Frontend Developer

Tokyo
Remote OK - Anywhere in Japan
Full-time
December 23, 2023

Position Overview

As a Frontend Developer you will be responsible for development of new features for our flagship SaaS app MakeLeaps. You will be primarily working on frontend development in React and will work closely alongside backend engineers and designers.

Main Responsibilities

Development of MakeLeaps’ React frontend
Involvement in planning, designing, implementing, and testing for development projects
Collaboration with server-side developers, code reviews, meetings with designers, etc.

Development Environment

Tech stack: JavaScript (React), Python (Django)
Server OS: Ubuntu
Test frameworks: pytest, Selenium, Tape, Jest, Cypress
Database: PostgreSQL
Version control: Git

Essential Skills & Experience

Experience with JavaScript and HTML/CSS
Strong React development experience, particularly building frontend development environment from scratch, design, implementation and coding
Ability to write clean, quality code
Experience collaborating with other teams, particularly design teams
Experience/familiarity with RDB/SQL/ORM

“Nice to have” Skills & Experience

Experience migrating frontend code
Experience/familiarity with Python/Django
Experience with Wagtail or Tailwind CSS
Conversational Japanese ability

Benefits, Perks, etc.

Standard social and health insurance fully provided
Annual health checkup
MacBook Air/Pro provided
Casual dress code

Application Process*

Resume/CV screening
HR Interview
Technical interview with members of Development Team
Final Interview with CTO

*Subject to change on case-by-case basis

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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 bolster its burgeoning digital business.

At MakeLeaps we prioritize our people, which is reflected in our culture and work style; we enabled full remote work in 2020 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 half hail from outside Japan.