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Engineer Voices

At Japan Dev, we help people find tech jobs in Japan.

But beyond that, our goal has always been to bring transparency to the Japanese tech industry. 

While we provide job listings and introduce company profiles, we know that the most valuable perspective comes from people with firsthand experience working at a Japanese tech company.

That is why we’re opening our platform to you! If you're a foreign engineer, designer, PM, or working at any tech-adjacent role in Japan, we'd love to hear about your real, unfiltered experiences.

Japan Dev receives over 600,000 monthly page views and our top articles hit over 100,000 views per year, offering a massive platform to share your insights with developers worldwide.

Are you a good fit?

We want articles rooted in your lived experience. Whether it is a lesson you learned the hard way or a unique success story, if it helped you grow as an engineer in Japan, it will help someone else!

We value authenticity over perfection, so we ask that you please refrain from using any AI tools. Our team will help you refine and polish the final piece.

Here are a few broad themes we’d love to explore (examples included):

✅ Career Transitions: Overcoming the language barrier, relocating from overseas, or switching from a traditional Japanese company to a modern startup.

Transitioning into Tech: From English Teacher to Software Engineer in Japan

✅ Daily Work Life: What the engineering culture, code reviews, and tech stacks actually look like inside your company.

Working as a Solo Engineer on a Small Team in Japan

✅ Life Outside the Job: Balancing your career with family, navigating visas, or pursuing personal tech projects in Japan.

Being Muslim in Japan: What Daily Life and Work Really Look Like

✅ Going Beyond: Have a deep passion for a niche topic? If you are well-versed in a specific subject and believe our readers in the Japan tech community can benefit from knowing about it, we want to hear your ideas!

How to Buy Concert Tickets in Japan: A Crash Course

What's in it for you?

We are very big on collaboration! When you share your experience with our community, we make sure you are supported every step of the way.

➡️ Global Reach: As mentioned above, our SEO is pretty strong so content ranks fast! Get your name and your story in front of developers (and companies) worldwide who look to Japan Dev for resources.

➡️ Get Compensated: Your insights and experiences are valuable. To show our appreciation for the time and effort it takes to share your story, we offer fair financial compensation for all published articles.

➡️ Editorial Support: Do not worry about perfect grammar or structure. Our team will work directly with you to refine your draft and make sure your ideas stand out.

How to sign up?

We've made the sign-up process simple. You do not need to write a full article upfront!

1. Pitch Your Idea

Fill out this Tally Form, including a short paragraph (2-3 sentences) explaining your idea. 

Let us know what you want to write about, why it matters, and a little bit about your background in Japan.

2. Get Approved

If it sounds like a good fit, our team will reach out and send you a simple contract to review.

3. Draft & Refine

We’ll send you a content brief to help you outline and draft your piece. After you’ve submitted your draft, our team will help polish it up. Content edits / discussions are done via Google Doc + email.

4. Publish

Congratulations – your story goes live on Japan Dev! 

Publish under your real name, accompanied by a photo and a short bio. This helps establish you as a credible, authoritative voice in the industry to both readers and search engines. 

(Note: We’re open to making exceptions for articles discussing sensitive topics. Simply let our team know early in the process if you’re not comfortable using your real name or photo.)

We can't wait to hear your story!

💙 The Japan Dev Team