Applications: candidates may apply from outside Japan. Visa sponsorship: available. Japanese: Not required. English: Business level. Japan Dev tags: Engineering, Backend, Python, AWS, Docker, GCP.
About HENNGE
Join us at HENNGE, a Tokyo-based cloud-security leader helping organizations adopt flexible work environments and safely leverage the cloud. As a B2B SaaS company, we build secure and reliable cloud solutions that help enterprises manage access and identity efficiently. Our flagship product, HENNGE One, empowers thousands of enterprise customers with access control, email filtering, archiving, and next-gen cloud security features. What makes us unique: a highly technical CEO, strong engineering culture, and a global mindset.
Role overview
We’re looking for a senior software engineer to take ownership of backend and web-platform development. You’ll join the Access Control Team, responsible for HENNGE One Identity Edition, part of the HENNGE One suite serving over 2.8 million users. Your work will focus on developing core features like Access Control, Single Sign-On, and Secure Browser to deliver secure and seamless access experiences for enterprises. We value engineers who are flexible and open to new challenges, with opportunities to move between teams and products through two-way discussions that support your growth and the company’s goals.
Tech Stack: Tornado, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, AWS
What you’ll do
- Design, build, and maintain new features for HENNGE One, using Python and other web technologies.
- Architect scalable, fault-tolerant services deployed in cloud environments
- Automate deployment, testing, monitoring and documentation via CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code.
- Collaborate closely with Product Management, Design, and Customer Success teams to deliver high-quality user experiences.
- Participate actively in code reviews, discussions and technical decision-making.
- Mentor junior engineers, and contribute to improving team processes and engineering culture.
What we’re looking for
Minimum Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience developing production-scale web applications using Python.
- Ability to mentor junior engineers and work collaboratively in a team environment.
- Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP or Azure) and distributed system concepts.
- Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, code documentation, and clean-code practices.
- Fluency in English (Japanese is not required), equivalent to CEFR B2 level or above (e.g., TOEIC 785+).
- Interest in open source or tech community activities.
While not required, we’d love to hear if you have:
- Degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
- Experience building large-scale distributed systems or SaaS products.
- Knowledge of web-security, access-control, email-or-storage-systems domains.
- Knowledge of DevOps tools and practices (CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code).
- Knowledge of Linux / MacOS / Unix-like environments.
- Team leadership experience.
Work Style & Employment Details
Work Style
Flexible working hours with a designated core time (11:00–16:00), allowing you to organize your day effectively. Employees typically work 8 hours per day with a 1-hour break.
Employment Type
Permanent employee.
Place of Work
Tokyo, Japan — Shibuya Headquarters.
Compensation
Annual salary: 8.5 to 12.5 million JPY
(includes English Allowance and Physical Communication Bonus)
Benefits
- English Allowance and Advanced Language Expert Allowance: JPY 10,000 ~ JPY 130,000 per month, paid alongside base salary, if the employee fulfills the requirements.
- Physical Communication Bonus: JPY 4,000 per day for coming to the office and interacting with other employees, paid out as bonus according to the number of days. Details will be provided at the offer meeting.
*(Starting October 2026, JPY 5,000 per day)
- Transportation allowance (maximum of JPY 35,000 per month).
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
- Insurance: Health, Employment, Industrial Injury, Welfare pension.
- Opportunities to attend international and domestic conferences.
- Financial support for technical certifications and technical learning programs.
Reasons why you will enjoy working at HENNGE
- 🌎 We Celebrate Diversity
Join a vibrant team from over 20 countries, united by a love for technology and Japanese culture. Located in Shibuya, Tokyo, we offer a dynamic, non-traditional work environment in one of the world's most exciting cities.
- 📍 Smooth Japan Relocation
We make your move to Japan smooth and stress-free. We provide comprehensive support such as flight tickets, visa sponsorship, and Japanese lessons, to ensure a smooth onboarding process for our new hires, ensuring a seamless transition and a warm welcome for all candidates.
- 🎉 Balanced Work Life
Work-life balance is highly valued at HENNGE, and lots of fun happens at our office! 200+ of social channels in our Slack, from weekly board game nights to snowboarding club, internal and seasonal events, monthly tech sessions with beer bashes, attendance of international tech conferences, and more. Employees have access to a flexible working hours system (with core working hours) to accommodate their preferred working style.
- ❤ Passion for Technology
Our CEO has an engineering background and remains deeply engaged in product development. This hands-on understanding of technology helps shape a culture where thoughtful design, technical quality, and continuous improvement are genuinely valued. For engineers, this means working in an environment led by someone who understands the challenges of building products and actively supports teams in doing their best work.
- 🙌 Collaborative Teams
Work in autonomous teams where your decisions shape our services. Influence every aspect of our products, from UX and architecture to development and deployment, in an agile and collaborative setting.
Be part of a diverse and innovative team at HENNGE, where your passion for technology and desire to make a difference are valued and celebrated. Ready to change and challenge the status quo with us?
Hiring process
If you are also interested in the Senior Software Engineer: Backend & Infrastructure Team – HENNGE Secure Transfer position, you do not need to submit applications for both roles. Since both positions share the same hiring pipeline, one application is sufficient. Please simply indicate your interest in both roles in your cover letter.
- Solve our coding challenge. (Click on "APPLY NOW"). You will receive an email with our guidance upon your submission, and there is no time limit to finish the challenge.
- *Please note that your application will be automatically rejected if:
- You have fewer than five years of professional Python experience, and/or
- complete the coding challenge using a programming language other than Python
- Once you finish the coding challenge, follow the instructions to upload your CV and Cover Letter.
- Casual interview with our HR
- 2 (or 3) interviews with our engineers (no live coding).
- Interview with our CEO
* There's NO need to upload the Resume/CV and Cover letter. You will be asked to upload it later after solving the challenge.
**We value your time and want you to perform at your best, so the coding challenge will be the only technical assessment in the process. There will be no live coding sessions.