Japan Android developer hired in Toronto via recruiter outreach—without applying
~4 years Japan Android/Java experience; Vancouver college then Connected in Toronto (~18 months), inbound offer.
Androidデベロッパー · Toronto · Connected
Profile
Kento is an experienced Android developer who completed a year of college in Vancouver and accepted a Toronto role at Connected—without initiating applications—on strong terms.
Current role
Android developer at Connected in Toronto (attributes). Recruiter/inbound path; tech + executive interviews. Contract through year-end with permanent potential discussed. Declined an earlier school-introduced offer at CAD 45k as below Japan pay. Attributes: ~18 months to offer.
Japan experience
Prior experience: ~4 years programming. ~1 year Java at an SIer, then first Android project end-to-end. Startup food-ordering company: app maintenance and full rewrite/release before leaving for Canada. Media faculty with little study; early paid homepage for a Hiroshima client became his SIer portfolio. Lived in the UK ~8 years as a child (Japanese school) but felt weak in English; TOEIC rose from 600s to 805.
Path to Canada / North America
Frog after considering DIY. Vancouver February 2017; 3 months ESL; web/mobile course from May. Café barista ~9 months. During school, remote Android via CODEAL (Jan–early May) using Kotlin/clean architecture—cited as major hireability boost—while taking iOS classes.
Outcome
Toronto Connected role via inbound interest (also interviewed Amazon earlier as practice). Strong GitHub/README portfolio strategy for mid/senior signaling.
Based on Frog’s Japanese-language interview. English summary for scanning (partners / employers). Original interview (Japanese)