IT engineering jobs at Japanese companies
Don't go it alone. Walk in with Lisod.
Engineering salaries in Japan run 2–3× the Vietnamese market. Long-term work visas, a clear PR pathway, polished engineering culture. The catch: applying solo means fighting Japanese-language barriers, opaque visa paperwork, and unfamiliar interview rituals — alone. Lisod sits in the middle. We've placed hundreds of Vietnamese engineers into Japan, and we're ready to do the same for you.
Why Vietnamese engineers are choosing Japan
- ›Salaries 2–3× the VN market: Mid-level Backend / Frontend in Tokyo starts at ¥4,500,000/year (~USD 38,000); Senior 6–8M JPY is common.
- ›Long-term contracts, no precarity: Engineer-class visas issued for 1–5 years, easy renewals; permanent residency (PR) becomes available after ~10 years.
- ›Global clients, large-scale systems: Banks, insurance, e-commerce, automotive — clean code bases and a culture of solid technical documentation.
- ›Stable, safe daily life: Excellent transit, healthcare, low crime — high quality of life on an engineer's salary.
Going solo: a lonely fight
Most Vietnamese engineers have the chops but stop at Japan's door for these four reasons — none of which is a skill gap.
- ›Business-level Japanese: JLPT N3 gets you talking, but IT vocabulary and business email are a different language. CVs in English are usually rejected at the first pass.
- ›Tangled visa paperwork: Certificate of Eligibility (COE), notarised diplomas, employment contracts — preparing all this solo takes 2–3 months and is easy to get wrong.
- ›Different interview culture: Japanese interviews reward humble-but-confident framing, STAR-style storytelling, and a clear 'why Japan' narrative. Misread that and tech excellence won't save you.
- ›Scattered job listings: Hundreds of Japanese job boards, agencies with their own sites, companies posting in-house. Hard to tell which JDs are real and which firms treat foreign engineers well.
Walk in with Lisod — 4 steps
- ›Step 1 · Sign up on Lunaiwork: Submit once — Lunaiwork matches you against 200+ Japanese employers actively hiring Vietnamese engineers. No Japanese needed at this stage.
- ›Step 2 · Lisod Vietnam reviews & coaches: Our team in Vietnam reads your CV, recommends 3–5 fitting JDs, and rewrites your profile to match the rirekisho/shokumukeirekisho standard. Mock interviews in Japanese on request.
- ›Step 3 · Direct interviews with Japanese employers: Lisod attends interviews as your intermediary — translating where needed, smoothing cultural friction in real time.
- ›Step 4 · Onboard in Japan: After your offer: COE / visa support, flights, housing in Tokyo or Osaka, bank accounts. We stay with you for at least the first 90 days.
Lisod Group's product suite
Three products developed and brought to market by Lisod Group, with the Lisod Vietnam team running day-to-day operations.
- ›Lunaiwork — your application gateway: Matches Vietnamese engineers to Japanese employers. Sign up once, get proactively recommended — no need to spam-apply to 100 listings.
- ›LunaiOne — pipeline for Japanese firms: The HRMS Japanese employers use to manage applicants, interviews, and contracts. You don't touch it directly — but it's why your application moves fast.
- ›LunaiMentor — pre-arrival training: BrSE coaching, business Japanese, work culture — free for Lisod candidates with a matched offer. Typically 4–6 weeks.
This is for you if
- ›You're a Frontend / Backend / Fullstack Engineer with ≥ 1 year of experience.
- ›You want to double your salary working with global clients — without founding a company.
- ›Your Japanese is basic (N4–N3) or in progress — Lisod fills the gap.
- ›You're ready to relocate to Japan for at least 2 years.