Fullstack Engineer(Backend Heavy)
Job Description
Role: Full Stack Engineer(Backend Heavy) (Go + React)
Function: Software Engineering / Full Stack Development
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Type: Full-time
Industry: Marketing Research, Data & Consumer Insights, Technology
About Company
The company is a global marketing research and data insights firm with over 25 years of experience. It operates proprietary consumer research panels of 1.3 million in Japan and 36 million globally, plus 130 million+ panelists worldwide.
It combines survey, digital behavioral, and daily purchase data to deliver comprehensive marketing intelligence. The company serves approximately 2,500 domestic and 1,500 overseas clients across the Asia-Pacific region.
Backed by ~$848 million in funding, it is currently in a dynamic merger stage. Its culture is built on deep thinking, swift execution, transparency, and shared ownership.
Position Overview
As a Full Stack Engineer, you will be a core contributor to building and scaling the data platforms and internal tools that power the company's research and insights products. The role is backend-heavy, with Go at the center of service development, complemented by React-based frontend work to deliver end-to-end product features. You will work closely with product, data, and research teams to translate complex data workflows into reliable, performant systems.
Role & Responsibilities
• Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs in Go, handling high-throughput data ingestion and processing pipelines
• Develop and maintain responsive, component-driven frontend interfaces using React JS
• Collaborate with product and data teams to define technical requirements and translate them into scalable system designs
• Optimize backend services for performance, reliability, and maintainability at scale
• Write unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure code quality and system stability
• Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and contribute to engineering best practices
• Debug and resolve production issues across the full stack, from database queries to UI rendering
Must Have Criteria
• 5–7 years of full stack engineering experience with a backend-heavy focus
• Hands-on production experience building backend services in Go
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with React JS for building production-grade frontend interfaces
• Demonstrated TypeScript experience
• Demonstrated experience designing and maintaining scalable, distributed backend systems
Nice to Have
• Experience working with large-scale data pipelines or analytics platforms
• Familiarity with the market research, consumer insights, or adtech domain
• Exposure to containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience at a data-driven product company or SaaS environment
• Proficiency in Japanese (business level) given the Tokyo-based, Japan-market context
What We Offer
• Opportunity to build data products used by 4,000+ global brands across the Asia-Pacific region
• Work at the center of a high-impact merger, shaping engineering culture and platform architecture
• Collaborative, agile team culture with strong ownership and minimal bureaucracy
• Exposure to unique, large-scale consumer data assets — 130M+ global research panelists
