<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Job Description: </span></p><p>[Department Overview]</p><p>As Japan's largest internet shopping mall service is used by over tens of millions of consumers, we strive to improve through a cycle of hypothesis → verification → analysis → systemization.</p><p>In addition, in order to provide continuous and stable services under high load conditions during sales and other large events, we take into account various system and service characteristics and optimize the web backend, providing an opportunity to constantly test your engineering skills.</p><p>[Position Outline]</p><p>The E-Commerce Marketplace Development Department is looking for a senior backend development engineer for the website. Specifically, you will be responsible for the design, development, and operation of the web system backend, as well as the engineering team and project management, including the following:</p><p>[Responsibilities]</p><p>* Understand the priorities of business requirements and deliver high-quality services within a tight schedule.</p><p>* Lead projects and resolve technical issues for assigned services, or design, develop, test, and release new or existing features. * Design, develop, test, and release projects.</p><p>* Operational support (responding to inquiries from consumers and merchants, research, operational tasks, etc.)</p><p> </p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Required Skills:</span></p><p>* 5+ years of tech lead experience (architecture design of high-load web systems, technical decision-making, etc.)</p><p>* Experience leading the design of the entire system with consideration for scalability and maintainability, and strategically leading the future vision of the service (expansion of user base, integration of new features)</p><p>*Experience in service monitoring and troubleshooting/reporting in a production environment</p><p>*5+ years of experience developing Java/Spring Boot web applications</p><p>*5+ years of experience designing and developing REST APIs, and familiarity with JUnit testing and code reviews</p><p>*Experience with relational databases (Oracle or MySQL)</p><p>*Experience using Tomcat or Weblogic</p><p>*Experience with Git, Linux, and Gradle</p><p>*Experience with CI/CD using Jenkins or other tools</p><p>*Knowledge of container architectures, including Docker and Kubernetes, and experience using them in system development</p><p>*Communication skills in English</p><p> </p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Desired skills: </span></p><p>*Experience conducting performance/load/stress tests, etc.</p><p>*Experience using Redis, Kafka, ElasticSearch, Grafana, and Kibana</p><p>*3+ years of experience developing PHP applications using one of these frameworks</p><p>*Experience building environments using Kubernetes</p><p>*Kubernetes certification (CKA or CKAD)</p><p> </p><p>Reference No.: 06940-0013365572</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/c2Fvcmkua29kYWthLjA1MzA5LjEwODk4QHJoaWpwLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p><strong>Build Critical Trading Infrastructure | Modern C++ | Tokyo Hybrid</strong><br /><br /><strong>Company Profile</strong><br />A leading global investment bank is expanding their market connectivity platform across Asia-Pacific. The Equities technology team focuses on building infrastructure that connects institutional clients to global markets handling the critical middleware layer between sophisticated trading firms and exchanges. This is a stable, established financial institution with Western work culture and recognition practices.<br /><br /><strong>The Role</strong><br />* You'll architect and develop market connectivity infrastructure using modern C++17/C++20, working on greenfield projects rather than maintaining legacy systems<br />* Drive the technical migration from older Java-based platforms to cutting-edge C++ architecture, making architectural decisions that impact the entire APAC region<br />* Own full delivery cycles. From analyzing requirements with business stakeholders through design, development, testing, and production support<br />* Solve complex challenges in FIX protocol implementation, TCP/IP networking, and multi-threaded systems that serve multiple institutional clients<br />* Work within a lean global team in APAC where your contributions have direct visibility to senior leadership<br />* Participate in code reviews, mentor team members, and shape platform architecture for the APAC expansion initiative<br />* Provide technical estimates and act as the go-to technical resource for business requirements and delivery planning<br /><br /><strong>Your Skills</strong><br />Essential Requirements:<br />* Expertise in modern C++ development (C++17 minimum, C++20 strongly preferred) with 6+ years of professional experience<br />* Deep knowledge of TCP/IP networking, socket programming, and multi-threading in production environments<br />* Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and the C++ standard library applied to performance-sensitive systems<br />* Problem-solving ability that focuses on finding elegant solutions rather than memorizing syntax<br />* Experience with Linux/Unix systems and understanding of network protocols at a low level<br />* English proficiency for global team collaboration (Japanese language skills are not required)<br />* Valid work authorization to work in Japan (No visa sponsorship)<br /><br /><strong>Welcome Experience (Finance background is NOT required):</strong><br />* Hands-on experience with FIX protocol or financial market connectivity platforms<br />* Background in gaming backend development (multiplayer networking, real-time systems)<br />* Telecom or infrastructure engineering with high-performance networking focus<br />* Previous work in low-latency optimization (though not nanosecond-level HFT)<br />* Experience collaborating in global team structures across multiple regions<br /><br /><strong>Key Highlights of the Role</strong><br />* Work on greenfield C++ projects with modern standards. You'll be building new systems, not debugging 20-year-old codebases<br />* Join at the ground floor of APAC regional expansion, giving you high impact and visibility in a critical infrastructure initiative<br />* Benefit from hybrid flexibility (3 days office / 2 days remote after onboarding) in Tokyo<br />* Small team size means every contribution matters. You'll directly influence platform direction serving multiple institutional clients<br />* Open to diverse technical backgrounds: gaming engineers, telecom developers, and distributed systems specialists are actively encouraged to apply<br />* Enjoy recognition and career progression typically associated with Western financial institutions while working in Tokyo<br /><br /><strong>Apply Confidentially</strong><br />Send your CV with subject line "C++ Connectivity Engineer - Tokyo"<br />All applications handled with complete confidentiality. Whether actively looking or simply exploring, your privacy is respected throughout the process.</p><p><strong>Location <br /></strong>Tokyo</p><p><strong>Salary<br /></strong>7 - 10 million yen</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Reference Number: 67040-0013364709</p><p> </p><p><em>By clicking 'apply', you are deemed to have agreed to Robert Half Japan Privacy Notice (</em><a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy"><em>https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy</em></a><em>). 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.</em></p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/S2hhbmcuTGUuMDIwNTYuMTA4OThAcmhpanAuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<p><strong>Company Profile</strong></p><p>AI SaaS provider focused on bringing advanced causal inference technology from research to commercial application, transforming how businesses leverage data-driven insights.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>The Role</strong></p><ul><li>Lead the development of our causal AI SaaS product, bridging cutting-edge research with practical business solutions across frontend, backend, AI infrastructure, and cloud platforms.</li><li>Report directly to the CTO as their right hand, driving technical strategy, architecture decisions, and rapid MVP development with full autonomy.</li><li>Establish AI-driven development standards using tools like Cursor, ClaudeCode, and Devin while leading offshore development teams.</li><li>Design and implement scalable architecture (SPA + asynchronous processing on AWS) and refactor existing services for growth.</li></ul><p> <strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Your Skills </strong></p><ul><li>5+ years web application development experience (Vue/React, Python/Java, SpringBoot/FastAPI).</li><li>AWS architecture design experience (Lambda, SQS, EKS) with SPA + async processing patterns.</li><li>Practical experience with AI development tools and rapid MVP/hypothesis validation.</li><li>Experience in 2+ Scrum roles (PO/SM/Developer) and English proficiency for offshore collaboration.</li><li>Multi-tenant B2B SaaS or SOC2/ISO27001 compliance experience is a plus.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Key Highlights of the Role </strong></p><ul><li>Rare opportunity to implement research-based causal AI technology into real-world business impact.</li><li>Clear career path to VPoE or Technical Fellow based on your aspirations.</li><li>Full remote/flextime work style with results-focused autonomy.</li><li>Stock options and competitive compensation.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Location </strong></p><p>Tokyo</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Salary</strong></p><p>9 - 12 million yen</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Reference Number: 06940-0013360777</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>By clicking 'apply', you are deemed to have agreed to Robert Half Japan Privacy Notice (</em><a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy"><em>https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy</em></a><em>). 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.</em></p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/V2F0dW55dS5TaXJpcGFpcm9qLjQ1MjI0LjEwODk4QHJoaWpwLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
