Software developer turned entrepreneur. Living in Japan since 2006. Helping other developers get jobs here since 2011.
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Paul McMahon retweeted
If you’re a software developer in Japan, we’d love to hear from you.
TokyoDev’s 2026 Developer Survey is open. It takes 5–10 minutes, and your responses help us understand what working as an international developer in Japan is actually like.
surveys.tokyodev.com/en-US/s…
「流暢な英語話者ではない」Yuta Shimakawaさんが、多国籍なエンジニアチームのEngineering Managerとして働く中で得た経験を語っていただきました。
英語でのマネジメントに不安を感じている方は、ぜひご覧ください。
tokyodev.com/ja/articles/jap…
Paul McMahon retweeted
「私にとってWoltでの経験は、エンジニアとして大きく成長できた貴重な経験でした」
数か月前にWoltは日本事業を終了しました。それでも、Shunさんはそう振り返ります。
初めてのグローバル企業で得た学びについて語っていただきました。
tokyodev.com/ja/articles/jap…
Paul McMahon retweeted
We've released our 2025 survey results! This year 989 people participated, up 21% from last year’s survey. Get insights on topics like compensation, working conditions, and AI in Japan. 2025.surveys.tokyodev.com/en…
Paul McMahon retweeted
Our next event is Oct 14! Talks from Luigi Taira D. (KATIX, on technical interviews) and Akifumi Kobashi (CTO @ CADDi, topic TBA). Food, drinks, and plenty of time to chat. tokyodev.doorkeeper.jp/event…
現在、TokyoDevの年次アンケートには900名のソフトウェアエンジニアの方から回答をいただいています。これまでで最多ですが、目標の1,000件にはまだ届いていません。
アンケートは9月30日まで実施していますので、ぜひ拡散にご協力ください。
surveys.tokyodev.com/ja-JP/s…
For the 7th year, I’m running a survey of developers in Japan. Last year I got 800 responses. This year I'm aiming for 1000. Please help out by taking and sharing it! surveys.tokyodev.com/en-US/s…
Paul McMahon retweeted
Join us in Tokyo for an evening of Ruby, Rails, and community. Talks on the evolution of Rails and using AI to review PRs, plus time to network with fellow developers.
trbmeetup.doorkeeper.jp/even…
We're up to 91 registrations for the next TokyoDev Talks! We have a bit more room, so if you're interested in meeting with other developers and learning a bit about Elixir, please join us.
tokyodev.doorkeeper.jp/event…
On May 21st, I'm hosting an event at ZEALS with talks on scaling engineering orgs and improving LLMs with symbolic reasoning, plus networking, drinks, and snacks. tokyodev.doorkeeper.jp/event…
Devographics just launched the first State of Devs survey, exploring who developers are beyond coding. Their technology is behind TokyoDev's annual survey, and I'll be interested to see how their results stack up to ours.
survey.devographics.com/en-U…
Investing 1000+ hours and ¥8 million in developer communities hasn’t brought much in direct returns but has still been the key to my startups' success. tokyodev.com/articles/how-to…
I'm proud TokyoDev is sponsoring this event for women and non-binary Rubyists attending RubyKaigi! While men still make up the majority of attendees at the conference, I've seen great progress in the gender balance since I first attended in 2007.
tokyodev.doorkeeper.jp/event…
Rubyコミュニティは年々より女性にとっても参加しやすくなってきたと感じています。だからこそ、DHHが「CoCが実際には悪意を持って利用される不満の道具になってしまったという点には完全に同意する」を言うと悲しくなります。
Japan is iconic for gaming, but what's it really like to work as a game dev here? This article interviews several international game devs in Japan to uncover the reality. tokyodev.com/articles/so-you…
As AI is increasingly being adopted by recruiting tools and even other job boards, I want to make TokyoDev’s stance clear: we will not use AI to screen or rate your applications. We will instead focus on doing what AI cannot. tokyodev.com/articles/ai-dis…
The 2024 TokyoDev Survey results are live! Key insights:
- Minimal job market shifts since 2023
- Hybrid work rising, fully remote shrinking
- Office workers 4x likelier to job hunt than remote ones
- Women still earn less, even considering experience
🔗 tokyodev.com/articles/the-20…
Paul McMahon retweeted
Our next event is Dec 11th, where @osyoyu will present about creating a ruby profiler!
trbmeetup.doorkeeper.jp/even…
English has had a complex and controversial role in Japanese society. Tom sheds insight into it based on his four decades in the country as an educator and translator.
tokyodev.com/articles/the-en…
