Senior Software Engineer - QA Platform Development

★Senior Software Engineer – QA Platform Development | Featured Venture Company

• English Only OK

◆ Location: Tokyo / Osaka

◆ Flextime & Hybrid Work

◆ Global Team

◆ Annual salary: 8 million yen - 12 million yen

-------------【About the company】-------------

The company is a manufacturer of groupware, a tool designed to foster teamwork through information sharing. They provide end-to-end service, handling everything from product planning and development to sales, operation, and support in-house.

The mission is to improve teamwork in organizations around the world. They develop groupware that supports thorough information sharing, smooth communication, and improves individual learning and satisfaction. Their products are used by a wide variety of organizations—including companies, local governments, universities, hospitals, and NPOs—to manage schedules, customer information, and other crucial business data. To date, they have contributed to improving teamwork for over 12 million users worldwide.

In addition to nine locations across Japan, the company has been expanding globally since it first entered Shanghai, China, in 2007. It has since grown into the United States, Southeast Asia, and Oceania, and now operates from seven international locations. The challenge to become "world number one" is truly underway.

■Groupware Business

The company develops, provides, and supports tools that foster teamwork through information sharing and communication.

■Main Products

・Cloud business application builder

・Groupware for small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs)

・Groupware for large and medium-sized enterprises

・Shared email management system

-------------【 Job Description】-------------

【Overview】

The company is recruiting a Software Engineer to develop a platform for quality assurance and test automation.

The ideal candidate has a background in software development, excellent coding skills, and a strong passion for software quality and test automation. Experienced developers who may lack test automation experience but are eager to deepen their testing expertise are also welcome. Strong coding ability is mandatory, as this is a development-focused role.

The role involves designing and building test tools, frameworks, and infrastructure to enable large-scale continuous testing. You will work closely with the engineering team to ensure high product quality through automation and well-designed testing systems.

【Responsibilities】

Building and maintaining a robust testing platform and automation framework for web and mobile applications (Android & iOS)

Automating end-to-end test scenarios to verify critical user flows and system functionality.

Ensuring scalability and reliability through load, performance, and cross-platform testing.

Executing manual tests for complex scenarios where automation is challenging.

Maintaining clear and comprehensive test documentation.

Integrating automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline and collaborating with the engineering team.

【About the Team】

While the core of the team is based in Tokyo, members are also located across Japan, San Francisco, and New York. The team is highly diverse, composed of individuals from over 10 different countries, and the primary language for communication is English. Specialized translation and interpretation teams provide support for meetings with Japanese-speaking colleagues within the company.

-------------【 Requirements】-------------

【Required】

5+ years of hands-on experience in B2B software development.

Strong coding skills in TypeScript and Python.

Excellent debugging, analysis, and problem-solving abilities.

Interest in test automation and creative thinking to solve testing challenges.

Business-level English communication skills.

【Preferred】

Experience with automation tools such as Selenium, Appium, Playwright, and Espresso.

Experience implementing automated end-to-end (E2E) testing frameworks.

Knowledge of API testing tools like Postman, RestAssured, and gRPC.

Experience with performance/load testing tools like JMeter, Locust, and LoadRunner.

Experience working with modern frontend stacks like React.

Experience applying AI/ML technologies in testing.

Proficiency with web communication protocols like gRPC, OAuth2, and OIDC.

Infrastructure experience with Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, and cloud platforms.

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【Working Time 】

Flextime System

【Welfare/Holidays】

Remote work allowance (5,000/month)

Employee stock ownership plan (company matches purchase of up to 10% of paycheck)

Skill development support/Language Learning Support (120,000 yen a year)

New tech gear

Book Purchasing

Commuter allowance

Comprehensive health and social insurance

Parental Leave

Relocation and Visa Sponsorship to Japan offered

20 days of paid leave

5 days of Proactive Personal Leave

5 days of Family Care / Personal Sick Leave

Two days off per week (Saturday and Sunday), Public holidays in Japan

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