Pixiv

Creator Platforms · Digital Content Marketplace · Tokyo, Japan

Pixiv develops online services for creators and their audiences. Its core pixiv platform lets people publish and discover illustrations, manga, novels and animated works, while BOOTH supports sales of creative goods and digital works, pixivFACTORY handles on-demand production, and VRoid Studio provides 3D character creation tools.

The company earns money through paid pixiv Premium memberships and platform fees. BOOTH deducts service fees from sellers’ proceeds, while pixivFANBOX charges fees on recurring fan pledges. Its portfolio also includes pixiv Comic, drawing tool Pastela and creator-focused payment and printing services.

Salary range
¥4.4M – ¥15M
Median
¥5.5M – ¥7.9M
Remote or hybrid
75%
Most requested
Common areas
  • Backend engineering 9
  • Frontend engineering 8
  • Project management 5
  • Marketing 4

Measured from the 20 listings Ranked has live for Pixiv. Japanese level, visa signal and skills are AI-graded from each posting and can be wrong — confirm against the employer's original posting before applying.

20

9

Full-time

Japanese?

Visa maybe

Remote

Management

Marketing

Lead growth marketing across Pixiv’s products and platform, owning acquisition, retention, monetization, brand promotion, cross-service growth, and marketing organization development.

Full-time

Japanese?

Visa maybe

Remote

Backend

Scala

Design, develop, and operate payment and money-transfer functions for pixiv services, integrate external providers, prevent fraud, monitor reliability, and coordinate platform improvements with other teams.

Full-time

Japanese (N1)

Visa maybe

Remote

Marketing

Social Media

Lead user growth in Indonesia through creator-community relations, event and alliance planning, promotions, and operation of Indonesian-market pixiv and social-media accounts.

Full-time

Japanese?

Visa maybe

Remote

Backend

PHP

Develop and operate the backend foundation for pixiv Premium, a large subscription service, covering analysis, design, implementation, performance, safety, platform renewal, and team leadership.

Full-time

Japanese?

Visa maybe

Remote

React

Rails

Develop VRoid Hub and VRoid SDK from planning through release, coding, reviewing code, making technical decisions, and using Ruby on Rails, React, AWS and Kubernetes.

Full-time

Japanese?

Visa maybe

Remote

PM

SQL

Manage product discovery, planning, requirements, development, release, and ongoing improvement for pixiv’s illustration, manga, and novel platform. Use data and user insights to improve user experience, community engagement, and global product growth.

Full-time

Japanese?

Visa maybe

Remote

iOS

Swift

Develop and operate the pixiv Sketch iOS app with Swift, delivering features, improving quality through testing and refactoring, collecting data for analysis, and coordinating with other disciplines.

Full-time

Japanese?

Visa maybe

Remote

Frontend

TypeScript

Develop and improve pixiv’s web platform using TypeScript, React and Next.js. Own work from identifying user needs through planning, implementation, release verification and ongoing UX improvements.

Full-time

Japanese?

Visa maybe

Remote

Backend

PHP

Develop and improve backend web applications for pixiv’s large-scale creative platform, from identifying user needs through planning, implementation, release validation and ongoing improvement. Hybrid work is available.

Full-time

Japanese?

Visa maybe

Remote

Python

GenAI

Design LLM-enabled systems, optimize internal workflows, and build shared platforms and agents with business teams. Domestic remote work is available beyond 100 km.

Full-time

Japanese?

Visa maybe

Remote

TypeScript

PHP

Lead an engineering team of about six for pixiv Encyclopedia, driving its renewal, backend API or Next.js work, new features, technology selection, and progress management.

Full-time

Japanese?

Visa maybe

Remote

Python

Java

Design, build, and operate Pixiv’s on-premises and cloud infrastructure, including Kubernetes, OpenStack, databases, developer platforms, data centers, and networks.

Full-time

Japanese (N2)

Visa maybe

Marketing

Biz Dev

Content Mkt

The role involves planning and marketing strategies focused on community building within the pixiv platform, particularly in the illustration and manga sectors.

Full-time

Japanese?

Visa maybe

Remote

Client Rel

Events

Coordinate creators and clients, manage projects and paperwork, support sales and SNS/FANBOX operations, and plan events and merchandise while advising creators on audience growth.

Full-time

Japanese?

Visa maybe

Remote

Events

Sales

Plans events and merchandise, coordinates creators and clients, supports sales and SNS operations, and advises creators. Domestic full remote is available over 100 km away.

Full-time

Japanese?

Visa maybe

Remote

Project Mgr

Flextime

Plan new IP and content projects with illustrators, coordinate partner companies and creators, manage commissioned work, and organize and analyze internal data while advancing collaborative entertainment projects.

Full-time

Japanese?

Visa maybe

Biz Dev

Project Mgr

Sales

Plan and operate pixiv services, identify opportunities, and coordinate product, publishing, advertising, alliance, and overseas-growth initiatives with internal and external stakeholders.

Full-time

Japanese?

Visa maybe

Frontend

Backend

Mobile

Develop web and mobile services for creators, contributing to feature planning, UI or application development, performance improvement, data, infrastructure and ongoing operations.

Internship

Japanese?

Visa maybe

ML

JavaScript

TypeScript

Long-term interns develop Pixiv services across frontend, backend, mobile, data, machine learning, payments, advertising, and 3D/Unity, improving features, performance, and user experience.