Career-changed engineer who used Langara College to land Vancouver frontend work
After switching into engineering in Japan (SES, React/TypeScript focus) and studying at Langara College, Koichi secured a frontend role at a Vancouver client-services firm.
フロントエンドエンジニア · Vancouver
Profile
Koichi is a frontend engineer in Vancouver who planned Canada carefully over several years. Age band is not stated in attributes.
Current role
Frontend engineer at a Vancouver firm with an SES-like model (staff join client projects). Interview process was three rounds: technical with CEO and lead engineer, technical with the client PM, then offer discussion with the CEO. Employer name not stated.
Japan experience
Prior experience for the engineering target role, after a career change from another field in Japan (prior occupation details beyond “other industry” are not stated in the interview body). Prepared for overseas work by studying English from summer 2017 (TOEIC ~440 after ~6 months early on). Chose engineering as portable skills; attended a vocational school for Java and earned IT Passport and Fundamental Information Technology Engineer certifications; took two more certifications within about a year as an engineer. SES-style work in Japan covering varied assignments; later pursued React.js and TypeScript experience to strengthen applications. Took a break from engineering after ~1 year to focus on English (IELTS courses via British Council among others).
Path to Canada / North America
Learned about Frog in March 2019 and ultimately chose Canada. Attended Langara College: first four months online from Japan, then about one year in Vancouver. During studies, completed a frontend internship with a Japanese company and also took school-referred work in Canada. Emphasized work history on resumes and filtered roles by tech stack.
Outcome
Landed local frontend employment in Vancouver after Langara. Months-to-offer not stated.
Based on Frog’s Japanese-language interview. English summary for scanning (partners / employers). Original interview (Japanese)
Japanese article title mentions school teaching; interview body only states career change from another industry—teacher detail not used.