【Android Engineer】Japan's No.1 Recipe Video Platform | JLPT N2 Level

★Android Engineer | Recipe Video Platform

• Japanese: Business Level REQUIRED (N2 Level)

★Hybrid Work

★Annual salary: 7 million yen - 12 million yen

★In-house Development

★Great Welfare

-------------【About the company】-------------

【Planning, Operations & Development】

Recipe Video Platform

Budget-Saving Application

AI Agent Infrastructure for Manufacturers, Wholesalers & Retailers

Lifestyle Media Platform

Creator Management Agency

■About the Company

The company aims to be an organization that delivers a bright and powerful impact to the world through its services, contributing globally by continuously launching and scaling new businesses.

Starting with its foundational recipe video platform, the company has successfully rolled out multiple services that serve as essential infrastructure for daily life, achieving rapid and continuous corporate growth.

■Services

You will be involved in the development of either the recipe video platform or the budget-saving application.

・Recipe Video Platform

Operating under the concept of "Making daily life delicious and warm," this is Japan's No. 1 recipe video service, offering simple and delicious recipes fully supervised by registered dietitians. In October 2024, the application achieved a major milestone, surpassing 44 million cumulative downloads.

・Budget-Saving Application

This platform is designed to transform daily shopping into a more rewarding and cost-effective experience. Launched as the sister app to the No. 1 recipe video platform, it has rapidly surpassed 10 million downloads, driven by rising consumer inflation and a growing societal focus on saving money. The service features a mechanism where users earn points through everyday shopping behaviors, such as browsing digital store flyers or physically commuting to retail locations.

-------------【 Job Description】-------------

■Responsibilities

You will be involved in the development of either the recipe video platform or the budget-saving application.

Development Environment Highlights

・The team is highly focused on dedicating its time to initiatives that directly elevate application quality and overall product value.

・Jetpack Compose has been introduced across all development applications, with some apps built entirely on a full Jetpack Compose architecture.

・The team continuously maintains and updates Android Studio, libraries, and internal development tools to their absolute latest versions.

・Engineers benefit from a collaborative ecosystem, holding membership in both the core Android functional team and cross-functional, domain-specific feature teams.

Development Workflow

Engineers at the company do not simply implement pre-determined, top-down requirements.

Instead, development is driven via an agile Scrum framework through small, cross-functional teams of 4 to 6 members. Each team owns specific target KPIs and consists of engineers, designers, PdMs, and BizDev professionals who collaborate and debate daily to hit their objectives.

This environment allows engineers to look beyond pure technology, deeply involving themselves in product growth strategies, feature ideation, and hypothesis testing.

【Position Highlights】

■Development of Top-Tier, Consumer-Facing Services: The flagship recipe video platform has surpassed 44 million cumulative downloads and serves 56 million monthly users. Additionally, the budget-saving application launched in 2023 has already cleared 10 million downloads, maintaining a hyper-growth rate of 466% annually. Developing services that friends, family, and millions of others use daily allows engineers to hear direct user feedback and tangibly experience the real-world value of their code.

■Agile, Hypothesis-Driven Development Rooted in Speed: Because consumer products are inherently full of uncertainty, the organization prioritizes a "test, observe, learn, and iterate" philosophy. Maintaining a high release cadence, the teams run rapid, incremental improvement cycles: Release → Analyze the next day → Review at the morning stand-up → Deploy the next move. This approach successfully bridges daily iterations with long-term user value.

■Massive First-Party Data Coupled with AI-Native Engineering: In addition to a robust platform serving 41 million monthly users, the company owns highly unique primary data assets, including user receipts and real-time purchasing behavior. Supported by a modern data stack utilizing Snowflake and dbt, the environment actively promotes AI integration, enabling engineers to focus on maximizing product quality and driving core value creation.

■Architectural Challenges Fueling Non-Linear Growth: Beyond standard feature growth, engineers will tackle high-difficulty system design, such as integrating platforms and designing robust APIs tailored for new products and external partnerships. Balancing this technical complexity with business demands under a rapid schedule of multiple weekly releases offers a highly valuable environment for professional growth.

■Development Environment

Languages: Kotlin

Architecture: MVI, MVVM

CI / CD: AWS CodeBuild, GitHub Actions, DeployGate

Libraries:

・Jetpack Compose, ViewBinding

・Kotlin Coroutines, RxJava

・Dagger Hilt, Toothpick

・OkHttp, Retrofit, Moshi, Room, Kotest, Detekt

Tools: Slack, Figma, Notion, Firebase, KARTE, Redash

■Hardware & Office Equipment

・Company-Provided Laptop: Engineers are provided with a high-spec MacBook Pro configured with 64GB RAM and 1TB SSD. Hardware is refreshed with the latest model every two years. The standard issue configuration includes the MacBook Pro M4 Max.

・Customization Options: Personnel can choose between JIS or US keyboard layouts and select either a 14-inch or 16-inch screen size based on personal preference.

・Desk Setup: Workstations are equipped with 27-inch 4K monitors for an optimized multi-display experience.

-------------【 Requirements】-------------

Required

・Experience developing Android apps using Kotlin (approximately 3–4 years)

・Experience developing declarative UIs using Jetpack Compose

・Experience developing using standard MVVM architecture in accordance with the Android Architecture Guide

Preferred

・Experience leading technical improvements within a team through proactive proposals

・Management experience, such as serving as a team leader or project leader

Ideal Applicants

・Holds a strong interest in developing daily infrastructure products that are frequently used by friends, family, and the people around them.

・Desires to be deeply involved in the overall expansion and scaling of a product as a core engineer, looking beyond just writing code.

・Possesses a continuous desire to learn, upskill, and pursue engineering excellence across various technical domains.

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【Working Time 】

9:00~18:00

【Childcare & Parenting Support Programs】

- Pre- and Post-Natal Leave

- Parental Leave (Taken by both men and women; 100% return-to-work rate)

- Currently promoting the use of parental leave by men

- Childcare Leave (5 days per year; can be taken in hourly increments)

- Leave to Be Present at Childbirth (Up to 2 consecutive days)

- Reduced-Hours Work Program (To accommodate childcare, elder care, etc.)

- Discounted Babysitting Vouchers

【Health & Mental Health Support Programs】

- Regular health checkups

- Vaccination support

- Consultations with the company physician

- Life Bridge Program (a program that allows employees to work remotely for a limited time in the event of a family emergency or health concerns)

- Implementation of Wevox (to visualize organizational motivation and engagement)

- Fully equipped care rooms

【Internal Company Benefits & Programs】

- Full social insurance(Employment Insurance, Workers’ Compensation Insurance, Health Insurance (Kanto ITS), and Employees’ Pension Insurance)

- Commuting allowance (up to 40,000 yen per month)

- Side jobs permitted (subject to approval based on company guidelines)

- Peripheral equipment purchase assistance for engineers and designers (up to 50,000 yen)

- Introduction of a housing benefit service

【Internal Culture & Communication Programs】

- Year-End Party (A company-wide event held at the end of the year)

- Recognition Program (Awards are presented to employees who embody our values at the company-wide general meeting held every half-year)

- Pit-In Meeting (A short company-wide morning meeting held every Monday)

- All-Hands Meetings (Monthly meetings held by business division)

- AI Workshops (Conducted in-house as part of efforts to improve operational efficiency and support reskilling)

- Thanks Message Program (A culture of expressing gratitude to one another using special cards)

- Referral Hiring Incentive Program

- Welcome Lunch

- Club Activities

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