I'm a full-stack developer in Slovakia. I'm programing almost 25 year now and I work 5-14 hours in a day (100% home office for 6 years now). Sometimes I have no time to go to my kitchen to make a coffee, because I get 1-2 ticket in JIRA every hour. You must be rally lucky to have this job. But after watching this video, I have no idea how can you finish something if you really work only 3-4 hours in a day. Thx for the video, it was relaxing...now back to work.
@@notafortnitegamer nope. because it's not just about the zero personal time. it's the stress involved, the possible burnout, it's the herniated discs of sitting all day and so on. and this is much worse than personal time being zero. you can always go to a better company. you can't always fix the rest.
Respectfully, I think you should consider quitting, or telling the manager. But of course I dont know your context, you might be working off for living, so good luck then! But I don't think this is a healthy life
@@bouallaguiali2906 Any language is good as long as you focus on that one language at get really good with it, and learn whatever the in demand framework is. For me that was JavaScript, React, and Next.js
Just this week, I was talking to my wife about how it's possible to live in Japan. I'm a FullStack developer and now TH-cam features your channel. You live our dream, men! Cheers, I need to get it!
Yeah man! Especially if you already have the USD. Check out the video I uploaded right before this one, it's titled "How much salary?" and $100,000 in the thumbnail. The prices of used houses will blow your mind. Japan might be the next top retirement destination for people who have a little bit of money tucked away.
mannn this is so chill, would love to just hangout and code... im 30 living in Japan, GRINDING code online hoping to get a job asap haha. you are a legend
This is a job that I've dreamed of doing for a long time. But fate said otherwise. Instead, I was left with nothing and had to be unemployed for 6 months, without earning anything 😢. But my struggle won't end here, because I have a small family to support. Anyone out there who is at a low point, don't give up and keep trying until what you want can be realized. Thank you to Web Dev Japan for sharing your experience through this video. I wish you all the success.
I have been working in hospitality for the past 5 years or so. Living in Japan for 3 already, my wife is from here. I've recently been craving for a change in career so much, I used to study web dev front-end in like 2018 but totally stopped really. I just started again and I have hopes to get at least an intership or entry position someday, you're living the dream man. See you around Tokyo! Great video btw.
@@WebDevJapan Hey! Love the idea, I really wanna get more into said world and meet people in the industry, and why not make friends. I joined your discord
I lived in Japan for about 17 years and is a very nice and love country to work and live. Your video bring me back some good memories. Thanks for the video! 😀👍
just saw your video for the first time, I love it! I'm aspiring to become a web dev, but I'm already 24 and on college, I''m slow and I find it embarrassing studying out in the open. slowly but surely! waiting for your next videos!
I was on the same situation as you. Now I'm 28, finishing my masters degree in web dev & Big data while being an apprentice in a good company! Keep grinding, my guy 👍👍
I didn't write my first line of code until I was over 30 years old. It's never too late. This guys dad did it at 45 th-cam.com/video/nYYdmqauP6w/w-d-xo.html
I dreamed to become software engineer too when i was in college but unfortunately i drop out because of financial problem and right now i have different career, tbh i want to go back chasing my dream to become software engineer but im getting old now currently 39 years old im thinking giving up my dream but life goes on 😢 so for everyone who's still young don't give up while you guys still have a lot time and less problems, go for it!!
From my experience its very fast pace and very competitive. You must learn new stuff fast and quick. Combine with current years, I would be easier for next couple years 😅
Being in Japan is 50% of the battle (for a foreigner looking to get hired). After that it's 25% being able to speak Japanese and 25% having really good skills as a dev.
It's look totally different when we work in a startup company. Everything will take rush, have no time and no work life balance, deadline everytime. Thx for providing a nice watching & inspiration.
At the company I work for, no overtime. But many companies do have a lot of overtime. At some companies that's how you get a higher salary, by just working more hours.
I think Go is a good choice for working at bigger companies. We don't use it at the company I work at but the CEO said it's hard to find good Go developers. Maybe there are less jobs available but there are also way less Go devs compared to trending stack like React and Vue.
It's all about networking, both online and in-person. In my case I already had Chen and one other close friend already trying to convert me to software engineer for years before I started. So they were already there. But I got another one or two who did calls with me sometimes just because I was posting on Facebook about my journey. So, I'd day be open about your efforts to get into tech. There has to be someone in your circle of friends/acquaintances who is into software and willing to help you. My third mentor was a guy I went to highschool with but didn't stay in contact much other than being facebook friends. I didn't even know he did CS after high school and is making over $100,000 as a software engineer. It could be anyone. Even one of your friends dads or something. Someone is there, you just have to figure out exactly who it is. Try going to some coding meetups. too.
@@WebDevJapan I'm at my last year of uni taking cs and I really don't have the confidence to be in the industry and I'm not a social person so I would say thats where my problem lies. I did look up to a professor before, he was a red team specialist, but I was shot down every time I asked questions about the field. Though I'm still interested in the cybersecurity field my interactions discouraged me to it, I'm more keen to learn about computer networks/cloud infrastructures in general and I don't really know anyone.
@@canxel11 Whatever you do, you need to pick one thing at get really good at it. All I knew how to do was JavaScript. (plus html and css, but those are just expected if you're in web dev)
That's awesome! Isn't the company helping you with all the paperwork and finding a place to live, etc? You need to take a lot of money with you if the company isn't giving you an upfront moving stipend. I took $5000 with me when I first moved to Japan. It can be up to 2 months before you get your first paycheck.
Hey dude ! I'm a 7 years xperienced Software Engineer, and I've been Lead in Engineering for the last 3 years at 2 differents companies. I'd like to explore the possiblity to work at Japan on IT. I've already planned a working holiday next year there, and got everything ready. Any idea on what platform/ how should I look for a job there ? I think I can't find one on a working holiday visa of course, and I didn't planned to, but after that i'd like to explore the possibilities. Thanks, great content.
Hey! That's awesome! Depending on your country you can actually change your visa from working holiday to work visa if you find a company willing to sponsor you. There are a lot of platforms. Daijob and Paiza are my favorites. But with your level of experience you might be able to try for one of the jobs on japandev.com or tokyodev.com Send me a message in Discord! discord.gg/hTMN85x7
Actually, no.I first came over here as an English teacher. Then I got tired of that and basically self studied for a year and a half and got my first job in the tech industry. I was a guitar teacher in the USA.
@@WebDevJapan Hey there was a jet for years in kyushu and now thinking of going back to Japan having deved since 2017. What kind of foreigner card/visa do you have/ What are the conditions?
@@MikeStoneJapan I was on a working visa but now I'm in the first year of my spouse visa. I'm guessing you have a university degree if you were a jet. You shouldn't have any trouble getting a work visa. The only issue is finding a company willing to bring you over. If you're already here I think you'd be able to get a job pretty fast with your work history. How's your Japanese language skill?
@@WebDevJapan Eyyyy azasu for your reply. Congrats on your visa. Kekkon omedotou and so forth. If it's one thing I recall, it's that JP immigration doesn't play around with long term stays. All of my pre tech work history is in Japanese work places tbh. Lot's of keigo but not much tech vocab. I'm so rusty but I'm confident I could get it back. What's the current general attitude to gaijin tech workers?
@@MikeStoneJapan If you can do the interview in Japanese AND you have that work history, you've got the golden ticket. Most of the foreigners have one or the other. Or they just graduated from a bootcamp. It really depends on the company. Where I'm working we are at 25% foreigners and he's hiring more. Some companies, like Rakuten, are all in English. Other good ones, like Cybozu, have their dev team in all English. So they regularly hire foreigners who don't even have very good Japanese language skills if they are mid - senior level devs. My company just hired two people in a row who can't speak any Japanese. Did you get a CS degree? If you did then you really have the golden ticket.
Nope. I was 35 when I got my first job in the tech industry. I wrote my first line of code when I was 33. Never too late. One of my co-workers did it later than that. I'm making a video about that topic soon.
It's an HP envy x360 I got it refurbished. It's a nice budget computer good enough for all my programming and video editing needs. Thanks for stopping by the channel!
I currently have been working in enterprise Sys Admin stuff such as MECM, app packaging, intune, app volumes, and Citrix...do you have any advice on what to look out for full remote wise? My wife and I want to move to Japan but I am the only one possible to get something remote while she moves to her career area. We're both in the US she's a Dr. and I just do high level Sys Admin stuff for a larger company.
Hi! Im also working on web dev, but am struggling to find the best way to learn and put that to use. Right now, I am learning through scrimba, then applying what I learned their and create similar projects on my own. What would you recommend on how to learn and study?
Scrimba is really good! I used it for some practice projects in my first year or so of studying. Projects are important but you also need to pass the technical interview if a company accepts your job application. So, I was doing coding challenges every day. People use Leet Code and I did a little but I focused more on Code Wars and a Japanese website.
im a sofware developer too, and I love to work in japan, but yeah i need to improve my english communication skills first and nihongo too, nice vide btw. Thanks!
@@WebDevJapan I enjoyed the video, but I found myself wondering about what tasks you were doing work wise during the day? just in general times, I saw in the video you were working, but I found myself wondering about what your tasks were, just in general terms without revealing info about clients.
@@emerald42481 thank you! I will definitely add more details next time. Depending on the client, I know some of them would actually be okay with me showing details about their business because it would be like advertising for them.
Hi great content dude! I was wondering is it required to have some language certificate (like N3 or N2) to work remotely in Japan? or is it good enough if we can speak english? thanks
Hey, thanks! While it is possible to get a job without Japanese skills, it would be better to have Japanese language skills. A cert is not so necessary, just be able to have a conversation.
Yes, I see a lot of PHP roles. I don't know much about it but it seems to be associated with legacy systems and there are A LOT of outdated systems in Japan. I mean, did you see the news where a local government office just made the switch away from floppy disks recently? I even see COBOL jobs. The main project we are working on where I work is migrating an old system built in COBOL over into Next.js and TypeScript.
Every day. Well, I'm fully remote though. So, our meetings are just voice meetings in Discord. My friend in the video has video meetings when he's working remotely. I'm guessing every day. For me there's the daily stand up meeting in the morning and then an end of day meeting.
Bro, would you say it's worth it? I've heard from people who work with Japanese companies and even not Japanese companies that it's not as fun as some might think, but I'm not sure if they're just referring to other professions or if that applies to IT as well.
There's so much to do in IT. I don't know how you can't find something you love doing. Yeah, maybe in the beginning of your career you might have to brute force your way through some things you don't like but after you have some solid skills and a network of people built up you should be able to do whatever you want to do. Data analysis and backend is good for people who like numbers. Front end and UI/UX are for more creative people who want to make something visually appealing. Working with AI and robotics. Cybersecurity. E-commerce. Or even getting into the data centers and more hardware type of stuff. Simle web design with no-code / low code. Getting into management. Making your own website or software and turning it into a start up. Working as a freelancer on Upwork for any of those things so you don't have to be tied down to a fixed work time. The possibilities are endless. If anyone hates what they're doing then they are too scared to make a change.
how is it comfortable to code on laptop and one screen? i use keyboard and 3 screens and i feel it aint enough sometiems hhaha, also i guess there isnt much chitchat during work in Japan?
The screens in that video are like ultra wide curved screens, so it was enough I guess. But you can neve have too many screens. I'm about to get a second one for my home setup.
Yes! I love Shopify, not only working on the platform but also helping people launch their e-commerce brands or improve their already existing brands. Sometimes it's hard but most of the time it's enjoyable and sometimes exciting when getting close to launch or seeing results.
It really helps. I've seen people get data center jobs with little to no Japanese. And there are companies that have their dev team in English. Check japandev and tokyodev websites jobs that don't require Japanese language and will hire from outside of Japan. There is more competition for those jobs though. Having at least conversational Japanese will put ahead.
Yes, it's an HP Envy. Not expensive, I guess it's a bidget computer? It get's the job done. I use it for my video editing as well. AMD Ryzen 7 with Radeon Graphics 2.00 GHz 16.0 RAM WIndows 11 VS Code, Dark High Contrast
The perfect stack would be React, TypeScript, Next.js for the front end and then AWS for the backend with some AWS cloud practicioner certifications. Man, that would be the stack to have. I have all that except AWS. I'd be able to make a jump in my career if I either had the AWS or another year or two of experience in the other things.
We are doing it, so yeah. I was an English teacher a year ago with no work experience in the tech industry and no computer science degree. My friend in the video went from BA in communications and standard office job like data entry or something to Masters degree in Computer Science. There are many different ways to get there but yeah, very achievable. It's not easy but the hard work pays off later.
Man, what a cozy room yoy guys are having 👌, the only missing was prolly an indoor vending machine.. Didnt expecr that last part was hella tempting lol 😂😂
bro...they had an entire convenience store inside the building. There was too much to put into the video. It would be 30 minutes long if I put everything in there. Let's go to Muscle Girls if you're in Tokyo lol
I am working as a front end developer and i have only 1 year experience in that. And now i want to work in Japan . But the difficult task is japanese language. Can you help me how to start learning japanese language??
![[Vlog] I'm a Japanese uni student 🇯🇵 I have no friends but have a peaceful life 🌱](/img/n.gif)
Get my personal help:
calendly.com/webdevjapan/discovery-call
Join the Discord: discord.gg/jsnJvGG2Q8
Just appeared on my feed, really comfy video. Like the style a lot.
Awesome, thank you!
Glad to see this video is popping off! 🔥🔥 You deserve it
Yeah! This is my first long-form video to get a bunch of view in the first day like this. How's everthing with you?
@@WebDevJapan I'm doing great. Sent you a message on discord
I'm a full-stack developer in Slovakia. I'm programing almost 25 year now and I work 5-14 hours in a day (100% home office for 6 years now). Sometimes I have no time to go to my kitchen to make a coffee, because I get 1-2 ticket in JIRA every hour. You must be rally lucky to have this job. But after watching this video, I have no idea how can you finish something if you really work only 3-4 hours in a day. Thx for the video, it was relaxing...now back to work.
Wow! Well, yeah I think the day in the video was an easy day. If a project deadline is near we won't have time to make this video lol
Is a job even worth it at that point when you have almost zero time to spend and enjoy the money you worked for in the way you want to?
@@notafortnitegamer nope. because it's not just about the zero personal time. it's the stress involved, the possible burnout, it's the herniated discs of sitting all day and so on. and this is much worse than personal time being zero. you can always go to a better company. you can't always fix the rest.
be blessed that you have a job, man! :)
Respectfully, I think you should consider quitting, or telling the manager. But of course I dont know your context, you might be working off for living, so good luck then! But I don't think this is a healthy life
great Story - I always like to see people like me who came from other jobs into tech!!
Cringe
ive just gotten started learning but working hard to learn as fast as i can. youre living my dream! hope to work in japan someday hopefully soon
You can do it! Which language are you focusing on?
@@WebDevJapan I'm following data science course along with intense Python learning . What do you think?
@@bouallaguiali2906 Any language is good as long as you focus on that one language at get really good with it, and learn whatever the in demand framework is. For me that was JavaScript, React, and Next.js
that bar was hilarious. When the ladies lifted you, I lost it!!
It was fun! I did the non-alcohol plan. It was green tea and protein shakes.
love the background music, thanks for sharing!
Thanks! I was a guitar teacher before moving to Japan so I like to put good music in my videos if possible.
Just this week, I was talking to my wife about how it's possible to live in Japan. I'm a FullStack developer and now TH-cam features your channel. You live our dream, men! Cheers, I need to get it!
Yeah man! Especially if you already have the USD. Check out the video I uploaded right before this one, it's titled "How much salary?" and $100,000 in the thumbnail. The prices of used houses will blow your mind. Japan might be the next top retirement destination for people who have a little bit of money tucked away.
this video just poped up in my feed ,good to see you.
Hello, thanks!
mannn this is so chill, would love to just hangout and code... im 30 living in Japan, GRINDING code online hoping to get a job asap haha. you are a legend
Let's do it
Which part of Japan?
@@WebDevJapan I live in Tokyo
@@bjni like you a Japanese or foreigner??
@@ltk7309 im a foreigner
Wooww! That bar you went to at the end was really cool!!
MUSCLE GIRLS!!! I highly recommend it
I didn't drink any alcohol, just green tea and protein shakes
This is a job that I've dreamed of doing for a long time. But fate said otherwise. Instead, I was left with nothing and had to be unemployed for 6 months, without earning anything 😢. But my struggle won't end here, because I have a small family to support.
Anyone out there who is at a low point, don't give up and keep trying until what you want can be realized.
Thank you to Web Dev Japan for sharing your experience through this video. I wish you all the success.
persistance is key
Sir, you have won a subscriber. Thank you for this video! Greetings from Uruguay ✌
Welcome aboard! and thank you!
I have been working in hospitality for the past 5 years or so. Living in Japan for 3 already, my wife is from here. I've recently been craving for a change in career so much, I used to study web dev front-end in like 2018 but totally stopped really. I just started again and I have hopes to get at least an intership or entry position someday, you're living the dream man. See you around Tokyo! Great video btw.
You can do it! I'm gonna plan a coding meetup next time I go to Tokyo for sure! It'll be in my Discord
@@WebDevJapan Hey! Love the idea, I really wanna get more into said world and meet people in the industry, and why not make friends. I joined your discord
Thank you! I haven't been able to reply to every comment/message on TH-cam and Discord. I've been too busy with freelance dev work on the side.
I lived in Japan for about 17 years and is a very nice and love country to work and live. Your video bring me back some good memories. Thanks for the video! 😀👍
Glad to hear that. Are you ever coming back?
Former English Teacher here and currently learning to code. This was very inspirational! Would love to work in Japan too!
Awesome! Where did you teach English?
great vid ngl it felt so natural to watch
Thanks!
Omg, so far it looks like a dream place to work. It's nice to have a buddy you can work hard beside I'm sure.
Yeah I wouldn't mind going into the office for work if it's like this. I'm fully remote though and don't live in the same city as the office.
just saw your video for the first time, I love it! I'm aspiring to become a web dev, but I'm already 24 and on college, I''m slow and I find it embarrassing studying out in the open.
slowly but surely!
waiting for your next videos!
just continue learning, I started learning on my 26 or 27. got the job at age of 30 until now.
I was on the same situation as you. Now I'm 28, finishing my masters degree in web dev & Big data while being an apprentice in a good company! Keep grinding, my guy 👍👍
I didn't write my first line of code until I was over 30 years old. It's never too late.
This guys dad did it at 45
th-cam.com/video/nYYdmqauP6w/w-d-xo.html
I see software engineer life and japan = Subscribed. 頑張れ！
Thank you! 頑張ります！
Looks great experience. Nice video.
Thanks for watching!
Nice chill day, I'm quite jealous!
Your video really motivates me. My dream is to work as a web dev in Japan.
You can do it! Where are you at in the process right now?
@@WebDevJapan I am currently working as a junior web dev at a local software house.
I dreamed to become software engineer too when i was in college but unfortunately i drop out because of financial problem and right now i have different career, tbh i want to go back chasing my dream to become software engineer but im getting old now currently 39 years old im thinking giving up my dream but life goes on 😢 so for everyone who's still young don't give up while you guys still have a lot time and less problems, go for it!!
I'm making a video just for you! You can still do it at any age.
I have one other video in line before it.
From my experience its very fast pace and very competitive. You must learn new stuff fast and quick. Combine with current years, I would be easier for next couple years 😅
Go HARD 💪 in the CODE 🎉
Was not expecting the Muscle Girls Bar after party XD They train you hard!
lmao, the last section was so funny lol. I enjoyed that a lot
I'll be back there soon for my revenge on the 50 reps of chest press
The algorithm is doing it's thing
Good one
Yeah, finally!
Awesome! How did you like Tokyo?
It was fun! I must go back to Muscle Girls
I am planning to come to japan and work as a software engineer too, do you have any tips for me.
Being in Japan is 50% of the battle (for a foreigner looking to get hired). After that it's 25% being able to speak Japanese and 25% having really good skills as a dev.
@@WebDevJapan thank you sir.
Nice content, how long you been working from there?
Thanks! I'm really new, just 10 months into this job.
Chen looks nice, you must be grateful to have a friend like Chen. Just subscribed.
Thank you! Yeah him and one other friend really pushed me to get into Software. They helped me a lot. I'm very thankful.
It's look totally different when we work in a startup company. Everything will take rush, have no time and no work life balance, deadline everytime. Thx for providing a nice watching & inspiration.
Yeah that's very true in most cases.
I love your energy when you said "Let's goo" 😂
lol I was ready for MUSCLE
Nice video! Do you work overtime a lot, or is that just a myth?
At the company I work for, no overtime.
But many companies do have a lot of overtime.
At some companies that's how you get a higher salary, by just working more hours.
Currently I am working as a Backend Engineer with Go Language as well. I hope there is a chance to work in Japan too. Thanks for sharing.
I think Go is a good choice for working at bigger companies. We don't use it at the company I work at but the CEO said it's hard to find good Go developers. Maybe there are less jobs available but there are also way less Go devs compared to trending stack like React and Vue.
What should we learn to can work on Cisco? Thanks for answer 😇
My friend has a Master's Degree in CS. That'll get you some interviews.
this is my dream to work in Japan tech industry, wish me at 2026 in my graduated bachelor can work in japan :)
Me at 19 still in 12😊😅😅
@@syedtariq4671 What does mean?
@@bimaprawangsaputra2005 12th grade
High school in your country
This is amazing!
Thank you!
Very cool Zach!
thank you
Hi, do you have a job opening for Java? Would love to move to Japan too. Thank you.
Yes, they want Java, Python, AWS, and React + Next.js
I mean, be really good at one of those things.
Genuine question, how do people get mentors?
It would be nice to shadow someone at work and get direct experience
it all depends where you are and/or what major city you are near.... if you can't find one in-person... there are also many opportunities online
It's all about networking, both online and in-person.
In my case I already had Chen and one other close friend already trying to convert me to software engineer for years before I started. So they were already there.
But I got another one or two who did calls with me sometimes just because I was posting on Facebook about my journey. So, I'd day be open about your efforts to get into tech. There has to be someone in your circle of friends/acquaintances who is into software and willing to help you.
My third mentor was a guy I went to highschool with but didn't stay in contact much other than being facebook friends. I didn't even know he did CS after high school and is making over $100,000 as a software engineer.
It could be anyone. Even one of your friends dads or something. Someone is there, you just have to figure out exactly who it is.
Try going to some coding meetups. too.
@@WebDevJapan I'm at my last year of uni taking cs and I really don't have the confidence to be in the industry and I'm not a social person so I would say thats where my problem lies.
I did look up to a professor before, he was a red team specialist, but I was shot down every time I asked questions about the field.
Though I'm still interested in the cybersecurity field my interactions discouraged me to it, I'm more keen to learn about computer networks/cloud infrastructures in general and I don't really know anyone.
@@canxel11same I am pretty good in coding but absolutely suck in social interactions😅😂
@@canxel11 Whatever you do, you need to pick one thing at get really good at it. All I knew how to do was JavaScript. (plus html and css, but those are just expected if you're in web dev)
Work hard. Play hard!
YES
i have conditional offer letter as a software developer in japan . could you explain more about how the migrate to japan as a software developer ?
That's awesome! Isn't the company helping you with all the paperwork and finding a place to live, etc?
You need to take a lot of money with you if the company isn't giving you an upfront moving stipend. I took $5000 with me when I first moved to Japan. It can be up to 2 months before you get your first paycheck.
@@WebDevJapan company will help after reaching the language requirements ..
Hey dude !
I'm a 7 years xperienced Software Engineer, and I've been Lead in Engineering for the last 3 years at 2 differents companies. I'd like to explore the possiblity to work at Japan on IT.
I've already planned a working holiday next year there, and got everything ready.
Any idea on what platform/ how should I look for a job there ? I think I can't find one on a working holiday visa of course, and I didn't planned to, but after that i'd like to explore the possibilities.
Thanks, great content.
Hey!
That's awesome! Depending on your country you can actually change your visa from working holiday to work visa if you find a company willing to sponsor you.
There are a lot of platforms.
Daijob and Paiza are my favorites. But with your level of experience you might be able to try for one of the jobs on japandev.com or tokyodev.com
Send me a message in Discord!
discord.gg/hTMN85x7
nice video man, hi from a fan from brazil
Hey, thanks! Are you also a dev?
It didn't get wierd until the party, good job, next time there will be a totally normal 12 min video, let's take baby steps👍
I'll try my best lol
lets go devs from the world, unite!
YeaH
Living the life! I'm guessing you're highly qualified in your field to have been offered a job in Japan as a foreigner. Congrats!
Actually, no.I first came over here as an English teacher. Then I got tired of that and basically self studied for a year and a half and got my first job in the tech industry.
I was a guitar teacher in the USA.
@@WebDevJapan Hey there was a jet for years in kyushu and now thinking of going back to Japan having deved since 2017. What kind of foreigner card/visa do you have/ What are the conditions?
@@MikeStoneJapan I was on a working visa but now I'm in the first year of my spouse visa. I'm guessing you have a university degree if you were a jet. You shouldn't have any trouble getting a work visa. The only issue is finding a company willing to bring you over. If you're already here I think you'd be able to get a job pretty fast with your work history. How's your Japanese language skill?
@@WebDevJapan Eyyyy azasu for your reply. Congrats on your visa. Kekkon omedotou and so forth.
If it's one thing I recall, it's that JP immigration doesn't play around with long term stays.
All of my pre tech work history is in Japanese work places tbh. Lot's of keigo but not much tech vocab. I'm so rusty but I'm confident I could get it back.
What's the current general attitude to gaijin tech workers?
@@MikeStoneJapan If you can do the interview in Japanese AND you have that work history, you've got the golden ticket. Most of the foreigners have one or the other. Or they just graduated from a bootcamp.
It really depends on the company. Where I'm working we are at 25% foreigners and he's hiring more.
Some companies, like Rakuten, are all in English. Other good ones, like Cybozu, have their dev team in all English. So they regularly hire foreigners who don't even have very good Japanese language skills if they are mid - senior level devs. My company just hired two people in a row who can't speak any Japanese.
Did you get a CS degree? If you did then you really have the golden ticket.
muscle girl bar is wild
I'm going again asap
いいです。
羨ましいです
私もそのようなところで仕事ができるように頑張ってますが、なかなか実践がつめないです。
もっと頑張ります
私も頑張ります！友達はそこの社員ですけど、私はただ訪れただけです。
finally, a DITL that hits it all
Everything except tooth brushing
Hi, been watching your videos from time to time now, where can I check your discord community?
Thank you!
discord.gg/jsnJvGG2Q8
Feel free to introduce yourself in the community and send me a message if you have something to talk about.
I'm 35 years old computer technician. Is it too late for me to become a software engineer without any CS degree & related work experience?
Nope. I was 35 when I got my first job in the tech industry. I wrote my first line of code when I was 33. Never too late. One of my co-workers did it later than that. I'm making a video about that topic soon.
some people never learn. never, but never show your boss how little you actually work.
If it becomes a problem maybe I don't need a boss anymore...
what's your laptop model? first time seeing your video!
It's an HP envy x360
I got it refurbished. It's a nice budget computer good enough for all my programming and video editing needs.
Thanks for stopping by the channel!
wow software engineer's life in japan feels so different
Only at a good company. A lot of companies are not like this.
what different ?
@@rezapratama391 good question. Different from where? Also, the company in the video is Cisco, an American company. It's the Tokyo branch office.
What music did you use bro? I like it, please tell me?
Most of it is from a company called les fm
@@WebDevJapan Thank you!
great content man keep it up
I will do my best!
I’m lucky enough to know Chen. He’s a really smart guy.
He taught me everything
I currently have been working in enterprise Sys Admin stuff such as MECM, app packaging, intune, app volumes, and Citrix...do you have any advice on what to look out for full remote wise? My wife and I want to move to Japan but I am the only one possible to get something remote while she moves to her career area. We're both in the US she's a Dr. and I just do high level Sys Admin stuff for a larger company.
I love this sort of video. How did you applied this job? Because it is one of my dreams to work in Japan and I don't know how to find a job there.
There are a lot of websites. Japandev, tokyodev, en japan, paiza, bizreach, green-japan, daijob, etc.
Hi! Im also working on web dev, but am struggling to find the best way to learn and put that to use. Right now, I am learning through scrimba, then applying what I learned their and create similar projects on my own. What would you recommend on how to learn and study?
Scrimba is really good! I used it for some practice projects in my first year or so of studying. Projects are important but you also need to pass the technical interview if a company accepts your job application. So, I was doing coding challenges every day. People use Leet Code and I did a little but I focused more on Code Wars and a Japanese website.
im a sofware developer too, and I love to work in japan, but yeah i need to improve my english communication skills first and nihongo too, nice vide btw. Thanks!
Maybe I will see you in Japan someday. If you haven't joined my Discord yet let's talk in there. You might find some good info for coming to Japan.
So this is what work life balance is
Yes
Let's always do alot of good ❤
Nam myoho renge kyo
Awesome place, can you post the costs?
Sure! Costs of what? Muscle Girls?
thank you very much, very interesting, even to a layman.
Glad to hear that, thanks!
@@WebDevJapan I enjoyed the video, but I found myself wondering about what tasks you were doing work wise during the day?
just in general times, I saw in the video you were working, but I found myself wondering about what your tasks were, just in general terms without revealing info about clients.
@@emerald42481 thank you! I will definitely add more details next time. Depending on the client, I know some of them would actually be okay with me showing details about their business because it would be like advertising for them.
That Muscle Girl Karaoke at the end took me by surprise. Truly, Japan has a place for everyone and is living in the future.
lol yes
Hi great content dude! I was wondering is it required to have some language certificate (like N3 or N2) to work remotely in Japan? or is it good enough if we can speak english? thanks
Hey, thanks! While it is possible to get a job without Japanese skills, it would be better to have Japanese language skills. A cert is not so necessary, just be able to have a conversation.
Awesome, he is coding in Go! that is my main language im studying right now!
What's the best resource to learn Go? Someone else in the comments was asking and I have no idea.
@@WebDevJapan Uhh its called Boot(DOT)Dev, somehow TH-cam scrubbed my reply to you
thats really good actually! I think Go has been the main backend language lately
Are PHP developers still popular and in demand in Japan?
Yes, I see a lot of PHP roles. I don't know much about it but it seems to be associated with legacy systems and there are A LOT of outdated systems in Japan. I mean, did you see the news where a local government office just made the switch away from floppy disks recently? I even see COBOL jobs. The main project we are working on where I work is migrating an old system built in COBOL over into Next.js and TypeScript.
@@WebDevJapan how about Japanese language?
Hey do you people have to attend meerings at workplace?
How much frequent is it?
Every day. Well, I'm fully remote though. So, our meetings are just voice meetings in Discord.
My friend in the video has video meetings when he's working remotely. I'm guessing every day.
For me there's the daily stand up meeting in the morning and then an end of day meeting.
Damn Cisco Japan Office is really nice.
Yeah I would actually want to go into the office 2-3 days a week if it's like that.
Sheesh, Topson not just a dota player. but SE as well!
lol
i want to watch this vid later after I finish my work
did you watch it?
@WebDevJapan absolutely! I really really enjoy it. And it makes me more enjoying my work also.
Please make more video like this 🙌
are you a programmer?
@@WebDevJapan no, i'm SEO staff. Still a beginner
what brand of chair are you using in your coding area? I want to buy one :)
Let me check
Muscle Girls Bar is on the list for my next trip to Japan!
You will love it
Bro, would you say it's worth it? I've heard from people who work with Japanese companies and even not Japanese companies that it's not as fun as some might think, but I'm not sure if they're just referring to other professions or if that applies to IT as well.
There's so much to do in IT. I don't know how you can't find something you love doing. Yeah, maybe in the beginning of your career you might have to brute force your way through some things you don't like but after you have some solid skills and a network of people built up you should be able to do whatever you want to do. Data analysis and backend is good for people who like numbers. Front end and UI/UX are for more creative people who want to make something visually appealing. Working with AI and robotics. Cybersecurity. E-commerce. Or even getting into the data centers and more hardware type of stuff. Simle web design with no-code / low code. Getting into management. Making your own website or software and turning it into a start up. Working as a freelancer on Upwork for any of those things so you don't have to be tied down to a fixed work time. The possibilities are endless. If anyone hates what they're doing then they are too scared to make a change.
in my country, smoking is the most important part when doing dev hoho
haha yeah that could be very important, like coffee
which country?
Nice! Glad I clicked.
Thank you!
10:15 training to push to production
lmao bro
If I wasn't advertising my stuff in the pinned comment I'd pin this
Parabéns pelo vídeo. Uma duvida, você fala japones ?
Hello. Yes, I speak Japanese!
"Hey, the chest press posture might be incorrect; please be careful."
I think it was okay for the first 20-25 reps? After that ... yeah not good
I will be back bigger and STRONGER next time
seems like a chill profession, im actually sick of doing euc support now. hard to get into swd
It can get busy when deadlines approach, But yeah, overall it's very chill. I much prefer this to standing in front of a classroom and teaching.
Hi, I like this video so much
Hey, thanks!
how is it comfortable to code on laptop and one screen? i use keyboard and 3 screens and i feel it aint enough sometiems hhaha, also i guess there isnt much chitchat during work in Japan?
The screens in that video are like ultra wide curved screens, so it was enough I guess. But you can neve have too many screens. I'm about to get a second one for my home setup.
I noticed that you are working with Shopify, and I am also working with it. Do you like working with this platform?
Yes! I love Shopify, not only working on the platform but also helping people launch their e-commerce brands or improve their already existing brands. Sometimes it's hard but most of the time it's enjoyable and sometimes exciting when getting close to launch or seeing results.
Good video. Bytheway, why did the muscular girls start carrying you?
lol well, they have a menu of muscle girl activities. That was one of the things on the menu so I thought why not.
do you need to have any Japanese Language skill to find a job in Japan in the Tech sector?
It really helps. I've seen people get data center jobs with little to no Japanese. And there are companies that have their dev team in English. Check japandev and tokyodev websites jobs that don't require Japanese language and will hire from outside of Japan. There is more competition for those jobs though. Having at least conversational Japanese will put ahead.
which programming language you are working on?
I use TypeScript at my job. And do Liquid on my side hustles. My friend in the video with me has been using mostly Go his whole career.
برادرای ژاپنی موفق باشید!
Thank you!
I looked at your TH-cam profile. You watched coding with Mosh Hamedani. I also watched his tutorials a lot!
can you tell all the config about your laptop
Yes, it's an HP Envy. Not expensive, I guess it's a bidget computer? It get's the job done. I use it for my video editing as well.
AMD Ryzen 7 with Radeon Graphics 2.00 GHz
16.0 RAM
WIndows 11
VS Code, Dark High Contrast
@@WebDevJapan thanks what about inche?
not very big, maybe 15-16 inch. It's a very slim laptop. No disk drive
Hmm...can you still work remotely as a SWE in Japan after Amazon mandated all employees coming back to the office for 5 days?
I guess not at Amazon. This was Cisco. Seemed like a lot of people were not in the office.
My job is fully remote.
@@WebDevJapan hope remote will continue carrying on. Amazon is definitely shaking the grounds for everyone else.
yo what skills do you need for work there i'm really interesting
The perfect stack would be React, TypeScript, Next.js for the front end and then AWS for the backend with some AWS cloud practicioner certifications. Man, that would be the stack to have. I have all that except AWS. I'd be able to make a jump in my career if I either had the AWS or another year or two of experience in the other things.
Is this achievable?
We are doing it, so yeah. I was an English teacher a year ago with no work experience in the tech industry and no computer science degree. My friend in the video went from BA in communications and standard office job like data entry or something to Masters degree in Computer Science. There are many different ways to get there but yeah, very achievable. It's not easy but the hard work pays off later.
Man, what a cozy room yoy guys are having 👌, the only missing was prolly an indoor vending machine..
Didnt expecr that last part was hella tempting lol 😂😂
bro...they had an entire convenience store inside the building. There was too much to put into the video. It would be 30 minutes long if I put everything in there.
Let's go to Muscle Girls if you're in Tokyo lol
I am working as a front end developer and i have only 1 year experience in that. And now i want to work in Japan . But the difficult task is japanese language. Can you help me how to start learning japanese language??
Yeah! I started out by taking a semester of Japanese language at a community college. Then I started using JapanesePod101
great office！！！
Yeah! If it's an office like this I wouldn't mind going in sometimes, maybe 2 days a week.