【Global Team 年収1200万円】Engineer Manager (Full Remote)

One of our top clients, a well-established Japanese company currently undergoing a major digital transformation within one of Japan’s most important and globally influential industries, is looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to help scale its next-generation DX SaaS platform.

This position will play a critical role in leading engineering teams, improving engineering processes, developing organizational capabilities, and fostering a modern AI-assisted engineering culture across the company.

Join a new global team driving innovation and making a large societal impact.

Why Join?

Work-Life Balance: Full Remote from all Japan + Flex-time

Career Growth: Opportunities for career advancement

Bilingual Environment: Diverse, multicultural team

Pre-IPO Phase

Global Expansion (The company is aiming to become a global leader and already has offices in India, Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam)

About the Company

This company is one of Japan’s most established and respected enterprises, with over 1,200 employees and a remarkable 400-year history in the construction industry. 

The CEO graduated in the United States and is highly committed to innovation—has made a strategic decision to build the company’s first-ever in-house digital and product development organization. To achieve this, he has recruited some of Tokyo’s top technology leaders, including a world-class CTO & CIO.

The company aims to become a global leader in DX solutions and already has offices in:

India

Singapore

Indonesia

Vietnam

Role Overview

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead multiple engineering teams while helping improve engineering quality, development processes, organizational scalability, and team performance.

This role requires both strong people management capabilities and solid technical leadership experience. You will work closely with Product, Design, Business, and Executive stakeholders while supporting the company’s transition toward a modern, AI-driven engineering organization.

The ideal candidate combines engineering leadership, organizational development, technical understanding, and strong communication skills.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Team Management & Mentorship

Lead and support multiple engineering teams and/or team leads

Conduct regular 1-on-1 meetings, performance feedback, and career development planning

Support engineer growth, promotion planning, and performance improvement

Foster a psychologically safe and collaborative engineering culture

Help engineers adapt to AI-assisted development environments and workflows

Engineering Process Improvement & Delivery Quality

Improve sprint operations, code review culture, incident response processes, and documentation standards

Introduce and optimize AI-assisted development workflows, including:

AI code generation

Automated testing

AI-supported code reviews

Agent-based development workflows

Analyze and improve engineering metrics such as:

Cycle Time

Deployment Frequency

MTTR (Mean Time to Recovery)

Continuously identify bottlenecks and improve development efficiency and delivery quality

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Business teams

Communicate engineering capacity, technical constraints, priorities, and risks to stakeholders and leadership

Identify and resolve blockers and dependencies across teams

Participate in product planning and executive-level discussions

Technical Leadership & Architecture Review

Participate in architecture discussions and design reviews

Conduct technical risk assessments and provide guidance to senior engineers

Support teams during technically challenging situations with hands-on problem solving when necessary

Maintain practical understanding of:

AI technologies

LLM integrations

Automation pipelines

Agent-based systems

Hiring & Organizational Scaling

Design and manage structured hiring processes from JD creation to offer stage

Support onboarding strategy including 30/60/90-day onboarding plans

Participate in headcount planning and organizational scaling initiatives

Build balanced, high-performing engineering teams

Requirements

Japanese Language Fluent and English Business Level

3+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager

Experience managing multiple engineering teams and/or team leads

Strong experience in people management, mentoring, and engineer development

Proven experience supporting career development, performance improvement, and promotion processes for engineers

Technical Background

Previous experience as a Senior Engineer, Staff Engineer, or equivalent technical leadership role

Ability to participate in architecture reviews, design reviews, and technical risk assessments

Ability to provide technical coaching and guidance to senior engineers

Strong understanding of modern software development practices, system design, APIs, cloud solutions, and engineering quality

AI-Assisted Development & Engineering Process

Knowledge of AI-assisted development practices and agent-based workflows

Understanding of LLM integration, automation pipelines, and AI development tools

Experience identifying engineering process issues and driving continuous improvement

Experience using engineering metrics such as Cycle Time, Deployment Frequency, and MTTR to analyze problems and propose improvements

Cross-Functional Communication

Strong communication skills with Product, Design, Business, and Executive stakeholders

Ability to understand customer and product challenges deeply and translate them into technical solutions

Experience in product planning, stakeholder reporting, and executive-level communication

Hiring & Organization Building

Experience designing and operating hiring processes from JD creation to offer stage

Experience supporting onboarding and team structure planning

Benefits
Benefits

Employment Type: Full-time employee

Estimated Annual Salary: Up to ¥12M

Remote Work: Fully remote within Japan

Flexible Time: Yes (Core Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM)

Holidays: Weekends + National Holidays

Annual Leave: Approx. 122 days/year

Additional Leave: Paid leave, seasonal breaks, refresh leave, life support leave

Location

Tokyo, Japan (Head Office in Shinjuku)

Fully remote work available across Japan.