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Backend Engineer | Build Real-Time Fraud Defense

Tokyo 23 Wards Temporary ¥6,000,000 - ¥8,000,000 per year Foreign Multinational View Job Description
Join a global engineering team focused on protecting users and businesses through advanced fraud prevention solutions. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain backend services that process high volumes of transactions in real time within a distributed microservices environment.
  • Work on high-scale fraud prevention platforms
  • Use modern cloud-native and microservices technology

About Our Client

Our client is a leading global digital services and technology organization operating large-scale online platforms. The business invests heavily in engineering excellence, security, and innovation to deliver reliable, high-performance systems used by millions of customers.

Job Description

  • Develop backend software solutions within a distributed microservices architecture.
  • Design, code, test, maintain, and enhance software applications and systems.
  • Collaborate closely with engineers to deliver high-quality features efficiently.
  • Take ownership of production services, including monitoring, troubleshooting, maintenance, and bug fixes.
  • Build secure, reusable, and maintainable code aligned with technical specifications and best practices.
  • Create and maintain technical documentation.
  • Partner with product and design stakeholders to deliver an excellent user experience.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of system performance, scalability, and reliability.



The Successful Applicant

Required Skills & Experience

  • 3+ years of software development experience.
  • Strong coding skills in Golang, Java, or another major programming language.
  • Experience developing applications within a microservices architecture.
  • Hands-on experience with Docker and container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes.
  • Strong ownership mindset with the ability to drive tasks through to completion.
  • Business-level English communication skills.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience working in cloud environments.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD automation tools and practices (e.g., Jenkins, Git-based workflows, GoCD, or similar).
  • Experience with databases such as Redis, Cassandra, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.
  • Experience with monitoring and observability tools including Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or Splunk.
  • Understanding of Agile development methodologies.
  • Experience building asynchronous systems and working with message brokers such as Kafka or similar technologies.

What's on Offer

  • Opportunity to contribute to mission-critical fraud prevention systems.
  • Exposure to large-scale, real-time transaction processing environments.
  • International and diverse engineering team.
  • Standard working hours: 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM (Monday to Friday).
  • Weekends and public holidays off.
  • Tokyo-based role at a major technology development center.
  • Opportunity to work with modern cloud-native technologies and distributed systems.



Contact
Serena Wu
Quote job ref
JN-092026-7115232
Phone number
+81 3 6627 6137

Job summary

Function
IT
Specialisation
Programming / Development
Specialisation
Technology & Telecoms
Location
Tokyo 23 Wards
Job Type
Temporary
Consultant name
Serena Wu
Consultant phone
+81 3 6627 6137
Job Reference
JN-092026-7115232
Company Type
Foreign Multinational

Diversity & Inclusion at Michael Page

We don't just accept difference - we celebrate it. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role and are committed to building inclusive, diverse workplaces where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.