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Industry Trends for IT Jobs
Acceleration of automated driving technology
While the Japanese market as a whole is facing a shortage of IT personnel, demand for IT-related positions is increasing every year due to advances in automated driving technology and connectivity.
Embedded software engineers: Involved in software development and algorithm design for automated driving systems, and increasingly being hired from outside the automotive industry.
Network and Infrastructure Engineers: Network design and development related to communication infrastructure and data transmission for automated vehicles is in high demand, especially for engineers with experience in the telecommunications industry.
Security-related: Knowledge in cyber security assessment and vulnerability countermeasures for automated vehicles, where human lives are at stake, is in high demand.
App Development and Cloud Services
With the advancement of connectivity, the development of in-vehicle systems, driver assistance applications, and other services provided through contact points with users is becoming more important, and mobile application development and cloud services are being utilized.
In-house training of IT personnel
The number of companies, including major Japanese companies, that have established internal training environments for IT personnel is gradually increasing against a backdrop of a shortage of IT personnel.
Occupations
- SE(Web, open systems)
- Network and Infrastructure Engineer
- Web Producer
- SE (control, embedded systems)
- Product Engineer (hardware and software)
- Design Engineer / UI/UX Designer
- Program and Project Manager
- security
- Web/Application Engineer
- Information Systems/In-house SE
- data scientist
- EC Consultant Management
- Operation, maintenance and support
- Sales Engineer, Pre-Sales, FAE
Job Listings
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Resident Engineer at vehicle OEM (Vehicle Diagnostics)
- Electronics, Research & Development, Field App Engineer・Pre-sales Engineer, Product Engineer (Hard/soft), Program・Project Management
- Gifu
- ¥6,000,000~¥10,000,000
This company provides software and hardware solutions aimed at optimizing the development and testing of automotive systems. tools for embedded systems, simulation, and measurement to support advanced technologies in the automotive sector.
As a Resident Engineer for a vehicle OEM, you will support the development of next-generation vehicle diagnostic applications used by car dealerships and service shops. This role requires deep expertise in vehicle diagnostics and close collaboration with both the OEM's team and internal stakeholders to deliver tailored, high-quality solutions. -
Field Application Engineer (Measurement/Calibration tool)
- IT, Field App Engineer・Pre-sales Engineer
- Aichi
- ¥4,500,000~¥8,300,000
This company provides software and hardware solutions aimed at optimizing the development and testing of automotive systems. tools for embedded systems, simulation, and measurement to support advanced technologies in the automotive sector.
This role provides technical support, including proposals and consulting services, for measurement, calibration, and diagnostics tools used in the automotive industry. After six months of in-house training, the position involves a three-year on-site assignment at a specific customer location. After six months of in-house training, the position involves a three-year on-site assignment at a specific customer location before returning to the company's office to work with a variety of clients. -
Product Architect
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor
- IT, Product Engineer (Hard/soft), FAE
- Tokyo
- ¥6,700,000~¥12,800,000
Enabling faster and more effective development of high-performance electronics, leading EDA software solutions to break boundaries and move into A German brand that is known to be a leader in its class.
This role involves sales, technical support, and service engagement for semiconductor physical verification tools. The position also includes proposing tailored solutions to customer challenges and acting as a bridge between the customer and global consulting teams to ensure successful project delivery and service improvement. -
Insight Analyst/Planner
- Executive Management, Business planning・Business management, Data Analyst, Research & Analysis
- Tokyo
- ¥7,500,000~¥14,000,000
We are a start-up company that provides new options for disasters and under-infrastructured areas with innovative technologies that enable the recycling and use of water resources. The company is evolving into a global organization that brings together engineers and researchers from around the world while taking on global issues such as climate change and water scarcity. Currently in the business growth phase, we are aiming for further expansion with an IPO in sight, based on a mission of high social significance. Our 100-person organization is rooted in a culture where each individual can take on challenges with discretion and responsibility.
This startup is pioneering innovative technologies that enable sustainable water circulation, offering vital solutions in times of disaster and in Tackling global issues such as climate change and water scarcity, the company is rapidly evolving into a global organization that attracts engineers and researchers from around the world. Now in a growth phase with an IPO on the horizon, it offers the opportunity to work on a mission with significant social impact. With a team of around 100 members, the company fosters a culture where each individual is empowered to take ownership and boldly pursue meaningful challenges. With a team of around 100 members, the company fosters a culture where each individual is empowered to take ownership and boldly pursue meaningful challenges.
As an insight analyst, you will grasp changes in society, the environment, and technology from multiple perspectives, formulate hypotheses, design surveys, conduct actual research, extract insights, and report the research results, providing statistical support and verbalizing insights. You will also contribute to the creation of new business, product, and service concepts. -
Senior Backend Engineer|Senior Backend Engineer
- IT, SE(Web, OPEN), SE(General purpose)
- Tokyo
- ¥10,000,000~¥16,000,000
We are a start-up company that provides new options for disasters and under-infrastructured areas with innovative technologies that enable the recycling and use of water resources. The company is evolving into a global organization that brings together engineers and researchers from around the world while taking on global issues such as climate change and water scarcity. Currently in the business growth phase, we are aiming for further expansion with an IPO in sight, based on a mission of high social significance. Our 100-person organization is rooted in a culture where each individual can take on challenges with discretion and responsibility.
This startup is pioneering innovative technologies that enable sustainable water circulation, offering vital solutions in times of disaster and in Tackling global issues such as climate change and water scarcity, the company is rapidly evolving into a global organization that attracts engineers and researchers from around the world. Now in a growth phase with an IPO on the horizon, it offers the opportunity to work on a mission with significant social impact. With a team of around 100 members, the company fosters a culture where each individual is empowered to take ownership and boldly pursue meaningful challenges. With a team of around 100 members, the company fosters a culture where each individual is empowered to take ownership and boldly pursue meaningful challenges.
As a leader in designing and building the entire system, you will be responsible for designing and building the software infrastructure that supports the entire ecosystem surrounding small-scale distributed water treatment systems.
The system is planned to be deployed at an accelerated pace in the next few years, and community development through open source and significant expansion of back-end services are planned. In addition, a highly scalable system design is required with a view to linking with business-use systems through APIs. -
IoT Engineer (Embedded Engineer)
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded), Product Engineer (Hard/soft)
- Tokyo
- ¥6,500,000~¥11,000,000
We are a start-up company that provides new options for disasters and under-infrastructured areas with innovative technologies that enable the recycling and use of water resources. The company is evolving into a global organization that brings together engineers and researchers from around the world while taking on global issues such as climate change and water scarcity. Currently in the business growth phase, we are aiming for further expansion with an IPO in sight, based on a mission of high social significance. Our 100-person organization is rooted in a culture where each individual can take on challenges with discretion and responsibility.
This startup is pioneering innovative technologies that enable sustainable water circulation, offering vital solutions in times of disaster and in Tackling global issues such as climate change and water scarcity, the company is rapidly evolving into a global organization that attracts engineers and researchers from around the world. Now in a growth phase with an IPO on the horizon, it offers the opportunity to work on a mission with significant social impact. With a team of around 100 members, the company fosters a culture where each individual is empowered to take ownership and boldly pursue meaningful challenges. With a team of around 100 members, the company fosters a culture where each individual is empowered to take ownership and boldly pursue meaningful challenges.
In the area related to software engineering of autonomous decentralized water treatment and reclamation system products, you will be responsible for the development of the firmware portion that performs autonomous water operation. -
Senior Front-End Engineer|Senior Front-End Engineer (Tech Lead Candidate)
- IT, SE(Web, OPEN), SE(General purpose)
- Fukuoka, Tokyo, Osaka
- ¥7,500,000~¥12,000,000
We are a company that works to solve the social issues facing the logistics industry. Business-to-business logistics in particular is extremely complex, with diverse stakeholders and structural dynamics. Until now, operations at each site have evolved individually, and we are developing SaaS-type applications that redefine and support these operations through digital transformation (DX).
Our main services include solutions related to logistics processes, such as truck reservation acceptance, dynamics management, vehicle dispatch ordering and management, and production, sales, and inventory management, to support the optimization of business-to-business logistics.
All of these services are built on a common infrastructure, which also stores big data related to logistics. With this common platform, we are promoting the construction of a "logistics information platform" that aims to optimize the entire industry, avoiding inefficiencies caused by individual optimization.
Currently, a large number of companies and logistics providers, mainly in the daily necessities and food industries, have introduced the service, with approximately 27,000 offices nationwide and more than 700,000 drivers using the service.
With a view to further growth of the cloud logistics management solution, we are looking for a front-end engineer to provide technical leadership in the development of the technical infrastructure, focusing on the front-end, and to promote the growth of the product together with us. -
Product Manager
- IT, Product manager (Web/Application), Product Engineer (Hard/soft)
- Tokyo
- ¥7,000,000~¥11,000,000
We are a company that works to solve the social issues facing the logistics industry. Business-to-business logistics in particular is extremely complex, with diverse stakeholders and structural dynamics. Until now, operations at each site have evolved individually, and we are developing SaaS-type applications that redefine and support these operations through digital transformation (DX).
Our main services include solutions related to logistics processes, such as truck reservation acceptance, dynamics management, vehicle dispatch ordering and management, and production, sales, and inventory management, to support the optimization of business-to-business logistics.
All of these services are built on a common infrastructure, which also stores big data related to logistics. With this common platform, we are promoting the construction of a "logistics information platform" that aims to optimize the entire industry, avoiding inefficiencies caused by individual optimization.
Currently, a large number of companies and logistics providers, mainly in the daily necessities and food industries, have introduced the service, with approximately 27,000 offices nationwide and over 700,000 drivers using the service.
We are working to solve issues in business-to-business logistics, a market 10 times larger than that of the last mile, and this is a product manager position that will lead us to quickly and massively solve these issues with our products.
While following the business plan, you will have the discretion to consider and select business themes, customer value to be provided, and development functions on your own. -
Senior Product Designer|Senior Product Designer
- IT, Design engineer,UI/UX designer
- Tokyo
- ¥7,500,000~¥12,000,000
We are a company that works to solve the social issues facing the logistics industry. Business-to-business logistics in particular is extremely complex, with diverse stakeholders and structural dynamics. Until now, operations at each site have evolved individually, and we are developing SaaS-type applications that redefine and support these operations through digital transformation (DX).
Our main services include solutions related to logistics processes, such as truck reservation acceptance, dynamics management, vehicle dispatch ordering and management, and production, sales, and inventory management, to support the optimization of business-to-business logistics.
All of these services are built on a common infrastructure, which also stores big data related to logistics. With this common platform, we are promoting the construction of a "logistics information platform" that aims to optimize the entire industry, avoiding inefficiencies caused by individual optimization.
Currently, a large number of companies and logistics providers, mainly in the daily necessities and food industries, have introduced the service, with approximately 27,000 offices nationwide and over 700,000 drivers using the service.
As a Product Designer for the cloud logistics management solution, you will lead the UI/UX design of the product. You will be responsible for UI design and information design to maximize users' operational efficiency, working with PdMs who understand business requirements and engineers who lead design and development.
We are a company that aims to create truly valuable products by sometimes visiting sites, extracting the essence of issues from user tests, user interviews, and client interactions, and reflecting this in the design. -
Telematics System Engineer
- Manufacturer, Automotive Parts
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded)
- Tokyo, Aichi
- ¥7,000,000~¥14,000,000
This global leader in connected technologies specializes in providing premium audio, visual, and telematics solutions, particularly for automotive, consumer, and enterprise markets. With a strong presence in Japan, the company develops advanced in-car audio systems, connected services, and infotainment solutions, often integrating AI and cloud-based technologies. Their focus includes enhancing in-vehicle experiences through high-grade quality sound, smart connectivity, and telematics solutions, particularly for automotive, consumer, and enterprise markets. Their focus includes enhancing in-vehicle experiences through high-grade sound, smart connectivity, and software-driven solutions, making them a key player in the automotive and consumer electronics industries.
This role combines responsibilities in system performance engineering and requirements management for telematics and connectivity projects. engineer will act as the technical bridge between OEM customers and internal development teams to define, analyze, and validate system-level requirements, resolve technical issues, and drive end-to-end system performance. -
Project Manager for Space Industry Business Development
- Energy & Infrastructure, Energy
- Executive Management, Business planning・Business management, Program・Project Management
- Tokyo
- ¥9,000,000~¥12,000,000
A global company which has operated in Japan for more for more than 125 years, they are at the forefront of innovation in a variety of fields including social solutions, space technology, public infrastructure, and more. There team has more than 60,000 domestic members and brings the innovation of Japan to countries all over the world.
In this role you will act as a project manager or assistant project manager for business development opportunities and coordination of satellite development. Your work will play a vital role in the success of space technology advancement done in coordination with JAXA by overseeing the scheduling, budgeting, and proposal of future plans to develop new space technologies and business opportunities in Japan. Your work will play a vital role in the success of space technology advancement done in coordination with JAXA by overseeing the scheduling, budgeting, and proposal of future plans to develop new space technologies and business opportunities in Japan. -
Audio System Engineer
- Manufacturer, Automotive Parts
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded)
- Tokyo, Aichi
- ¥10,000,000~¥14,000,000
This global leader in connected technologies specializes in providing premium audio, visual, and telematics solutions, particularly for automotive, consumer, and enterprise markets. With a strong presence in Japan, the company develops advanced in-car audio systems, connected services, and infotainment solutions, often integrating AI and cloud-based technologies. Their focus includes enhancing in-vehicle experiences through high-grade quality sound, smart connectivity, and telematics solutions, particularly for automotive, consumer, and enterprise markets. Their focus includes enhancing in-vehicle experiences through high-grade sound, smart connectivity, and software-driven solutions, making them a key player in the automotive and consumer electronics industries.
This position acts as the technical bridge between automotive OEM customers and internal hardware/software engineering teams to support audio systems The ideal candidate combines strong hands-on engineering skills with structured problem-solving The ideal candidate combines strong hands-on engineering skills with structured problem-solving ability and a customer-first mindset, capable of managing technical discussions and project milestones independently.
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