Assist in planning classes, supporting teachers, and managing recordings for educational materials.
Dwango is a digital media and technology company that operates Niconico’s video, live-streaming and creator communities. It also runs BOOK☆WALKER and related manga and reading services, distributes e-books to domestic and overseas stores, develops publishing platforms for corporate clients, and provides learning systems and content for online schools.
Consumers use its entertainment, reading and education products, while publishers, retailers and schools use its distribution and technology services. Revenue comes from paid memberships and channels, digital-content sales, e-book distribution, and platform development and operation. Dwango absorbed BOOK WALKER and KADOKAWA Connected in April 2025, broadening its digital-publishing and technology operations.
- Remote or hybrid
- 28%
- Most requested
- AWS 3
- Go 3
- JavaScript 3
- Git 2
- Ruby 2
- Swift 2
- JLPT N2 7
- Japanese posting, level unstated 40
- Common areas
- Backend engineering 6
- Product management 5
- Business development 4
- Marketing 4
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Responsible for planning and producing music rights for distribution platforms and karaoke businesses, and acquiring tie-ups for TV anime, commercials, and games.
This role involves creating new businesses and services based on someone's passion, from planning to execution.
Responsible for help desk operations in the alliance department, including document preparation and schedule management.
Responsible for planning and producing live broadcasts and videos for Niconico, including project management and web promotion.
Responsible for promoting music distribution content on platforms like Spotify and Apple Music, including campaign planning and execution.
Responsible for planning, producing, and managing English learning content for high school students, collaborating with schools to enhance student learning experiences.
This role involves promoting IT solutions to address challenges in education and business environments, from problem setting to execution.
Lead development projects for digital book services, managing requirements, design, and vendor collaboration.
Responsible for planning, operation, and improvement of information security and personal information-related tasks.
Develop and operate smartphone applications focusing on UI/UX and service growth, with a wide range of experiences.
As a Solution Architect, you will engage in front-end development of web services, defining requirements and designs with a focus on UI/UX.
Responsible for planning, operation, and improvement of information security and personal information-related tasks.
Oversee the development direction of 'd Magazine' and 'd Book' in collaboration with NTT Docomo, managing project progress and quality assurance.
Responsible for planning, requirement definition, data analysis, and design management for new features in the 'BOOK☆WALKER' store and app.
Design and develop web applications for various services operated by BOOK☆WALKER, including coding, infrastructure construction, and service improvement.
Responsible for the stable operation and quality improvement of major e-book and magazine distribution services, leading development vendors and promoting new features.
Responsible for frontend development of various services operated by BOOK☆WALKER, collaborating with web engineers and designers.
Responsible for the strategic design, development, and operation of the streaming infrastructure system supporting Japan's largest video distribution services.
Design and develop the foundational systems for the 'BOOK☆WALKER' service, collaborating with engineers and designers.
Responsible for the operation of the infrastructure systems for the 'BOOK☆WALKER' service, including app development and project management.
Design UI for e-book services, improve UI/UX based on user data, and collaborate with other departments.
Develop innovative services and new features using AI technology, focusing on application development and internal AI utilization.
Lead merchandising and licensing, product planning, event sales operations, and the launch and growth of a new e-commerce platform through sales strategy and data analysis.
Manage budgets, actuals, P&L and other financial data for an e-book store service and its subsidiaries. Analyze variances, coordinate reporting and meetings, and support operational efficiency.
Plans and executes integrated promotion and marketing for the #Compass smartphone game, from hypothesis development and presentations to implementation and ongoing PDCA.
Plan and execute promotional campaigns for Nico Nico and other services and events, coordinating with advertising and production agencies, managing campaigns, and evaluating advertising performance.
Responsible for sales and planning of goods and online lotteries for fan club members and PPV content acquisition.
Responsible for consulting and planning to increase membership in a paid fan community service, including new client acquisition.
Responsible for creating programming materials for ZEN Study, improving and automating tasks using IT tools and programming.
Responsible for planning and developing various educational services, including web-based learning services and coaching support for educators.
Manage product planning and direction for the ZEN Compass learning management and coaching support service.
Responsible for technical operations in live broadcasts and recordings for the educational service 'ZEN Study'.
Involved in information security management, including incident response and vulnerability management, to enhance security within the KADOKAWA group.
Responsible for planning and developing web-based learning services and coaching support services for educators.
Responsible for the web frontend development of the educational service 'ZEN Study', enhancing the learning experience for students and teachers.
Responsible for the development and operation of the educational system supporting Japan's largest online high schools.
Responsible for server-side development of educational services like ZEN Study, focusing on application implementation and architecture design.
Join as a core member to enhance and maintain the payment system used in various services, focusing on design, development, and operations.
Responsible for directing the addition of features and improvement of existing functions for the fan community platform 'sheeta'.
Develop and manage product functions related to the creator economy and business revenue improvement on the Niconico platform.
Responsible for optimizing the organization through AWS utilization, focusing on cloud platform management and security improvements.
As a Solution Architect, you will analyze existing systems and define system requirements, collaborating with architects and external vendors to realize the target system.
Contribute to the growth of services and businesses operated by Dwango as an engineer.
As an architect, you will be involved in system design and requirements definition for the engineering department, leading the development team.
Design, build, and operate large-scale office networks for KADOKAWA Group, focusing on user needs and continuous improvement.
Develop and maintain the iOS app for the educational service 'ZEN Study', ensuring a high-quality learning environment for users.