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Engineering Specialist in Japan

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Explore current engineering specialist jobs across Japan. Filter by work mode, employment type, experience, department, date posted and distance.

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📍 Japan· Full-time· Remote
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Role Description As a Technical Solutions Specialist based in Japan, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor to Dropbox customers, partners, and our Direct Sales and Channel teams across Japan and Korea. You will independently lead technical discovery, solution design, product demonstrations, integration and security discussions, pilots, and proofs of concept across both markets. You will help customers understand how Dropbox can enable secure collaboration, AI-powered workflows, and broader workplace transformation. Working closely with Sales, Channel, Customer Success, Product, and Engineering, you will translate complex technical requirements into clear business outcomes, support strategic opportunities from early discovery through post-sales handoff, and strengthen the technical capabilities of our partner ecosystem. Responsibilities Partner with the Direct Sales and Channel teams to understand customer requirements and design secure, scalable solutions across Dropbox products, add-ons, and third-party integrations. Lead technical discovery sessions, product demonstrations, architecture workshops, security reviews, pilots, and proofs of concept. Advise customers and partners on APIs, integrations, migration strategies, deployment approaches, and the ongoing management and security of Dropbox solutions. Build trusted technical relationships with stakeholders across IT, Security, Engineering, Operations, business leadership, and executive teams, confidently addressing technical objections and risk considerations. Translate technical capabilities into clear business value and develop tailored workflows and solutions that support measurable customer outcomes. Enable Sales teams, Customer Success teams, service delivery partners, and channel partners through technical training, demonstrations, and reusable content, while ensuring a smooth transition from pre-sales to post-sales. Represent the voice of the customer to Dropbox Product teams and leadership, and pa

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📍 Japan· Full-time
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Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us! As a member of our Customer Operations & Support Team, you’ll be the voice of Figma as you help ensure our community has an exceptional experience across our different public platforms and touch-points (community forum, social, etc.) You’ll be engaging with our customers both directly and publicly, which will require critical thinking, an investigative mentality, and outstanding communication skills. We’re looking for a great teammate based in Japan who can cover weekdays and is technically inclined, eager to learn about design tools and community, and comfortable working in a startup-like environment where there are a lot of hats to wear. What you’ll do at Figma: Monitor our community and social platforms (community forum, X, Reddit etc.) and handle escalations Provide outstanding technical support for new and experienced Figma users on community and social platforms Help moderate and organize our community forum, making sure it stays a healthy and safe space for our global community Improve engagement and create a seamless one-to-many support experience Collaborate with our design and engineering teams to investigate and resolve complex issues Work with our Technical Quality Support team to report and escalate technical issues with the appropriate teams Collect and consolidate customer feedback into meaningful recommendations for our product and research teams Close the feedback loop with users when bugs are resolved and feature requests are implemented We'd love to hear from you if

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📍 Japan· Full-time
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Who are we? Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company. We build cutting-edge foundation AI models and end-to-end products that are designed to solve real-world business problems. We’re training and deploying frontier models for enterprises who are building AI systems. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI and we are looking for folks that want to be part of that. We obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are all passionate about their craft. We are a global technology company headquartered in Toronto with key offices in London, New York City, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Berlin and Seoul. Join us! About North: North is Cohere's cutting-edge AI workspace platform, designed to revolutionize the way enterprises utilize AI. It offers a secure and customizable environment, allowing companies to deploy AI while maintaining control over sensitive data. North integrates seamlessly with existing workflows, providing a trusted platform that connects AI agents with workplace tools and applications. Why This Role? This role offers a unique opportunity to shape how enterprises harness the power of AI in real-world applications. As a bridge between our core North product and our clients’ engineering teams, you’ll be at the forefront of solving complex problems and securely integrating AI into critical sectors such as finance, healthcare, and telecommunications. Our esteemed clients include industry leaders like RBC, Dell, and LG CNS. We are seeking engineers who deeply care about customers and want to work at the cutting edge of Agentic AI. Note: between 20 - 40% travel anticipated In this role, you will: Lead end-to-end deployment of North in private cloud and on-premises environments, including planning, configuration, testing, and r

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📍 Japan· Full-time
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We are Datadog's in-house product experts. The Technical Solutions team enables Datadog's worldwide growth by educating potential clients and ensuring that existing customers are happy and successful. We share our technical and product expertise with customers via multi-channel technical support, demos, and presentations. You’ll be joining a team and company where you will be challenged, but also will immediately witness your contributions to Datadog. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You’ll Do: Engage with customers via multiple channels (ticketing system, live chat, and screensharing tools) to identify and resolve technical support requests while continuing to educate our clients on the use of the platform Reproduce technical issues and dive into Datadog’s 1000+ integrations Become demo certified and lead a three-pillar demo to customers Participate in product conversations with internal teams based on feedback from client interactions Train as a highly knowledgeable specialist in one or more Datadog product area(s) Work from a Datadog office 3 - 5 days per week Who You Are: Experienced in multi-channel technical support at a SaaS company (2+ years of related experience) Experienced using Zendesk, Jira, Confluence, or similar software An engineer with previous technical troubleshooting and/or programming experience Self-motivated, detail-attentive, and have a desire for continuous learning A critical thinker who defaults to a client-centric approach An effective written and verbal communicator A tinkerer with some programming experience and a basic knowledge of Linux Able to work a rotating schedule that requires weekend availability Fluent in written and spoken English and Japanese as this role will interact with stak

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📍 Japan· Full-time
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About the Team The AI Architect team partners with organizations to turn OpenAI's most capable models into meaningful, real-world impact. We work with customers across industries and digital-native businesses to identify where AI can create value, design secure and scalable solutions, and help those solutions move from early exploration into sustained production adoption. The team brings together technical strategy, customer partnership, and practical deployment expertise, working closely with Sales, Product, Engineering, Research, and specialist delivery teams. About the Role As an AI Architect, you will be the senior technical owner for a named portfolio of customers and the primary technical counterpart to their leadership teams. You will act as the “CTO of your book of business”, shaping each customer's AI strategy and guiding their journey from pre-sales discovery and solution evaluation through deployment, adoption, and measurable business impact. You will own the technical account plan across ChatGPT Enterprise, the OpenAI API, Codex, and other agentic AI solutions. In partnership with the Account Director, you will translate business priorities into a focused use-case portfolio, an actionable adoption roadmap, and a clear path to durable customer value and growth. The Account Director owns commercial strategy; you own the technical strategy, customer journey, and path to production value. You will remain accountable for the technical outcome while bringing in the right specialists across deployment, implementation, enablement, security, product, and partners to provide deeper expertise and execute work where needed. This role calls for strong industry fluency, sound architectural judgment, and the ability to move confidently between executive strategy and hands-on technical conversations. In this role, you will: Serve as the primary technical advisor and long-term technical relationship owner for a named portfolio of existing customers and pre-sales prospect

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📍 Japan· Full-time
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We are Datadog's in-house product experts. The technical solutions team enables Datadog's worldwide growth by educating potential clients and ensuring that existing customers are happy and successful. We share our technical and product expertise with customers through demos, presentations, technical evaluations, and ongoing support. Technical solutions is a growing global team that collaborates constantly to share knowledge and continuously advance our technical skillset. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You’ll Do: Manage, develop, and mentor a fast-paced team of Solutions Engineers who respond to client requests, reproduce and troubleshoot issues, and dive into the 1000+ integrations that Datadog works with Ensure successful onboarding of new Solutions Engineers Help triage Solutions Engineering queues and work with Product and Engineering on urgent matters Review and help prioritize Solutions Engineering escalations, and follow up with customers in Japan Dispatch customer requests throughout the day as part of a queue rotation schedule Oversee demo training and assist in demo certification Assist with incident response during outages/incidents, communicating with customers and providing our internal teams with info that we’re getting first-hand from those customers Build out documentation and knowledge base articles for a variety of technologies Who You Are: Passionate about people management and/or mentorship with previous experience leading a team Self-motivated, detail-attentive, and have a desire for continuous learning A critical thinker who defaults to a client-centric approach A tinkerer with some programming experience and a basic knowledge of Linux Fluent in written and spoken English and Japanese as this role will

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📍 Japan· Full-time
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We are Datadog's in-house product experts. The Technical Solutions team enables Datadog's worldwide growth by educating potential clients and ensuring that existing customers are happy and successful. We share our technical and product expertise with customers via multi-channel technical support, demos, and presentations. You’ll be joining a team and company where you will be challenged, but also will immediately witness your contributions to Datadog. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You’ll Do: Manage, develop, coach and mentor Premier Support Engineers who respond to client requests, reproduce and troubleshoot issues, and dive into Datadog’s 400+ integrations Act as the owner for your team’s accountability and performance - managing performance reviews, performance plans, and any employee relations issues for your direct reports Partner with Support team senior leadership to oversee team projects and initiatives to improve productivity, process or procedure Collaborate with internal teams and customers on high-priority escalations and act as a resource to resolve escalations from team members as necessary Who You Are: Passionate about people management and/or mentorship with previous experience leading a team, including managing other managers Self-motivated, detail-attentive, and have a desire for continuous learning A critical thinker who defaults to a client-centric approach and uses data to make informed decisions A tinkerer with some programming experience and a basic knowledge of Linux Active contribution to open-source projects (code, bug reports, etc.) and the Engineering Community (Meetups, etc.) Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's ok

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📍 Chuo Ku, Tokyo, Japan· Full-time
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At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done. Build the future of the Data Cloud. Our Solution Engineering organisation is seeking a Data Platform Architect, Postgres, who can provide hands-on expertise and support while working with technical decision makers to design and architect transactional solutions built on the Snowflake Data Cloud. This is a strategic role that works closely with cross-functional teams, including product, engineering, and the broader field organisation to ensure successful execution and customer adoption of Snowflake’s solutions. IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL GET TO: Convey the strategic advantages and technical application of Snowflake Postgres capabilities, address client inquiries, and conduct follow-up engagements to facilitate sales progression. Articulate Snowflake's Postgres functionalities and provide a comparative analysis with competitor offerings for prospective clients. Ascertain client-defined success metrics for the adoption and utilisation of Snowflake's Postgres features. Recognise, address, and reconcile discrepancies between Snowflake's methodologies and client-specific requisites concerning transactional features. Provide comprehensive resolutions to client objections and concerns. Develop and deliver bespoke demonstrations that highlight Snowflake's value proposition, tailored to a

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📍 Japan· Full-time
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As a Regional Manager, Sales Engineering, you will lead a team of Sales Engineers and frontline leaders, driving technical execution, operational excellence, and team development across your region. You’ll act as a force multiplier by owning team performance, shaping execution standards, and partnering closely with Sales leadership to influence strategy, improve outcomes, and scale impact beyond individual deals. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You’ll Do: Lead, coach, and develop a team of Sales Engineers, driving performance, engagement, and long-term career growth through regular feedback and structured development Partner confidently with senior Sales leadership on regional strategy, multi-quarter planning, annual capacity planning, and forecast alignment operating 2-3 quarters ahead to anticipate resourcing needs and business priorities Own in-field execution at a regional level by taking an executive presence role in strategic and high-impact opportunities and providing senior-level stakeholder alignment and technical credibility alongside your team Oversee consistent, high-quality delivery across technical sales cycles in the region, including evaluations, customer engagements, and deal progression Hire and onboard top talent across ICs and manager-level roles, building a high-performing team and accelerating ramp through structured onboarding and enablement Manage regional operations including resource allocation, utilization, KPI tracking, productivity, and skills development to ensure effective coverage across the territory Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Product, Marketing, Enablement, and Support at a senior level to align on regional strategy, GTM execution, and customer experience Drive operational excellence across the

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📍 Japan· Full-time
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Regional Manager, Sales Engineeringとして、Sales Engineersとフロントラインリーダーで構成されるチームを率い、担当地域における技術的な実行力、業務の卓越性、チームメンバーの成長を推進していただきます。 チームパフォーマンスのオーナーシップを持ち、実行基準を形作り、Sales部門のリーダーシップと密接に連携しながら戦略に影響を与え、成果を改善し、個々の案件を超えたインパクトをスケールさせる、いわば「フォースマルチプライヤー(force multiplier)」としての役割を担っていただきます。 Datadogでは、オフィスカルチャーによって築かれる人間関係やコラボレーション、そこからもたらされる創造性を大切にしています。私たちは、従業員それぞれに合ったワーク・ライフ・ハーモニーを実現できるよう、ハイブリッド・ワークプレイスとして運営しています。 業務内容: Sales Engineersのチームを率い、指導・育成し、定期的なフィードバックと構造化された育成プログラムを通じてパフォーマンス、エンゲージメント、長期的なキャリア成長を推進する シニアSalesリーダーシップと自信を持って連携し、地域戦略、複数四半期にわたるプランニング、年間キャパシティプランニング、フォーキャストの整合を担い、2〜3四半期先を見据えてリソースニーズと事業優先度を予測する 戦略的かつインパクトの大きい商談においてエグゼクティブとしての存在感を発揮し、チームとともにシニアレベルのステークホルダーとの連携と技術的信頼性を提供することで、地域レベルの現場での実行をオーナーシップする 評価、顧客エンゲージメント、案件の進行を含む、地域内の技術的セールスサイクル全体を通じて一貫した高品質なデリバリーを監督する IC(個人貢献者)からマネージャーレベルまで、トップタレントの採用・オンボーディングを行い、高パフォーマンスなチームを構築し、構造化されたオンボーディングとイネーブルメントによって立ち上がりを加速させる リソース配分、稼働率、KPIトラッキング、生産性、スキル開発を含む地域内の業務を管理し、担当エリア全体で効果的なカバレッジを確保する Sales、Product、Marketing、Enablement、Supportとシニアレベルで部門横断的に連携し、地域戦略、GTM実行、顧客体験の整合を図る プロセスの改善、データ品質の維持、評価フレームワークのスケール、チームの有効性と事業インパクトを高める施策への貢献を通じて、地域全体の業務の卓越性を推進する 募集要項: 顧客対応型の技術組織においてSales Engineersおよび/またはフロントラインリーダーをマネジメントした経験3年以上。チームパフォーマンスの管理、メンバー育成、高パフォーマンスチームのスケールにおける実績を持つ方 Sales Engineering、Solutions Engineering、または技術系の顧客対応職における経験7年以上 シニアSalesリーダーシップと戦略的パートナーとして、地域戦略、長期プランニング、フォーキャストの整合において連携した実績 複数四半期にわたるプランニングと日々のチーム実行・優先事項のバランスを取りながら、戦略レベルと業務レベルの両方で活動できる能力 部門を横断し、シニアレベルにも影響を与えられる強力なコラボレーション力 パブリッククラウド(AWS、Azure、GCP)、Kubernetes、APM/トレーシング、セキュリティ、開発者体験、オブザーバビリティに関する背景・知見 AIツールを活用し、それをスケールさせる実証済みの能力 変化を受け入れ、好奇心を持つ成長志向のマインドセット 顧客対応をサポートするために必要に応じて出張できること Datadogは、さまざまな立場の人々を大切にしています。誰もが初日から上記の資格をすべて満たすわけではないことは理解しています。それでも構いません。テクノロジーに情熱を持ち、スキルを伸ばしたいと思っている方は、ぜひご応募ください。 福利厚生とキャリア成長: 新入社員への株式付与(RSU / 譲渡制限付株式ユニット)および従業員株式購入制度(ESPP) 継続的な専門能力開発、製品トレーニング、キャリアパスの提供 社内ネットワーク構築のためのメンターおよびバディ・プログラム インクルーシブな企業文化、コミュニティ・ギルドへの参加機会 幅広く手厚い医療関連の福利厚生制度 企業型確定拠出年金(401K) ペットの養子縁組と保険プログラム 上記の内容は、就業する国やDatadogでの雇用内容によって異なる場合があります。 #LI-Hybrid About D

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