Compose and arrange game music, create sound effects, or cover both areas, contributing to the overall sound experience.
Nintendo is a Kyoto-based entertainment company that develops, manufactures and sells dedicated video game platforms. Its business centers on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch hardware, accessories and games for consumers worldwide, supported by characters and series including Mario and The Legend of Zelda.
Revenue comes mainly from hardware and software sales, including packaged and downloadable games, with additional income from Nintendo Switch Online memberships and IP-related activities such as visual content and mobile applications. In FY2026, dedicated video game platforms generated ¥2,239.5 billion of ¥2,313.0 billion in net sales. Nintendo Switch 2 launched in June 2025 and sold 19.86 million units by fiscal year-end.
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- Japanese posting, level unstated 17
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- Marketing 1
- Security 1
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Plan characters, mechanics, levels and text for console games and coordinate production with external partners.
Design and build 3D characters and objects, create animation and work with colleagues to integrate assets into games.
Improve game visuals and production workflows, applying specialist knowledge and sharing techniques across design teams.
Create and implement game cutscenes or direct external production partners, reviewing animation and integrating scenes into games.
Support publishers' pre-release marketing for console titles, coordinating promotion plans and execution with internal and external partners.
Build web and desktop tools, development infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines and test automation for game teams.
Develop console networking system software, SDK components and embedded browser capabilities.
Develop mobile applications, libraries and supporting servers for services such as Nintendo Switch App, parental controls, Music and Store.
Develop and troubleshoot virtualization infrastructure, adapting platform components and investigating operating-system and driver issues.
Build backend services for Nintendo eShop, notifications, shared game systems, backend-for-frontend layers and administration tools.
Design and operate cloud server infrastructure, improving availability, monitoring, incident response and delivery automation.
Develop game software, engines, networking features or tools according to the assigned engineering area.
Develop server libraries and real-time networking, perform load testing and build administration tools supporting online games.
Work in either security engineering and incident analysis or security coordination, policy, risk and governance.
Develop and improve corporate systems including ERP, portals and data-analysis services, working with internal business teams.
Build host and virtual-machine environments, maintain templates and test compatibility and stability.
Introduce and operate corporate SaaS collaboration tools, coordinating group-company use, policies, risks and user support.
Operate physical and virtual servers, storage and project-support tools, improving reliability and automation.
Support product-development infrastructure including virtual platforms, large storage systems and compute clusters.
Manage PC lifecycles, high-performance devices, deployment, operating-system support, licences and IT assets.
Build and operate corporate LAN/WAN, firewalls, routers, wireless networks, DNS, DHCP and VPN services.