Job Alert — August 11
Hi there,
It's Obon week, one of the busiest holiday seasons in Japan. Many companies are closed for some or all of the week, with people taking additional days off to spend time with their families.
I received some roles from a new client, KabuK Style, at the end of last week. Mostly software engineering, Japanese language skills preferred but not required. Details below.
I interviewed one of their developers, Lawrie Cate, in 2022, and he's still at the company. Read the interview with Lawrie for a bit more about the company.
Jobs you can apply to directly via the job board:
Jobs at KabuK Style (a travel fintech company operating the HafH subscription service):
Backend Engineer, Platform (#1618)
Build backend services for KabuK Exchange, a B2B2B travel distribution platform connecting global hotel supply with demand channels. Work on APIs, integrations, pricing, billing, and booking infrastructure using .NET.
[Salary details not provided | Apply from: Japan only | Full remote in Japan | English: Conversational | Japanese: Not required]
Engineering Lead, Platform — KabuK Exchange (#1619)
Lead technical architecture for KabuK Exchange, a B2B2B travel distribution platform connecting Japanese hotel supply globally. Own core domains including pricing, inventory, booking, integrations, and payments while guiding distributed teams across scalability and reliability challenges.
[Salary details not provided | Apply from: Japan only | Full remote in Japan | English: Conversational | Japanese: Not required]
Product Analyst / Associate Product Manager – Payments / Integrations (#1620)
Join KabuK Style's Platform team to build critical payment, billing, and API integration systems for a global B2B travel distribution platform serving 30,000+ accommodations. Combine data analytics with product ownership, optimizing complex financial workflows and supplier integrations.
[Salary details not provided | Apply from: Japan only | Hybrid | English: Business-level | Japanese: Not required]
Senior Backend Engineer, Platform Services (#1621)
Build KabuK Exchange, a B2B2B travel distribution platform, focusing on commerce platform services including pricing, billing, payments, ledger, and reconciliation systems that must scale reliably across hotels, suppliers, and global distribution channels.
[Salary details not provided | Apply from: Japan only | Full remote in Japan | English: Conversational | Japanese: Not required]
Solutions Engineer — Platform / Travel Distribution (#1622)
Support technical integration and onboarding for KBKx, KabuK Style's B2B2B travel distribution platform connecting hotels, OTAs, and suppliers across 130+ countries through scalable APIs and operational tooling.
[Salary details not provided | Apply from: Japan only | Hybrid | English: Business-level | Japanese: Not required]
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- Paul
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