Salary: ¥6M ~ ¥10M /yr
About Mantra
Mantra is a technology company building products that empower people through entertainment and education.
Our key services include:
- MANTRA ENGINE: A machine learning–powered recommendation and personalization platform, optimizing manga and digital content distribution.
- LANGAKU: A unique language learning app that leverages manga to help users learn English and other languages through immersive experiences.
As an Engineering Manager, you will lead a team that directly contributes to these services—designing and operating the systems behind them, building features based on user insights, and ensuring engineering excellence in both product and process.
Primary Responsibilities
- Designing, developing, and operating our web services (supporting products such as LANGAKU and internal platforms like MANTRA ENGINE).
- Managing an engineering team of about five members, fostering growth and collaboration.
- Building and managing development roadmaps aligned with business strategies and goals.
- Improving development processes and eliminating technical debt to enhance productivity.
- Extracting user issues and considering feature specifications based on user interviews and data analysis.
- Leading projects where development is the primary focus (e.g., client discussions to design APIs).
Basic Qualifications
- Proven experience (3+ years) in leading a team of engineers.
- Experience in designing backend APIs and database schemas for commercial services at scale.
- Hands-on experience in implementing web services from frontend to backend.
- Involvement in team development from the service specification stage.
- Japanese language skill (JLPT N2+).
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience as an Engineering Manager or Technical Lead.
- Experience in designing, operating, and constructing backend and infrastructure for large-scale services.
- Experience in promoting agile development processes such as Scrum.
The Ideal Candidate
- Someone accustomed to continuous learning.
- Able to approach problems by formulating and then verifying hypotheses.
- Enjoys communicating with people from different fields and backgrounds.
- Able to take ownership and handle working independently.
- Strong interest in Mantra’s focus areas (manga, language, machine learning).
Benefits
- Flexible working style, including remote work options.
- Relocation and visa sponsorship support for candidates moving to Japan.
- Opportunity to lead an international, cross-functional team building products at the intersection of entertainment, education, and AI.
Selection Process
- Document screening (resume, detailed career and job history, portfolio)
- ~3 Interviews
- Final meeting to discuss terms of employment and compensation