Engineering Manager (SRE)

Tokyo
Partial Remote
Full-time
January 27, 2026

Global Market for QA

In a world where 92% of developer teams adopt Agile, manual verification is no longer sustainable. Autify is solving this $1 trillion challenge by providing an AI-powered automation platform that allows our clients to release software faster and more reliably. We are rapidly expanding our reach internationally to win this vast global market.

About Us

Autify, Inc. is a San Francisco-based startup founded by the first Japanese team to graduate from Alchemist Accelerator. Since 2019, we have grown to a team of 100+ members, providing AI-powered no-code test automation. Our next phase involves doubling down on GenAI with products like Genesis, a GenAI agent for software quality assurance.

About This Role: Engineering Manager (No-Code & Cloud Infrastructure)

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our Japanese market No-code team and support our cloud infrastructure management. This role is a blend of software engineering leadership and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), ensuring our products remain stable, performant, and reliable as we scale.

Responsibilities

Operational Sustainability: Manage infrastructure, service procurement, and third-party providers to ensure production delivery stability.
People Management: Mentor engineers, support career development, and maximize productivity through goal setting and evaluations.
Infrastructure Excellence: Enable cross-team improvements on stability, performance, and cost-optimization using expert collaboration.
Agile Facilitation: Lead team ceremonies, remove blockers, and provide visibility into team metrics and infrastructure status.
Technical Strategy: Identify architectural challenges and technical debt, planning long-term improvements accordingly.

Required Qualifications

Leadership: 3+ years of Engineering Management experience.
Engineering Depth: 5+ years in software development (Backend experience is a plus).
Cloud & Infrastructure: 2+ years of hands-on experience with AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.
SRE Tooling: Proficiency in monitoring tools (Datadog, New Relic, Sentry) and incident management practices.
Specialized Knowledge: Experience with certificate management and PKI infrastructure.
Communication: High proficiency in English (working language).

Tech Stack

Backend/Frontend: Ruby on Rails, Go, TypeScript, React
Infrastructure: AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Packer
Monitoring/CI: Datadog, New Relic, CircleCI, GitHub Actions

Employment Conditions & Benefits

Location: Tokyo Office or Remote in Japan (Hybrid: at least once a week in office).
Compensation: Full-time permanent status, Unlimited PTO, twice-yearly bonuses, and Stock Options.
Support: Visa sponsorship, relocation allowance, and English learning support.

Selection Process

Technical Interview
EM Interview
HM Interview
HR Interview
Reference Check

APPLY NOW ➜🇯🇵 Residents Only

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.