Senior Frontend Engineer

About OperationDX department

We are the OperationDX division of Givery, Inc., where we help businesses automate operations and boost productivity. We've been at the forefront of AI projects since the early days of AI chatbots, and with the rapid rise of LLMs, we've evolved into one of Japan's leading pioneers in this field. Our flagship product, HoujinGAI, is now the leading LLM platform in Japan.

At Givery, our mission is clear: to revitalize Japan as a digital superpower. As the world accelerates in the digital age, we believe that AI and LLMs hold the key to helping Japan overcome its challenges and return to the global stage. With advanced tools that empower workers to be more efficient, we aim to tackle issues like the population crisis by enhancing productivity across industries.

About HR Tech department

We’re the creators of the award winning skill evaluation and training platform 'Track'. We are currently tackling the exciting mission of modernizing Japan's hiring culture and help companies build and maintain strong engineering teams. Through this year and beyond we plan to expand our product lineup, enhance our UI/UX, roll out new microservices, and build new features which we hope you’ll be a big part in the planning and building.

Why Join Us?

We are a profitable, rapidly growing company, and we’re currently building an exciting new product that will further push the boundaries of AI technology. We’re seeking people who are not just passionate about technology but are also experts in their field. We already have an incredible team of highly skilled professionals, and we’re looking for more talent to join us on this exciting journey.

If you’re someone who thrives on innovation, loves solving complex problems, and wants to be part of a company that is shaping the future of AI in Japan, we’d love to hear from you.

Why we are looking for Senior Frontend Engineer

We are building some brand new apps that require a strong frontend engineer with experience architecting, testing, and developing highly optimized, stable and beautiful responsive web apps.

The Attractiveness of the Position

Awesome tech!

One particular aspect that makes us proud of our team is the fact that we use modern technologies with development practices such as code reviews, continuous integration, unit tests, etc. Engineers feel welcome here.

Work-life balance

We encourages team members to have other activities and responsibilities in life, the average engineer works 40 hours a week. We have flex time, maternity/paternity leave, etc which is something a lot of our proud new parents really appreciate.

Choose where you work

We are set up for remote work, but you are more than welcome to come to our modern office in Shibuya, Tokyo.

International environment

We have people from all corners of the world working together to build the best products possible. Most Engineers use English day to day, but the perfect candidate will be able to navigate and negotiate our international work environment while making the transition towards an even more global team smooth for the local members too.

We are very proud of what Givery has become. The incredibly low turnover rate of our technology team proves that Givery fosters a work culture that is both very supportive and welcoming. We are sure, once you meet the team, you will feel it too!

Technology Stack

• Serverside: NodeJS, NestJS
• Frontend: React, Typescript
• Database: PostgreSQL (RDS)
• Infrastructure: AWS（ALB, ECS, RDS, S3, Lambda), Azure, Docker, Redis, Terraform

About Job

Responsibilities

• Develop frontend applications using modern frontend technologies like Typescript, ReactJS, Next.js, etc
• Convert user stories and mockups into working software that delights users.
• Properly test and prepare new releases by writing automated tests, doing code reviews, and helping introduce new processes that helps maintain a high quality code base.
• Help evaluate and clarify product requirements and provide technical solutions that meet customers’ needs.
• Monitoring and quick response to failures to ensure stable operation of services. (*We pride ourselves in releasing high quality bug free code. Production incidents are extremely rare and the large majority are handled during core work hours.)

Application Requirements

Must have

• 5-10 years of professional web development experience (HTML, CSS, and Typescript/ES6)
• (Including) 4 year of industry experience with React
• Experience with state management libraries such as Redux or RxJS
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Business level language skills in English

Nice-to-have

• Awareness of software engineering best practices
• Knowledge of Figma how to collaborate with designers.
• Spoken and written Japanese language ability

Who fit us

• Have a passion and/or strong interest in learning and building products that make LLMs even better
• Have enthusiasm about developing SaaS products
• Commitment to continuous improvement with a focus on future operations
• Value communication with other developers both verbally and via documentation, collaboratively create schedules, and work effectively in team development

Work style (Example)

10:00~ Daily check-in
10:30~ Review the code of colleagues
11:00~ Code
12:00~ Lunch Time
13:30~ Code
15:00~ Trouble-shooting
16:30~ Sprint Planning, etc
18:00~ Coding
19:00~ Finish

*Flexible hours so you can start any time of the day.
*Core Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm (JST)

Benefit

• Health Insurance
• Transportation allowance (up to 30,000 yen per month)
• Family allowance (10,000 yen per month per dependent child up to age 18)
• In-house bar, free drinks

Vacations

• Two days off per week (Saturday and Sunday)
• Japanese national holidays 
• Paid holiday: 10 days (first year) *Number of paid holidays increases (+1 day) every year up to 20 days a year.

Selection Process

1) Coding Test
2) Casual Chat
3) Team Interview with engineers
4) Final Interview with EM

*The order of 1 and 2 may change.