This time, we would like to introduce a person from the Philippines who joined SIer company in Yokohama.

Full Stack Engineer from the Philippines, Annual salary increase from 4.9 million to 5.5 million JPY
【Hiring Company】

Headquarters: Tokyo
Size: 300 employees
Sales: 4 billion yen
Business: System consulting, system design and development of web services

A company that creates customer services from the upstream as a major prime vendor with its strength in system development that incorporates cutting-edge technology under the foundation of a listed group. Due to their steady growth, they have a shortage of PMs and engineers, and are focusing on mid-career hiring for work-ready. The company is engaged in the development of business systems for finance, manufacturing, and distribution, and the construction of e-commerce sites, mainly for semi-major to medium-sized clients.
The company employs engineers from Asia, Europe, and the United States in the field of web application development, and has a highly skilled multinational culture.

【Candidate】
He has extensive experience in the field of software development, especially in the financial sector.
After graduating from a university in the Philippines, he worked in the fintech field with a focus on Java.
He then transferred to IBM's Philippine branch where he was involved in creating web applications for banks.
In 2017, he requested an internal transfer to IBM's Japan branch, where local employees in the Philippines were sent to the Japan branch as contract employees, and this was his first visit to Japan. Since then, he worked as a full stack engineer in Japan, joining a team developing web apps for a bank. He has a strong passion for using modern technology and is always willing to catch up with new technologies. His personality is proactive and flexible, and he has good communication skills as well as technical skills. His positive attitude and willingness to work hard have been highly evaluated and led him to join a SIer company in Yokohama as a Full Stack Engineer.

・Experience
Development experience: 7 years (2 years in Philippines, 5 years in Japan)
I have been developing web and smartphone applications mainly in Java.
Experienced languages : Java (7 years), HTML/CSS (7 years)

・Working style
Remote , hybrid

・Annual salary
Current annual salary : 4.9 million yen
Desired Annual Salary : 5.5 million yen

・Japanese level
N2 level

・Reason for changing jobs
To continue working in Japan after his contract as a contract employee with his current company expires.

He said that his strongest language was Java, but he was able to solve problems by solving the aptitude test in Python.
He was ultimately offered the position because of his self-improvement. He also appreciated the company's culture and the way the interviewers treated the employees, which led to his acceptance of the offer.