Software engineer (Frontend)

Tokyo
Partial Remote
Full-time
February 18, 2024

Job Description

You will be involved in front-end development (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) for our in-house services and client projects. Your role will focus on achieving pixel-perfect styling in CSS, keeping in mind design systems and design regulations. At Colorkrew, you will collaborate with diverse team members, including product owners and engineers, and maintain effective communication throughout the project. In client projects, you will engage in communication with customers.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with designers to develop front-end prototypes for our in-house services.
Collaboration with engineers and designers.
Consideration of microinteraction with a focus on accessibility.
Coding tasks for the website of our in-house services.
Outsourcing coding tasks to external collaborators, including direction.
Development and operation of design systems.
Should have a strong skill of writing CSS from scratch.

Requirements

Over 5 years of practical experience in HTML and CSS.
Over 3 years of practical experience in designing, implementing, and operating front-end architecture using JavaScript (React).
Over 3 years of practical experience in designing and operating UI/UX using prototyping tools (Figma, AdobeXD, etc.).
Experience working collaboratively with external production teams.
Business-level English proficiency for communication with in-house engineers.

Nice to have

In addition to the above, candidates with one or more of the following skills or experiences are welcome:

Front-end development for medium to large-scale websites.
Implementation of sites rich in WebGL, animation, and interactive elements.
Setting up development environments using npm, Vite, Babel, etc.
Knowledge of high-maintainability, high-extensibility API, component, and CSS design.
Knowledge of server-side and database design.
Broad knowledge and interest in performance, security, and accessibility.

Desired Personality

Able to communicate proactively with multinational team members.
Openness and willingness to collaborate with the team on their own accomplishments and skills.
Leadership skills.

Our apeal points

Contribute to many projects
Grow and influence as engineer and designer
Have impact on future projects through the design system
Share knowledge with members of various teams
Grow in communication with an international team
Ambition to go global as a company

Working Conditions

Employment Status

Full-time
Probationary period: First 3 months after joining the company. (During this period your contract conditions will be the same as that of a permanent employee.)

Work Hours and Work Place

Scheduled working hours:9 AM – 6 PM (Core time:10 AM - 2 PM)
Hybrid work style of coming to the office and working remotely. Many of us come to the office about half a day a week. You can come to the office at your free time, avoiding crowded train times.
There are also people who live in remote areas outside the Tokyo suburbs, and they basically work remotely. They come to the office about once a month on business trips.
We have no plans to go back to office commuting altogether. We will continue to do hybrid work, mainly remote work.

Holidays

Two days off per week (as well as national holidays, New Year's break, etc.)
Paid leave, congratulatory and bereavement leave, sick leave

Salary

12 months salary and bonuses paid in summer and winter.
Based on skills, experience, and abilities
Reviewed 2 times a year

Benefits

Various social insurance benefits included
Work from home available
Support programs for self-improvement and career development (language learning, etc.)
Monthly business trip expenses for domestic local residents (up to 30,000 yen)

Selection Process

Coding test
Coding session *2 times (CSS, Others)
Interviews with engineers
Interview with CEO

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About Colorkrew

Colorkrew's vision is to become a visionary company that makes work fun for the whole world.

They’re building several in-house products such as Colorkrew Biz, which is a business concierge service that solves administrative issues using QR and authentication technologies, and Goalous, a social network for companies that focus on managing company goals like OKRs.

They also do consulting work across a wide variety of areas such as cloud integration, marketing and promotion, payments, server architecture and more. Colorkrew’s development team is made up of talented people from many different countries, and they maintain a vibrant, international environment. It’s also one of the first companies in Japan to adopt a truly flat hierarchy, eliminating all job titles and departments in order to maximize the impact of each individual. At Colorkrew, they have a culture that values employee autonomy, and flexibility.

They want their employees to be able to do their best work, so Colorkrew allows remote work, as well as “20% time” as long as you complete your scheduled work. They also have some great benefits. Thanks to their supportive company culture that fosters growth and teamwork, the average tenure of their engineers is about 5 years, which is much longer than most tech companies in Japan. This is a testament to how much people enjoy working at Colorkrew.

They also hire new graduates and interns to work on their engineering team, which is relatively rare for companies hiring non-Japanese engineers and candidates from abroad (most companies limit their overseas hiring to more experienced positions). We think this could be a great opportunity for someone who wants to start their engineering career in Japan and work alongside talented senior engineers to gain experience while also experiencing Japan!

Japanese Language Policy
If you can communicate actively as necessary to complete your work, you don’t need Japanese skills. Colorkrew is becoming an international company, but there are still a lot of employees working there that can’t speak English, so the more Japanese you know the better.
Visa Sponsorship
Colorkrew sponsors visas for international candidates, and will prepare the necessary documents for submission to integration.
Paid Leave
- Two days off per week (Saturday and Sunday), Japanese national holidays, New Year's vacation
- Paid Leave (starting with 10 days, Add according to regulations)
- Summer vacations(5days) and winter vacations(5days)
- Bereavement Leave
- Maternity/paternity and caregiving support
- Caregiving leave
- Paid childbirth leave and Celebration money
- Paid honeymoon leave and Celebration money
- Condolence money and paid leave
Benefits
🍔 Lunch allowance

👩‍🎓 Japanese lessons for non-Japanese speaking employees

👕 No dress code (except when meeting with clients)

🚃 Full transportation coverage

💜 Social security/insurance benefits included
Remote Work
Colorkrew implements day a mixture of remote and in-office work, with most members coming to the office 2 days per week.

In general, Colorkrew is very flexible about remote work, allowing anyone to work remotely.
Work style
- Flex time (core hours 10:00-14:00, 60 minute lunch)
Diversity
Colorkrew's model is super flat. Positions: none. Hierarchy: none. Colorkrew has no use for positions that are only about managing other people. There is no need to be chained to one department.

It's an environment for challenges regardless of age, nationality, or academic background. Everyone shows their value as a player on the same team. Put your efforts out in the open. This is the Colorkrew way. Expose yourself to different points of view. Gain insights that could not be made from your experience and common sense alone.

When information is in the open, you can understand what others are thinking, what choices others will make and why. Know your partner. Know your situation. This open thinking is the framework that leads to collaboration.
Parents and Family
We have maternity leave, maternity leave for spouses, and family care leave which employees can use to take care of their children when they are in need. We also give congratulatory money when they have a child.

Employees can bring their children to work when necessary. Note that they don’t have a day care system, they’re just flexible with allowing employees to bring their children to work when circumstances require it.

Colorkrew also has a culture of taking maternity/paternity leave when children are born, as well as flexible remote work and flex time for new parents.