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Senior Software Engineer – Smart IoT Spatial Intelligence Solutions MNC – 13M+ JPY Annual

Software Engineer

Ref: 874Monday 11 August 2025

Company Summary

  • Our client is an AI company specializing in ambient intelligence for buildings to optimize space usage and energy efficiency without compromising personal privacy
  • Provides cutting-edge products/solutions such as thermal wireless sensors that detect human presence and activity, an API-first data platform for real-time spatial insights, and predictive analytics for smart building automation across various settings.
  • One of the pioneers and leaders in their specialized industry. Recently was recognized for launching the world’s first thermal wireless occupancy sensor.
  • Established over 5 years ago with almost 200+ team members globally. Offices across the United States and Japan. HQ in California.    

                               

Job Description

  • After a very successful 2024, looking for a new Senior Software Engineer to join their team in Japan.
  • Develop and maintain backend services ensuring scalability and performance across distributed systems
  • Build and optimize event-driven pipelines to support real-time IoT data flow
  • Manage time-series data storage and retrieval, ensuring data integrity and accessibility
  • Design and maintain APIs for both real-time and historical data access
  • Deploy and manage infrastructure following Infrastructure-as-Code best practices
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams in Japan and the US to align backend architecture with product goals
  • Participate in architecture reviews, incident retrospectives, and continuous improvement initiatives

 

Key Candidate Criteria

  • At least 5+ years of experience in backend development; about 2+ years in Go
  • Strong experience with MTQQ, NATS, or similar message queues
  • Familiarity with InfluxDB, Prometheus, and Grafana
  • Solid experience deploying systems on AWS
  • Comfortable with GraphQL API design and performance tuning
  • Experience with Terraform and infrastructure-as-code
  • Exposure to IoT data or edge computing is a bonus
  • Fluent in English and Japanese; or either of the two

 

Office

  • Tokyo, Japan

 

Salary

  • 830K-1M+ JPY per month
  • Commission & Bonus
  • Medical & Other Benefits
  • Generous Annual Leave
  • Incentivize Trips
  • Annual Salary Review & Increase

 

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