Job title: EN/JP(N3) Bilingual Engineering Manager
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Industry: IT & Telecommunications / IT・通信
Functional Expertise: Technical (IT) / 技術職(IT)
Salary: Negotiable
Job published: 2025-07-17
Job ID: 63582

Job Description

Lead a diverse, global engineering team and revolutionize the industry.

 

■ Job Title

Engineering Manager (Bilingual in Japanese and English)

 

■ Company Overview

They are a fast-growing startup on a mission to unlock the potential of the manufacturing industry. Their innovative B2B SaaS product, launched in 2022, leverages machine learning to transform complex design data into valuable assets. Having already gained significant traction with major domestic companies, they are now expanding globally into the US and other international markets. Their vision is to drive a complete transformation in manufacturing by optimizing processes and work cultures through technology.

 

■ Your Role and Responsibilities 

(Upon Employment)As an Engineering Manager, you will lead a multinational team within our Growth or Platform divisions. Your core responsibilities will include setting team goals, mentoring engineers through 1-on-1s and performance reviews, driving recruitment, and designing scalable organizational structures. You will also be key in fostering a productive bilingual (Japanese/English) environment. Initially, you may contribute as a hands-on engineer to deeply understand our product before transitioning fully into management.

(Scope of any potential changes) Duties as defined by the company

 

■ Experience and Qualifications

・Over 2 years of experience at a product-based startup company.

・Proven leadership experience as a manager in an engineering organization, developing in-house products and contributing directly to business growth.

・Hands-on experience developing and operating products as a software engineer.

・Business-level fluency in both English and Japanese for all work-related communication, including meetings and documentation.

 

■ Additional Preferred Qualifications

・Experience managing multinational and culturally diverse teams.

・Management experience in a rapidly scaling organization or startup environment.

・Development experience with statically typed programming languages.

・Familiarity with developing in a cloud infrastructure environment.

・A track record of leading multiple engineering teams to success.

 

■ Good Reasons to Join

・Tackle complex and meaningful challenges alongside a team of passionate and talented colleagues.

・Make a significant social impact by contributing to a product that is fundamentally reshaping an entire industry.

・Play a key role in scaling a global product and a world-class, international engineering organization.

・Accelerate your professional development by working closely with experienced executives, including former CTOs of major SaaS companies.

 

■ Work Location

(Upon Employment) Tokyo
(Scope of change) Location as specified by the company

 

■ Salary 

Annual Salary: 9 million - 12.5 million JPY. Salary is reviewed twice a year. A stock option program is also available.

 

 

 

Details will be provided during the meeting.