Senior Bilingual Software Engineer (English/Japanese) – West Coast (U.S.)
About the role
Senior bilingual software engineer bridging U.S. Forward-Deployed teams and Japan Platform Core Engineering to align context, priorities, and execution across a two-speed organization.
Responsibilities
- Act as the primary interface between Forward-Deployed U.S. teams and the Platform Core team in Japan, driving deep, bidirectional context alignment.
- Continuously synthesize and communicate ground realities including priorities, urgency, constraints, and team sentiment.
- Translate requirements, intent, trade-offs, and decision rationale across both sides.
- Influence platform roadmap and product strategy based on real-world usage and field needs.
- Ensure Platform Core focuses on high-value problems with clear prioritization; ensure Forward-Deployed teams leverage the platform effectively.
- Define and maintain priorities, milestones, and success criteria across teams; manage dependencies and risks across workstreams.
- Establish and enforce execution cadence across time zones; ensure accountability and follow-through on key initiatives.
- Facilitate technical discussions, design reviews, and prioritization decisions across regions.
- Improve internal systems for global collaboration, including documentation, communication cadence, and decision-making frameworks.
Qualifications
- Near-native proficiency in both English and Japanese, capable of conveying nuanced context, priorities, urgency, assumptions, and trade-offs.
- 7+ years of experience in software engineering with strong system design and real-world implementation exposure.
- 4+ years of experience as a Software Engineer within a U.S.-based organization with English as the primary language for technical discussions and deliverables.
- Strong understanding of modern software architecture (APIs, backend systems, data models).
- Proven ability to operate across product, engineering, and implementation contexts.
- Experience working with distributed or cross-border teams.
- Strong communication skills for conveying nuanced context.
Skills
About Tailor
Headless ERP for retail operations
Tailor is the headless ERP that gives fast-growing retail brands a composable, API-first platform to run operations with speed, flexibility, and control. 🧱 Legacy ERP is too rigid: Systems like NetSuite and SAP take months (or years) to implement and break with every change. Tailor is modular, headless, and easy to adapt. 🧩 Point solutions don’t scale: Tools like inventory or order management software solve one problem, but can’t talk to each other or keep up with growth. 📊 Spreadsheets are everywhere: From demand planning to purchase orders, even $100M+ brands still rely on Excel. Tailor replaces duct-taped workflows with ops modules you can tweak, combine, or scale ⚡️ Complex workflows need custom logic: Whether it's multi-location inventory, DTC + B2B orders, or light manufacturing (like kitting or lot tracking), Tailor supports flexible automations out of the box. 👟 Operators can move faster: Launch backend modules in minutes, not months. Tailor's low-code tools let teams build, automate, and adapt without waiting on engineering or implementation agencies. Built for composable retail: - Headless backend with GraphQL APIs - 50+ integrations (Shopify, QuickBooks, 3PLs, etc.) - Custom automations via Pipelines, Functions, and Event Triggers - State machines for approvals and multi-step workflows - AI features like OCR and vector search built in Tailor is already powering operations at fast-growing omnichannel brands and modern manufacturers. We’re proud to be the first Japan-based company to join Y Combinator. Learn more at [tailor.tech](https://www.tailor.tech)
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