Backend Developer

About MakeLeaps

MakeLeaps is a SaaS vendor whose applications streamline invoicing operations for companies and freelancers to save time in growing their business. The company was founded in 2014 and acquired by Ricoh in 2018 to strengthen their portfolio of digital services.

At MakeLeaps we prioritize our people, which is reflected in our culture and work style; while employees can go into the office, we enabled full remote work in 2020 and never looked back. 

We value work-life balance and enjoy a flex time system that allows for any work style. Our diverse team makes for an open and welcoming workplace--about half of our colleagues are women and about half are from countries outside Japan.

Position Overview

As a member of our Dev Team, you will contribute to the development of MakeLeaps’ products in myriad ways. You will work closely with engineers in other groups to make an impact on development at MakeLeaps, and be expected to take the lead on technical decision-making with regard to MakeLeaps’ backend stack.

Main responsibilities

• Assist with high-level decision-making and recommend technologies for MakeLeaps’ backend stack
• Optimization of our web applications for performance and scalability
• Design high-performance, robust APIs
• Collaborate with frontend developers and other team members to establish objectives and design more functional, cohesive code to enhance the user experience

Essential skills, experience and traits

• Demonstrable experience with Python web development

• Experience with Django/Django REST framework/ORM

• Ability to work effectively on a team with members of various skill levels

• Proactive approach to problem solving

• Friendly and positive attitude

“Nice to have” skills & experience

• Experience/familiarity with JavaScript frameworks, especially React
• Experience with object-relational mapping
• Experience/familiarity with PostgreSQL
• Experience working on SaaS products
• Experience interacting with infrastructure (configuring CI/CD pipelines, or debugging server-side performance issues)

Development environment

• Tech stack: JavaScript (React), Python (Django)

• OS: Primarily macOS for software development

• Test frameworks: Python (pytest, Selenium, Tape, Cypress), Javascript (Jest, Storybook), CircleCI

• Database: PostgreSQL

• Version control: Git

Benefits, perks, etc.

• Standard social and health insurance fully provided

• Annual health checkup provided free of charge

• Monthly allowance of ¥5000 for colleagues who work from home at least one day in the month

• MacBook Air/Pro provided

• Casual dress code

Application process*

1. Resume/CV screening

2. HR Interview

3. Technical interview with members of Development Team

4. Final Interview with CTO

*Subject to change on case-by-case basis