Staff Software Engineer - New Markets Japan
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India, Japan business hoursFull-TimeStaff
SalaryCompetitive salary package and stock options.
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Job Details
- Languages
- Native-level or JLPT N1-level Japanese; Business-level English
- Required Skills
- JavaKotlinGogRPCRustRESTful APIsDistributed Systems
Requirements
- Native-level or JLPT N1-level Japanese proficiency.
- Business-level English proficiency.
- Proven experience designing and developing complex financial systems or high-scale transactional platforms.
- Strong understanding of accounting concepts, ledger structures, double-entry accounting, and transaction reconciliation.
- Experience building highly available, scalable applications handling multi-currency transactions.
- Strong knowledge of financial APIs, market data integrations, and trade settlement processes.
- Experience working with regulatory requirements in financial markets, preferably within Japan.
- Proficiency in at least one statically typed programming language such as Go, Rust, Java, Kotlin, C#, Scala, or C++.
- Strong software architecture skills, including experience with domain-driven design and event-driven design.
- Experience developing distributed systems and designing reliable backend infrastructure.
- Strong computer science fundamentals and advanced problem-solving abilities.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement highly scalable, mission-critical brokerage systems tailored to Japanese market requirements.
- Develop and maintain backend services, including microservices, APIs, and third-party integrations supporting financial operations.
- Build and enhance middle-office and back-office systems using technologies such as gRPC services, REST APIs, and distributed architectures.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to improve core frameworks and enable support for multiple markets, currencies, and regulatory requirements.
- Translate Japan-specific financial requirements, regulations, and partner needs into technical specifications for global engineering teams.
- Work with local regulators, vendors, and business stakeholders in Japanese to ensure successful technical alignment.
- Develop solutions supporting market-specific requirements such as investment products, accounting standards, identity verification, and tax-related workflows.
- Troubleshoot production issues, maintain system reliability, and participate in operational support during Japan business hours.
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