RAKUS Co., Ltd.

【Tech Lead】Vietnam base / Work Overseas / Top scale in Japan / Listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime

Project Manager, Project Leader 3 More

Tokyo 1 More

Full-time (permanent)

Online Interview: Yes

Remote Work from Overseas: No / Remote Work in Japan: Yes

Top-Selling Points

Rate of Foreigners

Less Than

Frequency of English Usage

Less Than

Remote work High utilization rate of paid leaves Plans for overseas expansion Short overtime work (less than 20 hours) Long-term vacations International employees In-house product development

Top-Selling Points

Rate of Foreigners
Less Than

Frequency of English Usage
Less Than

Remote work High utilization rate of paid leaves Plans for overseas expansion Short overtime work (less than 20 hours) Long-term vacations International employees In-house product development

Related Skills

Management/System project Experience

Member management Project Management Tech lead

Language Requirements

Required

Preferred

Language Requirements

Required

Japanese: Native

English: Greetings/None

Vietnamese: Daily Conversation

Preferred

English: Daily Conversation

Job Description

【Recruitment Background】
Since our establishment in 2014, we have been working to improve the technical and development skills of our engineers with the cooperation of Japanese engineers, and by traveling to each other's offices, productivity has improved to a level that is comparable to that in Japan. We are looking for a Tech Lead to improve the technical skills of local Vietnamese engineers.

【Job Description】
The mission of this position is to improve the development and technical capabilities of the overseas subsidiary (RAKUS Vietnam), and you will be responsible for training the local development team and improving the development process.
RAKUS Vietnam is one of the development bases of RAKUS Corporation, and since its establishment in 2014, it has been developing functions for RAKUS' main cloud services such as Rakuraku Seikatsu, Mail Dealer, and Shuyuu Mail. RAKUS Vietnam is not positioned as a contracted development organization of the head office, but is engaged in proactive product development in unison with the head office and the development team.
We have a very good relationship with the head office development organization, with frequent business trips between Japan and Vietnam, and we have a full backup system in place.

●Flow after joining Rakus
Assignment: You will join RAKUS and be transferred to RAKUS Vietnam.
During the first six months to a year after joining the company, you will work at the head office in Japan (mainly through development work) to gain a solid understanding of RAKUS' vision, mission, and values, as well as RAKUS' development process, service system configuration, architecture, and other aspects.
During this period, there will be a short-term business trip to Vietnam once every two months (1-2 weeks in duration).

●Specific duties after assignment to Vietnam base.
-Code review
-Training of engineers (creation of training plans, on-the-job training (OJT) as a trainer)
-Development process improvement (introduction and improvement of Agile practices)
-Technology selection, tool selection
You will join a local development project team and lead local engineers from within the team as a coach and sometimes as a player.

●Raising the level of technical capabilities
The current technical capability of RAKUS Vietnam is about 80% to 85% of that of Japan. Our goal is to raise this to 100% and bring it to the same level as Japan. In order to achieve this goal, we will
In order to achieve this goal, we believe it is necessary to: [1] raise the level of overall technical capabilities, [2] improve the development process, and [3] improve the capabilities of the upstream process (design capabilities).
Specifically, we will strengthen the following areas.

1] Raise the level of overall technical capabilities
Architectural design, database design, performance tuning, collection of technical information, etc.

2] Improvement of the development process
Improvement of efficiency in each development phase, introduction of Agile practices, document creation rules, selection of tools, etc.

3] Improvement of upstream processes
User understanding, business understanding, understanding of application specifications and functional details, etc.

＊As a Tech Lead, you will mainly be entrusted with [1] and [2], and you will also be responsible for creating a training scheme to strengthen [1] and [2] at the same time.

【Development environment】
Languages: Java, PHP, JavaScript
Middleware: Apache, Tomcat, Nginx
Frameworks and libraries: Spring Boot, SAStruts, Laravel, Vue.js, jQuery
Database: PostgreSQL
IDEs: PHPStorm, Eclipse
Code Review: Pull Request based (using GitLab's MergeRequest)
Methodology: Agile, Waterfall + Agile practices
Others: Windows PC, 2 monitors, Linux for development (virtual machine)

【Attractiveness of this position】
Vietnam is a country that continues to maintain a very high growth rate in the Asian region, with a young average age, and is full of energy and enthusiasm. RAKUS Vietnam is no exception and is made up of members who are highly motivated to grow. The best part of my job is leading and growing the organization with such young and personable members with a common goal in mind.
This is a position where you will be respected and adored as a leader of the organization, as a colleague, and as family. The expatriates who have been assigned to this position in the past are still adored even after they return home, and they continue to interact with the local members outside of work. The bonds that are formed there will last a lifetime. This is a job that gives you a sense of satisfaction, excitement, and accomplishment that you cannot experience in Japan.

【About RAKUS Vietnam】
RAKUS Vietnam is a family-oriented organization with a high sense of belonging among its members. We have many caring members and have formed a culture of helping each other. One of the characteristics of RAKUS Vietnam is that we are highly motivated to grow, and we eagerly take on the challenge of learning new technologies.

●Address
RAKUS Vietnam Co.
Bldg. QTSC 9, 4th Floor, Street 3, Quang Trung Software City, Tan Chanh Hiep Ward, District 12, Hochiminh City, Vietnam
Quang Trung Software City, District 12, Hochiminh City, Vietnam *20-25 minutes by cab from the airport.

●Number of employees at RAKUS Vietnam
Currently 50
Back office (including local representatives): 6
Interpreters : 4
Development Manager : 6
Development Engineers: 34


【What kind of people are there in Rakus?】
They are not passive, but active and passionate.
They value their colleagues and cooperate with each other.
Average age is young and energetic!
Love to have fun at company events. They never forget to have fun.

Reference Information
◆Rakus Vietnam company information
https://www.facebook.com/rakusvn/
https://pasonacrossing.vn/rakus
http://www.rakus.com.vn/
https://itviec.com/companies/rakus-vietnam-company

◆Current Rakus Vietnam Representative (resident)
https://www.wantedly.com/id/daisuke_terada

◆Former Rakus Vietnam Representative (currently works at the head office)
https://tech-blog.rakus.co.jp/entry/20200814/offshore

Required Skills and Experiences

[Essential Requirements] - Leadership experience in web application development projects - Strong desire to work abroad [Welcome requirements] - Ability to communicate in an international environment *No need to use Engliash or Vietnamese as interpreters are available. - Experience in human resource development (guidance of engineers) [Who we want to work with] - People who find it interesting to work abroad or with foreigners. - People who like cross-cultural communication and enjoy living abroad. - People who are sociable and want to build relationships with a variety of people.

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Working Condition

[Salary]
Annual salary 6,489,120 yen - 9,661,116 yen
(Example) In the case of an annual salary of 6,480,000 yen
407,000 yen per month (basic salary of ¥322,000 + overtime allowance of ¥55,000 + other allowances of ¥30,000)
*Overtime allowance equivalent to 20 hours per month is paid regardless of whether or not overtime is worked.
*No change in conditions during the probationary period (6 months).

[Allowance]
Family allowance (30,000/month: 1 person, 50,000/month: 2 persons, 60,000/month: 3 or more persons)
Overtime allowance
late-night allowance
Holiday allowance
Commuting allowance
Moving allowance
Travel allowance

[Work location]
Shinjuku Maynds Tower, 2-1-1 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0053, Japan
Scope of change of place of work: Location determined by the company.

[Working hours]
9:00-18:00

[Holidays]
Two days off a week (Sat, Sun)
Public holidays
Year-end and New Year holidays
Summer holiday
Paid leave (85% or more of all paid leave is used up *achieved in FY03/2022)
Maternity leave before and after childbirth: 100% return to work after taking maternity leave.
Celebration and condolence leave (e.g. 7 days leave granted for marriage)

[Insurance]
Health insurance, unemployment insurance, employee pension and workers' accident compensation insurance.

[Salary increase]
Once a year (May)

[Bonus]
Twice a year (June and December)

[Benefits]
■Social insurance
Health insurance (Kanto IT Software Health Insurance Association), unemployment insurance, welfare pension, workers' accident compensation insurance.

■Transport expenses paid
Upper limit of ¥100,000/month

■Family allowance
One child 30,000 yen/month, two children 50,000 yen/month, three or more 60,000 yen/month until 18 years old.
Assistant managers and managers are not eligible for this allowance.

■Commuting in plain clothes

■Timely shift system / Monthly shift system
To promote flexibility in working methods, working hours can be changed on a daily/monthly basis in 30-minute increments up to one hour before or after.
Example: 8am-5pm, 8.30am-5.30pm, 9.30am-6.30pm, 10am-7pm

■RakuSmile system
During the childcare period, you can choose the working hours and evaluation style that suits you best.
Available after one year of employment.

■Other employment support
Child nursing leave (5 days per child, separate from paid leave)
Babysitting assistance system
Back-up leave
In-house clubs (baseball, futsal, light music, Gunpla, etc.)
In-house social events

■Average overtime hours
Less than 20 hours per month, average leave taken more than 10 days per year

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Document Screening
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Interviews (2-3 times)

*The number of interviews may vary depending on the position and the candidate's preference.
*You may be asked to take SPI test during the process. Please check the information provided by the recruiter for details.
*We may offer you a position that is different from the one you have applied for and in which you may be able to play a more active role. Please understand that we may offer you a position other than the one you have applied for.

Business (description what they do)

We offer several cloud services to support back-office operations such as expense reimbursement and sales management, as well as front-office operations such as responding to customer inquiries and marketing.

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