Senior Software Engineer

Tektome Inc.

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Tokyo hybrid Until 8/22/2026 First posted March 18, 2026 Last posted March 18, 2026
Job description
About Us 
At Tektome, we're at the forefront of technological innovation for the AEC industry. Our commitment is to drive excellence, push technological boundaries, and transform the AEC as a whole. We are a spin out of one of the first AI companies in Japan, Incubit. We're looking for dedicated professionals who share our passion and ambition. If you're a developer hungry for challenges and eager to be part of a pioneering tech firm, Tektome is where you belong.

Role
As a Software Engineer specializing in Backend development, you will be instrumental in designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance, scalable, and reliable backend systems. This role combines hands-on development with the strategic planning and team-building necessary to execute the company's technical roadmap. We highly prize engineers who have the ability to build backend systems that combine complex and innovative use of different databases and their structures to achieve a unified ingestion, storage and compute layer for AEC type of data (3D geometry, rasta type data etc) such that AI systems can leverage it.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance backend systems
  • Collaborate with the product engineering team, product managers, and other stakeholders to define and deliver project requirements
  • Work with Cloud PaaS to design, develop and scale our products
  • Develop APIs and services to enable seamless integration of AI functionalities into our products
  • Contribute to the design and review of system architecture, ensuring a balance between performance and cost
  • Prototype new innovative solutions that leverage different backend technologies to achieve the goal of a unified data later for AEC data
  • Implement and ensure our monitoring solutions are ensuring robust metrics

Must-Have Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
  • 5+ years of experience in backend development
  • Minimum of 2+ years with cloud based services
  • Expertise in python, and ideally experience with Django framework
  • Strong understanding of cloud services and architecture
  • Proficiency in working with SQL (Postgres), NoSQL, Search(Elastic) and in-memory databases (Redis)
  • Proficiency with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
  • Solid understanding of software development principles, design patterns, and best practices

Nice-to-Have Skills

  • Familiarity with Django with Django Ninja, Celery, FastAPI, Pydantic
  • Practical experience with graph databases and technologies (e.g., Neo4j etc)
  • Familiarity with message brokers (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ) and event-driven architecture
  • Knowledge of LLM services for building integrated architectures
  • Familiarity with TypeScript, React, NextJS V13+, Zod, Tailwind, React Hook Form
  • Experience and expertise in one or more of the following languages GO, Rust, etc
  • Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools (CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, logging)

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary, benefits etc..
  • Relocation Package
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies
  • Collaborative and inclusive work environment
  • Personal growth and learning opportunities.
About this role

Summary

Design and develop scalable backend systems for AI-enabled AEC data processing.

Job title

Senior Software Engineer

Experience level

5+ years

Industry

software

Location requirements

Tokyo-based with remote options allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

pythondjangopostgresnosqlredisdockerkubernetes

Preferred skills

django ninjaceleryfastapipydanticneo4jkafkarabbitmqllm servicestypescriptreactnextjszodtailwindreact hook formgorustci/cdmonitoringlogging

Specializations

backendcloud servicesdatabasesAPIs
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Tokyo, Japan

Hybrid City