1. Google Japan (Tokyo)
- Roles: SRE, Principal Engineer, Cloud Architect.
- Salary: ¥20M–¥28M + bonus/RSU.
- Global English-first culture, advanced SRE practices.
2. Amazon Web Services (AWS Japan, Tokyo)
- Roles: Solutions Architect, Principal SRE, DevOps Specialist.
- Salary: ¥18M–¥25M.
- AWS is growing aggressively in Japan, very high demand for senior infra experts.
3. Microsoft Japan (Tokyo)
- Roles: Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps Lead, Reliability Engineer.
- Salary: ¥18M–¥24M.
- Strong Azure adoption across Japan → stable, global culture.
4. Preferred Networks (Tokyo)
- Japan’s #1 AI + Robotics startup.
- Roles: Infrastructure Lead, MLOps/DevOps Engineer.
- Salary: ¥15M–¥25M (very competitive, close to Silicon Valley).
- Cutting-edge AI/ML, deep learning, robotics → dream place for techies.
5. Mercari (Tokyo HQ)
- Unicorn C2C marketplace.
- Roles: Site Reliability Engineer, Platform Engineer.
- Salary: ¥12M–¥18M.
- English-first culture, modern stack (K8s, ArgoCD, Terraform).
6. Rakuten (Tokyo HQ)
- Japan’s biggest e-commerce + fintech player.
- Roles: SRE Lead, Platform Ops, Cloud Reliability.
- Salary: ¥12M–¥18M.
- International culture, good stepping stone into leadership.
7. LINE / Yahoo Japan (LY Corp., Tokyo)
- Messaging, fintech, payments.
- Roles: Infra Architect, SRE Manager.
- Salary: ¥12M–¥16M.
- Mix of Japanese & global culture, but big scale infra.
8. Sony AI (Tokyo, also Zurich/US)
- Focus on gaming AI, reinforcement learning, robotics.
- Roles: DevOps for AI research infra, MLOps.
- Salary: ¥12M–¥18M.
- Unique exposure to AI + robotics.
9. Toyota Research Institute – Advanced Development (TRI-AD, Tokyo)
- AI for self-driving, robotics, smart mobility.
- Roles: Infrastructure Reliability, Robotics Platform Engineer.
- Salary: ¥10M–¥16M.
- Global English-friendly teams, applied AI+robotics.
10. Fanuc (Yamanashi, Robotics Leader)
- Roles: Industrial Robotics Infrastructure, Cloud Automation.
- Salary: ¥10M–¥15M.
- Huge robotics company → if you want deep hardware+automation exposure.
📊 Salary Expectation Range
- FAANG (Google, AWS, Microsoft) → ¥18M–¥28M.
- Preferred Networks, Mercari, Rakuten → ¥12M–¥20M.
- Sony AI, Toyota AI, Fanuc → ¥10M–¥16M.
🔑 My Suggestion for You
👉 Focus first on:
Google Japan, AWS Japan, Microsoft, Preferred Networks, Mercari
(Top 5 = highest salary + English-first + global exposure).
Then keep Rakuten, Sony AI, Toyota AI, Fanuc, LINE/Yahoo as Plan B (still good, but pay + culture is more mixed).