Company Profile<ul><li>A leading global investment bank is seeking a hands-on Lead Software Engineer to own the engineering and development of its enterprise observability platform across its Tokyo-based team.</li></ul> The Role <ul><li>This is a software engineering role - you will design, build, and own the codebase of an enterprise observability platform being standardised across the entire global group, built on the open-source Grafana stack (Loki, Mimir, Tempo, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry).</li><li>You will write production code, own application logic, review architecture, and ship features - not simply operate or monitor existing tools.</li><li>You will lead a team of 4 engineers in Tokyo, collaborating closely with global counterparts in New York, London, and Mumbai to build solutions that serve the entire group.</li><li>This is a highly visible role reporting to the Group Head of Observability, with full engineering ownership - from greenfield development of new platform capabilities to maintaining and improving legacy tooling during migration.</li><li>The platform is setting the foundation for full AI Ops capability - automated anomaly detection, root cause analysis, and ML-generated resolutions - and you will be a key contributor to that roadmap.</li></ul> Your Skills <ul><li>Strong software engineering background with a proven track record of shipping production-grade application code and owning large codebases.</li><li>Proficiency in Java and Python (5+ years) - these are your primary development languages, not just scripting tools.</li><li>Experience building or contributing to platform engineering or developer tooling at scale - you have built things other engineers depend on.</li><li>Familiarity with the Grafana observability stack (Grafana UI, Loki, Mimir, Tempo, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry) - either as a builder or a hands-on user ready to go deeper.</li><li>Strong engineering judgement - able to identify fundamental design flaws, propose solutions, and drive them to completion independently.</li><li>Business-level English is non-negotiable; Japanese is preferred but flexible for an exceptional engineering profile.</li><li>A genuine enthusiasm for AI tooling and a drive to transform traditional ways of building systems.</li></ul> Key Highlights of the Role <ul><li>Own the engineering of a platform the entire IT organisation of a global bank depends on - high visibility, high impact.</li><li>Build with a modern open-source stack with a clear AI Ops roadmap - this is not legacy maintenance work.</li><li>Join at roughly 30% through the transformation - significant greenfield engineering still ahead.</li><li>Collaborate with a global team of 20 across New York, London, Mumbai, and Tokyo.</li><li>A well-funded initiative with strong executive sponsorship and a clear, ambitious roadma</li></ul> Location Tokyo Salary 12 - 18 million yen Reference Number: 06940-0013437455 By clicking 'apply', you are deemed to have agreed to Robert Half Japan Privacy Notice (<a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy">https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy</a>). Please ensure that your application documents do not include sensitive personal data such as race, beliefs, medical history, criminal record, or other information irrelevant to hiring process such as spouse or dependents. All information must be accurate and truthful, and any included hyperlinks must be safe and secure.<img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/c3VlLnRpbmcuNTU0NDAuMTA4OThAcmhpanAuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">

Tokyo,
remote
Permanent
12.0M - 18.0M JPY / Yearly
Company Profile<ul><li>A leading global investment bank is seeking a hands-on Lead Software Engineer to own the engineering and development of its enterprise observability platform across its Tokyo-based team.</li></ul> The Role <ul><li>This is a software engineering role - you will design, build, and own the codebase of an enterprise observability platform being standardised across the entire global group, built on the open-source Grafana stack (Loki, Mimir, Tempo, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry).</li><li>You will write production code, own application logic, review architecture, and ship features - not simply operate or monitor existing tools.</li><li>You will lead a team of 4 engineers in Tokyo, collaborating closely with global counterparts in New York, London, and Mumbai to build solutions that serve the entire group.</li><li>This is a highly visible role reporting to the Group Head of Observability, with full engineering ownership - from greenfield development of new platform capabilities to maintaining and improving legacy tooling during migration.</li><li>The platform is setting the foundation for full AI Ops capability - automated anomaly detection, root cause analysis, and ML-generated resolutions - and you will be a key contributor to that roadmap.</li></ul> Your Skills <ul><li>Strong software engineering background with a proven track record of shipping production-grade application code and owning large codebases.</li><li>Proficiency in Java and Python (5+ years) - these are your primary development languages, not just scripting tools.</li><li>Experience building or contributing to platform engineering or developer tooling at scale - you have built things other engineers depend on.</li><li>Familiarity with the Grafana observability stack (Grafana UI, Loki, Mimir, Tempo, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry) - either as a builder or a hands-on user ready to go deeper.</li><li>Strong engineering judgement - able to identify fundamental design flaws, propose solutions, and drive them to completion independently.</li><li>Business-level English is non-negotiable; Japanese is preferred but flexible for an exceptional engineering profile.</li><li>A genuine enthusiasm for AI tooling and a drive to transform traditional ways of building systems.</li></ul> Key Highlights of the Role <ul><li>Own the engineering of a platform the entire IT organisation of a global bank depends on - high visibility, high impact.</li><li>Build with a modern open-source stack with a clear AI Ops roadmap - this is not legacy maintenance work.</li><li>Join at roughly 30% through the transformation - significant greenfield engineering still ahead.</li><li>Collaborate with a global team of 20 across New York, London, Mumbai, and Tokyo.</li><li>A well-funded initiative with strong executive sponsorship and a clear, ambitious roadma</li></ul> Location Tokyo Salary 12 - 18 million yen Reference Number: 06940-0013437455 By clicking 'apply', you are deemed to have agreed to Robert Half Japan Privacy Notice (<a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy">https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy</a>). Please ensure that your application documents do not include sensitive personal data such as race, beliefs, medical history, criminal record, or other information irrelevant to hiring process such as spouse or dependents. All information must be accurate and truthful, and any included hyperlinks must be safe and secure.<img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/c3VlLnRpbmcuNTU0NDAuMTA4OThAcmhpanAuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
2026-06-02T00:39:29Z

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