minutes)
2. Casual team meeting (1 hour)
3. Trial project working with the AtHearth team (up to three days)
The purpose of the trial project period is to confirm that your skills are up to the expected level, so if you prove that in under three days, it may end in less time than that.
Remote Work
AtHearth allows manager level employees to work remotely up to 1 day a week, but everyone else is expected to come into the office.
Work style
Discretionary labor: Actual working hours are flexible, but in general they expect 8 hours of work per day, with core time from 10:00 to 17:00 from Monday to Friday.

They usually work at the office for 7 hours with flex-time work for another 1-2 hours after that.
A Day at AtHearth
- 10:00 Team meeting
- 10:30 Sharing issues with system team so we can start development smoothly
- 11:00 Replying messages
- 12:00 Lunch
- 13:00 Checking progress with system team
- 18:00 Checking if we solved issues and decide what we will do tomorrow
Team Members (total 4)
- 1 CEO
- 1 Software Engineer
- 2 Product Manager (also CMO & CS/Sales)
- 2 Growth (also CMO & CS/Sales)
Office locations

Tokyo Office: 〒101-0052 Imperial Ochanomizu #225, Kanda Ogawamachi 3-11-2, Chiyoda, Tokyo