Engineering Manager (Autify Genesis)

Tokyo
Remote OK
Full-time
January 27, 2026

Global Market for QA

Agile development has become mainstream, with 92% of teams adopting it globally. In this high-speed environment, manual verification is too slow, creating an urgent need for automation. QA’s global budget is projected to reach over $1 trillion, and we are expanding internationally to lead this vast market.

About Us

Autify, Inc. is a San Francisco-based startup and a graduate of the prestigious Alchemist Accelerator. Our mission is to empower creativity through technology. Since 2019, we have provided an AI-powered, no-code test automation platform. Our latest innovation, Genesis, is a GenAI agent specifically designed for software quality assurance.

About This Role: Engineering Manager (Genesis Team)

Genesis is a new product specializing in cutting-edge AI and machine learning solutions for the Japanese market. We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the Genesis team, oversee core technology development, mentor engineers, and drive innovation in software engineering leadership.

Responsibilities

Team Leadership: Build and recruit team members, share business vision, and support career development for reports.
Delivery & Operations: Facilitate agile ceremonies, remove blockers, and manage progress metrics to ensure high-quality business value.
Strategy & Innovation: Alter team roadmaps based on new information and identify architectural/technical debt for improvement.
Stakeholder Management: Engage with stakeholders through refinements and demos, providing full visibility on team progress.
Operational Support: Manage procurement, third-party services, and the monitoring of released software.

Requirements

Experience: 5+ years in software development design and support (Backend experience is a plus).
Communication: Ability to work and communicate effectively in English.
Startup Mindset: Experience in a SaaS startup and an understanding of QA/test automation practices (Preferred).
Availability: Ability to overlap with Japanese business hours if working remotely outside of Japan initially.

Tech Stack

Backend: Ruby on Rails, Go
Frontend: TypeScript, React, Redux
AI/ML: Python, PyTorch, Kubernetes, GPT-4
Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Terraform, Google Cloud

Employment Conditions & Benefits

Status: Permanent, full-time with 6-month probation.
Work Style: Full flextime; Hybrid (Tokyo office visit at least once a week).
Compensation: Competitive salary, twice-yearly bonuses, and Stock Options.
Perks: Unlimited PTO, Visa sponsorship, Relocation support, and English/Skill-up learning support.

Selection Process

Hiring Manager Interview
EM Interview
HR Interview
Reference Check

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About Autify

Autify, Inc. is a start-up company founded in San Francisco by a team of engineers who were the first Japanese team to graduate from the top US accelerator Alchemist Accelerator. With the mission to increase creativity with the power of tech, we develop and provide Autify, an AI-based software test automation platform.

Markets are changing rapidly, and there is a demand for quick software releases. Agile development has become mainstream; on a global scale, 92% of developer teams adopt agile development, 71% of which aim to release at least once a week. With such a rapid cycle, manual verification is too time-consuming, and there is an urgent need for automation. Our services can solve these critical challenges and make our clients a competitive advantage in software development.

Over 300 companies have begun using their service since its official release in October 2019, and that number is continuing to grow.

QA’s global budget is said to reach over $1 trillion. We are rapidly expanding our service reach internationally to win this vast global market.

Japanese Language Policy
Autify doesn’t require Japanese skills for engineers. All oral and written communications (including slack and all documentation) is in English, so there’s no need for engineers to speak Japanese.
Visa Sponsorship
Autify’s flexible when it comes to helping you get a visa. They’re willing to hire people currently living overseas and sponsor your visa (as long as you fulfill the Japanese visa eligibility requirements). Autify also allows working from abroad while waiting for your visa to be approved.

They’re even open to having people continue to work remotely from outside of Japan longer-term as long as you can be available during normal business hours in the JST time zone.
Paid Leave
10 days of paid leave and 5 days of sick leave plus public holidays in Japan.
Benefits
💹 Employee stock option plan

💻 New tech gear (Laptop PC will be lent when joining the company)

👩‍🎓 Skill development support

🏠 Remote work allowance

💛 Support for attending conferences

🧡 Seminar participation support

📕 Book purchases

👶 Parental Leave

👩‍🏫 English learning/skill improvement program support

💜 Social security / insurance benefits included

🏥 Healthcare insurance

💚 Pension insurance
Remote Work
Autify is working 100% remotely currently, so they don’t require members to live in Tokyo, if you are able to relocate to Japan. They also have quarterly in-person meetings in Tokyo but it’s not mandatory to commute to Tokyo once every three months. You can also join remotely.

Note: We welcome remote work from other countries as long as you can work during the JST time zone. Those living outside of Japan will remotely join quarterly in-person meetings.
Work style
Work hours: Full flex time (No Core Time!)

Autify allows their members to choose their own hours as long as they average 8 hours a day each month. There may be times when you’re expected to join meetings and you may need to be online during the JST time zone, but otherwise work hours are flexible.