About the Role
This role involves combining software engineering with experimentation, impact measurement, and data analysis. You will define success metrics, evaluate outcomes of product and system changes, and use quantitative and qualitative evidence to guide iteration. The team plans and prioritizes work based on business and customer impact, taking a customer-first approach to understand needs and translate insights into plans.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and high-performance software systems
- Contribute to system architecture and technical design, validating solutions through data and experimentation where appropriate
- Participate in code and design reviews to maintain high engineering standards
- Own and support applications during business hours, ensuring system health and reliability
- Use metrics, logging, and analytics to make data-informed decisions and improve system performance
- Collaborate closely with partners across engineering, product, data science, and design to deliver solutions
- Contribute to cross-team initiatives and support the growth of other engineers through mentorship and knowledge sharing
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field and a minimum of 2 years of related experience; or an advanced degree without experience
- Proficiency in one or more modern backend programming languages (e.g., Java, Kotlin, or similar)
- Experience building and operating large-scale, high-performance, and resilient systems
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills in English, with the ability to work effectively across teams
- Conversational Japanese Proficiency
- Curiosity and a willingness to learn, adapt, and take on new challenges
Location
- Japan
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum of 2 years of related experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
- Advanced degree
Salary/Compensations
- 8,640,000 - 12,960,000 JPY per year
Benefits
- Quarterly bonuses
- Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
- Paid Time Off (PTO) policy
- Many region-specific benefits
About the Company
- As the world’s number 1 job site, our mission is to help people get jobs.
- We strive to cultivate an inclusive and accessible workplace where all people feel comfortable being themselves.
- We're looking to grow our teams with more people who share our enthusiasm for innovation and creating the best experience for job seekers.
Equal Opportunity
- Indeed is deeply committed to building a workplace and global community where inclusion is not only valued, but prioritized.
- We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, family status, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, neuro-diversity, disability, age, or veteran status, or any other non-merit based or legally protected grounds.
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