Senior Bilingual Software Engineer - US West Coast

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Remote (North America), 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM PTFull-TimeSenior
Salary120,000 - 200,000 USD per year
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Job Details

Languages
English, Japanese
Experience
7+ years of experience in software engineering, 4+ years of prior experience operating as a Software Engineer within a U.S.-based organization

Requirements

  • Near-native proficiency in both English and Japanese
  • 7+ years of experience in software engineering, with strong exposure to system design and real-world implementation
  • 4+ years of prior experience operating as a Software Engineer within a U.S.-based organization, where English was the primary language for technical discussions, design reviews, and deliverables, both orally and in writing
  • Strong understanding of modern software architecture (APIs, backend systems, data models)
  • Proven ability to operate across product, engineering, and implementation contexts
  • Experience working with distributed or cross-border teams
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to convey nuanced context, not just information

Responsibilities

  • Act as the primary interface between Forward-Deployed U.S. teams and the Platform Core team in Japan, driving deep, bidirectional context alignment
  • Continuously synthesize and communicate what is happening on the ground—including priorities, urgency, constraints, and team sentiment (“temperature”)
  • Translate not just requirements, but intent, trade-offs, and decision rationale across both sides
  • Influence platform roadmap and product strategy by ensuring decisions are grounded in real-world usage, high-impact opportunities, and evolving field needs
  • Ensure the Platform Core team is working on the highest-value problems, with clear prioritization informed by field context
  • Ensure Forward-Deployed teams fully leverage the platform, including understanding its capabilities, constraints, and intended design patterns
  • Drive cross-regional program execution
  • Facilitate technical discussions, design reviews, and prioritization decisions across regions
  • Improve internal systems for global collaboration, including documentation, communication cadence, and decision-making frameworks
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