Lead backend-focused development of Akerun Digital ID, a multi-tenant SaaS. Define requirements, design and implement web applications, select technologies, and maintain the service.
Photosynth develops Akerun, a cloud-based access-control system built around retrofit smart locks and connected door controllers. Organizations use its apps and management software to issue digital keys, set access permissions, monitor entry records and connect access data with other business systems. Customers include offices, stores, shared workspaces, schools, medical institutions and public bodies.
The company operates a hardware-enabled SaaS model, combining lock and authentication devices with cloud software and support under recurring service contracts. Its broader Akerun lineup includes digital employee and student IDs, reception tools, APIs and integrations for automating facility and membership operations.
- Salary range
- ¥4M – ¥15M
- Median
- ¥6.3M – ¥10M
- Remote or hybrid
- 100%
- Most requested
- Go 8
- JavaScript 8
- MySQL 7
- React 7
- Ruby 7
- AWS 6
- Japanese posting, level unstated 16
- Common areas
- Backend engineering 6
- Frontend engineering 6
- Business development 4
- Product management 4
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16
open positions at Photosynth
Lead Akerun access-control product development, covering enterprise presales, requirements definition, hardware/software coordination, supply, support, and quality improvement.
Lead new-market enterprise sales for Akerun, developing industry strategies, winning executive-level deals, and turning successful approaches into repeatable sales playbooks. Remote work is negotiable.
Design Akerun smart-lock enclosures and mechanisms with 3D/2D CAD, supporting prototyping, evaluation, mass production, quality management, failure analysis, and product improvements.
Develop SaaS web applications for IoT access-control and keyless-rental services, focusing on backend design, operation, and performance. Remote work is available.
Develop Akerun’s web application across backend and frontend, building APIs, React/TypeScript UI, databases and cloud infrastructure. Remote work is available.
Lead Migakun’s product lifecycle from market and customer research through service planning, development coordination, launch, GTM, and KPI-driven improvement.
Lead Migakun business development through market and customer research, service and business-model planning, GTM execution, product requirements, launch coordination, and KPI-led improvement.
Sales role spanning field, partner, enterprise, and sales planning, covering customer development, proposals, account expansion, KPI management, and data analysis.
Develop Akerun Web’s IoT platform, linking locks and gateways to cloud services. Build Ruby on Rails APIs, research protocols, and support operations. Remote work with weekly office attendance.
Build and operate cloud infrastructure for Akerun Access Intelligence, automate systems with CI/CD, improve reliability and performance, and respond to incidents and technical issues.
Leads QA for IoT/SaaS products across embedded, web and mobile software, planning and running tests, analyzing results, reporting defects, and improving automation with development teams.
Manage the Akerun smartphone app as PdM/PjM: set roadmaps and requirements, coordinate delivery, and lead data-based UX improvements. Remote work is available.
Develop and operate firmware for Akerun and new IoT products, including BLE communications, device drivers, and production systems. Remote work is available with one office day weekly.
Develop the MAT consumer smart-lock web application across Go backend APIs, React and TypeScript frontend features, relational databases, and data and authentication integration with Akerun.
Build relationships with reseller partners, generate Akerun referrals, propose IoT/SaaS solutions, and close contracts, while improving partner operations and progressing toward leadership.