Hello, I'm Paul Roberts...
日本人・グローバルIT人材のキャリアをサポートしています。
I’ve been a tech recruiter in Tokyo since 1999, helping Japanese and international IT professionals take the next step in their careers. Over the years, I’ve partnered with dozens of companies — from the biggest global names in technology, e-commerce, and financial services to innovative Japanese startups — to hire exceptional people.
If you’re looking for IT jobs in Japan or hiring for your tech teams here, you’ve come to the right place.
Search my job board for English-speaking and bilingual IT & tech jobs in Japan — including roles I’m working on as an agent and direct listings from leading tech companies.
Check out my articles, from Japan job-hunting and visa guides to profiles of people from the Japanese tech community.
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Feel free to contact me anytime for advice on your Japan IT job search or hiring.
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I’m one of the few Tokyo IT recruiters with a hands-on technical background, making it easier for both my clients and candidates to get the results they are looking for. But mine is a human business at heart, and I pride myself on a reputation for taking care of the people I’m working with, on both the candidate and client sides.
This is my personal site – a space to write about topics that interest me, such as recruitment, tech, living & working in Japan, the stories of some of the fascinating people I’ve met, and anything else that piques my curiosity.
Latest Articles
Profile #39: Ved Kamat – Product Manager and solopreneur
Paul: Ved Kamat is a bilingual solopreneur offering AI-first project and product management consulting in Japan. Ved and I spoke about his unique childhood, transitioning from software engineering into project
Japan Digital Nomad Visa: Work Remotely in Japan – A Guide
Introduction Maybe you’ve dreamed of living and working in Japan but have been unable to find a job here. Or maybe you just couldn’t fit everything you wanted to do
Japan Digital Nomad Visa: Services for Nomads
Somewhere to live, somewhere to work If you’re coming to Japan on the Japan Digital Nomad Visa, you’ll need a place to live and perhaps other services, such as a
Profile #38: Cameron Long – engineer and co-founder of Jora AI
Paul: Cameron Long is a software engineer and co-founder of the legal tech startup Jora AI. Cameron and I spoke about his pivot from mechanical to software engineering, his early
Profile #37: Jenessa Carder – CX strategist, inclusive designer
Paul: Jenessa Carder is a CX transformation specialist, an inclusive designer, a multicultural thinker, and most recently, an author. Jenessa and I spoke about her unique identity in Japan, shifting
Profile #36: Kaido Chiwata – co-founder of Billpay
Paul: Kaido Chiwata is a co-founder of BillPay, a Tokyo-based billing solution for foreign companies entering the Japanese market. Kaido and I spoke about how he went from bullied returnee
Entry-Level Job Hunting Advice in Japan (Bootcamp, University, & Career Changers)
Finding your first job can be challenging – entry-level job hunting in Japan comes with its own unique hurdles. This guide is written for new graduates, bootcamp graduates, and career
7 resume mistakes to avoid to get tech interviews in Japan
Are basic resume mistakes losing you the interview opportunities you deserve? You’re applying for jobs in Japan but not getting interviews. There can be multiple reasons for this, and one
Profile #35: Shane Brown – product manager, designer, social thinker
Paul: Shane Brown is a Tokyo-based product manager and designer, as well as the founder of Thinkers Social Club, a space for high quality conversations about life’s most universal problems.
Featured Articles
Japan Digital Nomad Visa: Work Remotely in Japan – A Guide
Introduction Maybe you’ve dreamed of living and working in Japan but have been unable to find a job here. Or maybe you just couldn’t fit everything you wanted to do
Entry-Level Job Hunting Advice in Japan (Bootcamp, University, & Career Changers)
Finding your first job can be challenging – entry-level job hunting in Japan comes with its own unique hurdles. This guide is written for new graduates, bootcamp graduates, and career
Profile #28: Tyrone Ranson – founder of freelance engineer community DevIppo
Paul: Tyrone Ranson is a self-taught freelance software engineer based in Tokyo and the founder of DevIppo, a community for freelance software engineers in Japan. Tyrone and I spoke about
Profile #26: Annie Hoang – UX/UI designer coaching Gen Z on storytelling, networking & personal branding
Paul: Annie Hoang is a Vietnamese UI/UX designer living in Tokyo. Annie and I spoke about developing her interest in UX while studying in Canada, how an internship at Rakuten
Profile #23: Alvin Leonard – CTO at SmartRyde
Paul: Alvin Leonard is the CTO of SmartRyde, a Tokyo-based startup providing airport transfers to travellers around the world. Alvin and I spoke about his early career as a software
Profile #18: Drew Terry – founder of OpenSalary.jp
Paul: Drew Terry is the founder of OpenSalary.jp, a website promoting salary transparency for the tech community in Japan. Drew and I spoke about starting his career as a software
Profile #12: Jatin Kumar – software developer, HR specialist & curry enthusiast
Paul: I first learned about Jatin Kumar after stumbling upon an online post about his GoCurry community last year. I was fascinated to learn more about Jatin’s background as a
Profile #8: Sylvain Pierre – Entrepreneur & co-founder of Le Wagon Tokyo
Paul: Sylvain Pierre is an entrepreneur, co-founder of the Le Wagon Tokyo coding bootcamp, and Tokyo resident since 2016. We talk about how Sylvain got into entrepreneurship, his experiences in
Profile #3: Asumi Saito – co-founder of Waffle.org
Paul: Asumi Saito is a young data scientist turned non-profit organisation founder from Tokyo. We met over Skype in 2017 when Asumi had just finished her master’s degree at the