主な開発経験は○○と○○でございます
おもなかいはつけいけんは○○と○○でございます
My main development experience is in ○○ and ○○.
POINT'Programmer desu' alone is shallow.
Interview/Jobs
Japanese IT Engineer Interview Phrase Guide
18 tech & career answers to land a role at a Japanese IT company as a foreign engineer
This page helps foreign residents and long-term visitors handle "Japanese IT Engineer Interview Phrase Guide" with daily Japanese phrases for living in Japan, practical examples, and common mistakes to avoid. Japan's IT industry faces a severe talent shortage, so foreign engineer hiring is expanding rapidly—from ~90k foreign IT workers in 2024 to a projected 300k by 2030. Yet many engineers with strong technical skills struggle in Japanese-language interviews and don't get credit for what they can really do. This page is the definitive guide for foreign IT engineers to land roles at Japanese IT companies—in-house product, SIer, SES, or startups. Covered: technical interviews (live coding, design, troubleshooting) with templates; reading-out resume phrases; presenting your preferred tech stack; showing agile/scrum understanding; adapting to code review culture; showing team-dev experience; and foreign-specific questions (visa, Japanese learning plan, long-term career in Japan). Japanese phrasing and work-experience pitches for Python, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Vue, Node.js, AWS, Docker, and more. Based on interviews with 25+ Japanese IT hiring managers, Synergia Editorial selected 'I'd hire this engineer immediately' examples. Practice technical-term pronunciation in the Scene Packs to speak confidently about your expertise in Japanese.
What this page helps you say in Japan
This page focuses on Japanese IT Engineer Interview Phrase Guide and teaches useful Japanese phrases for daily life in Japan, including natural replies, polite alternatives, and practical wording for foreigners living in Japan.
What You'll Learn on This Page
- Tech interview structure (self-intro → resume → tech questions → reverse questions)
- Natural phrasing for your tech stack (Python, Java, React, etc.)
- Presenting agile, scrum, and code review experience
- Troubleshooting / incident-isolation templates
Practice Phrases (8 Total)
前職では○名規模のチームで開発を担当しておりました
ぜんしょくでは○めいきぼのチームでかいはつをたんとうしておりました
I worked on a team of ○ at my previous job.
POINT'Iroiro dekimasu' is weak.
○○の要件定義から実装、テストまで一貫して担当いたしました
○○のようけんていぎからじっそう、テストまでいっかんしてたんとういたしました
I handled from requirements to implementation and testing.
POINT'Web app tsukuttemasu' is abstract.
アジャイル開発の経験がございます
アジャイルかいはつのけいけんがございます
I have agile development experience.
POINT'Shittemasu' reads as inexperienced.
○○のライブラリを用いた実装経験がございます
○○のライブラリをもちいたじっそうけいけんがございます
I have implementation experience using the ○○ library.
POINT'Kojin de kanketsu shimasu' reads as weak teamwork.
パフォーマンス改善に取り組み、応答時間を○%短縮いたしました
パフォーマンスかいぜんにとりくみ、おうとうじかんを○%たんしゅくいたしました
I improved performance, cutting response time by ○%.
POINT'Kaizen shimashita' alone is weak.
新しい技術のキャッチアップには自信がございます
あたらしいぎじゅつのキャッチアップにはじしんがございます
I'm confident in catching up on new technologies.
POINT'Kaihatsu dake desu' suggests weak ops skills.
技術ブログやOSSへのコントリビュートも行っております
ぎじゅつブログやOSSへのコントリビュートもおこなっております
I also write tech blogs and contribute to OSS.
POINT'Cloud tsukaemasu' is abstract.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What Japanese level is needed for a tech interview?
A. Minimum N3, ideally N2+. At N3, keeping up with technical discussion is hard, and detailed spec reviews are tough. Recently more Japanese firms allow English, and strong technical skills can carry a hire at N3. Confirm the company's 'working language' in advance. In Japanese interviews, 'I may confirm terms I don't know' is a respected attitude.
Q. SES / SIer / in-house — which should I pick?
A. Depends on your career direction. SES: wide site exposure, weak belonging. SIer: large projects, stability, benefits, but conservative. In-house: product growth, speed, but performance-linked. Startup: large scope, stock option upside, but unstable. For foreign engineers building a long-term career, in-house or large SIer; for technical growth, in-house or startup.
Q. Should I emphasize agile experience?
A. Yes—critical. Japanese IT used to be waterfall-heavy but agile/scrum adoption is now rapid. Experienced engineers are valued as 'people who can lead organizational change'. Be specific: 'Scrum Master experience', 'sprint planning and retrospectives', 'story-point estimation'—call out role and concrete activities.