As a Solution Architect, you will engage in front-end development of web services, defining requirements and designs with a focus on UI/UX.
About this role
Dwango's Bookwalker development division is hiring a Development Project Manager for e-book services run jointly with NTT Docomo, including d Magazine and d Book. The work is upstream development management and does not involve writing code.
The manager defines requirements, designs architecture, instructs development vendors to write specifications, audits their basic designs, manages progress, quality and acceptance testing, and coordinates with business-side directors, partner companies and Docomo members through to release. The section has six members.
Applicants need three or more years of practical experience in either object-oriented development (Java, PHP, Ruby) or upstream work such as requirements definition and architecture design. They also need experience leading projects with several stakeholders, interest in books, manga and publishing, a home setup for remote work, residence in Japan and business-level Japanese equivalent to JLPT N2. Cloud development, web service operation, mobile app development and e-book service experience are preferred.
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