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TailorThis job posting was originally in Japanese. The English version is automatically translated. Please visit the company site for the most accurate information.
Empower every company to deploy any ideas. We simplify the difficult parts of product creation through engineering. We aim for a world where anyone can become a product creator by breaking down the boundaries between business and engineering. We are waiting for those who resonate with this mission. What Tailor offers We deliver value to solve business challenges for companies by democratizing ERP using AI, focusing on two pillars. One is the development of the AI Native Headless ERP platform "Tailor Platform™". We aim to redefine ERP, which supports the backbone of businesses worldwide, into a flexible and scalable system that assumes the AI era in both construction methods and end-user usage, maximizing corporate value. We are redesigning business logic based on AI Agents to create core systems that can be handled by both humans and AI. The other is Professional Services. Using the Tailor Platform, we deeply engage with customers' business challenges, taking responsibility from the pre-sales stage through identifying issues, designing solutions, implementing, and delivering. We not only build backends on the Tailor Platform but also engage in frontend development, business consulting, IT strategy, and PMO support, directly addressing customers' management challenges. These two are not independent. Insights gained from the field of Professional Services flow back into the Tailor Platform, and the evolution of the Tailor Platform accelerates the problem-solving of Professional Services — creating this cycle is at the core of our development style. The market Tailor challenges The ERP market accounts for about 30% of the overall software market. Globally, it is expected to reach $73 billion by 2026 and double to $281.5 billion by 2035 (Precedence Research). The domestic market is also expected to grow from over 5 trillion yen in 2024 to over 8.5 trillion yen by 2029. However, more important than market size is the fact that there are still a large number of unresolved business challenges in this area. As the global trend shifts from "all-in-one packages" to "best-of-breed combinations of SaaS," questions arise daily in companies about how to structure complex business processes, how far to automate, and how to incorporate AI. We stand at the forefront of addressing these questions as pioneers in this field. Characteristics of Tailor's development organization - Rotation possible for all engineering positions - Rotation by project - Rotation between roles (PF <> FDE possible) - Support for OSS development and OSS developers - Internal OSS release policy has encouraged the release of 7 OSS in one month - Major AI/LLM services and agents already implemented - OpenAI/Claude/Devin and others - Various coding agents are also available - Learning support - Support for book purchases - Support for participation in various conferences (Sponsor of Go Con, participation in US conferences) Role of this position As a member of Professional Services, you will implement solutions from the discovery of customer issues to the implementation of solutions from the pre-sales stage. Alternatively, you will co-create product development with customers to maximize the success rate of existing projects. You will also directly contribute to the evolution of the Tailor Platform by leveraging these experiences. This position is not a title but indicates a technical area of expertise within the Professional Services organization. Depending on the project and organizational situation, you will work on solving diverse issues across various domains. Specific job responsibilities Utilizing your background as an EM or playing manager, you will think and choose the expected roles yourself. Here are some examples: - From identifying issues in pre-sales to business design, solution design, implementation, and delivery, take full responsibility for success without creating a gap of "this is another person's responsibility." - Deeply engage with diverse enterprise businesses while collaborating directly with customers, quickly catching up on business domains. - Contribute to customer growth as an excellent team player through the solutions provided. - Abstract solutions to various problems faced by customers in a reusable form, contributing to the evolution of the Tailor Platform. Attractiveness of this position - You can stand at the center of the judgment of "what to solve and why" — As the speed of implementation increases due to AI, the value of judgment about "what to create" and "why to solve it" becomes relatively higher. FDE stands at the center of that judgment. - You can not only use the platform but also be part of its development — Insights gained from the field can be fed back into the improvement of the Tailor Platform. Your solutions will become the foundation for the next project. - You can directly commit to customer value through collaboration with diverse teams — You will stand at the forefront of problem-solving while co-creating with various teams such as PdM, Consultant, and Sales. - AI/LLM native development environment — Major AI/LLM services and agents are already implemented. You will also be involved in building custom agents. Development environment - Middleware - IDP like Auth0, Tailor Platform - Monitoring - Datadog - Environment construction - Docker, docker-compose, Terraform - Programming languages - TypeScript, React.js - Frameworks - Next.js, Playwright, vitest - Others - GitHub Copilot, WebStorm, GoLand Minimum requirements - Experience in taking responsibility as an engineer and promoting E2E delivery in product development (approximately 5 years of practical experience or equivalent experience) - Experience leading technical decision-making for solutions/architecture. The rationale for those decisions must be explainable to both customers and internally (customer negotiation experience is not required at this time) - Experience in determining the direction of solutions and advancing projects in uncertain situations - Technical communication skills in Japanese (native level) - Must be able to work in the office in principle Preferred requirements - Understanding of business domains in the enterprise area - Experience leading the development/introduction of AI/LLM native products - Achievements that have had a technical impact across multiple projects or organizations - Achievements in abstracting individual project solutions into reusable forms and feeding them back into platforms or common assets - Development experience using GraphQL - Technical communication skills in English (business level) Desired personality - Someone who can make decisions as a senior — Able to judge "what to decide now" from limited information on questions without clear answers and articulate the rationale for those decisions - Someone who can take ownership — Able to own responsibility for customer outcomes without drawing a line of "this is my job" - Someone who can spread their learning to the team and organization — Rather than just their own productivity, they strive to multiply the effects of their solutions through the team, customers, and Platform - Someone who sees value rather than metrics — Values the actual value delivered to customers and the Platform rather than achieving specific metrics Salary - 7 million to 15 million yen Our company adopts a mission-grade system that determines compensation based on the size of the role (mission) and its results, regardless of age or years of service. The grade at the time of joining will be determined through selection, and subsequent grades will be determined based on evaluations conducted once every six months. Work location Immediately after hiring: Minato-ku, Tokyo Scope of changes: As determined by the company Working hours Discretionary labor system Work style Onsite Salary increase and bonuses Salary revision: Twice a year (evaluation conducted once every six months) Various allowances - Provision of desired PC, monitor, etc. - Transportation expenses covered - Complete social insurance Holidays and vacations - Complete two-day weekends (holidays, year-end and New Year, etc.) - Paid leave granted upon joining Benefits - Complete social insurance - Support for learning (book purchases, conference participation costs, etc.)
