Location: Tokyo, Japan
Work Type: Full Time / Experienced (Non-Manager)
Salary: ¥3.6M ~ ¥8.5M / Year
Requirements
- English: Business level
- Japanese: Business level
- Must currently reside in Japan
■Job Description:
We are looking for an engineer to develop and support clean, scalable, custom backend solutions for multiple e-commerce sites operated by our company. You will primarily be involved in e-commerce projects targeting tourists visiting Japan and traditional Japanese crafts (such as a famous Japanese knife brand). This position allows you to work together to create unique e-commerce experiences and take on the challenge of implementing innovative features.
You will work with front-end developers, designers, and the marketing team to build custom solutions and various integrations based on Shopify. You will also be responsible for all back-end operations essential to an e-commerce business, including system architecture design, API development, and performance optimization.
We welcome individuals who can proactively make proposals and lead projects. This is a global workplace where communication skills in both English and Japanese can be put to good use in a multilingual environment.
■Required conditions:
– 2-4 years of experience in backend development
– Development experience using Node.js, Ruby, Python, PHP, etc.
– Understanding the basic design and business flow of an e-commerce platform (cart, checkout, order processing, etc.)
– Knowledge of Liquid (Shopify’s templating language)
– Ability to carry out work in English (professional level)
– Ability to write clean code that is easy to read and maintain
– Experience with API integration (REST, GraphQL)
■ Welcome conditions:
– Understanding or practical experience of Webflow structure and export
– Experience customizing Shopify backend
– Ability to carry out work in Japanese (business level preferred)
– Experience in developing multilingual and cross-border e-commerce
– Headless commerce knowledge
– Experience with development and deployment using Git and CI/CD tools
– Experience in developing products for visitors to Japan and traditional Japanese products