Momori — Software Engineer at HUAWEI Canada (Toronto)
Experienced Japan engineer (~3 years at Koei Tecmo) who used a Vancouver college Co-op path to join HUAWEI Canada in Toronto and convert from intern to full-time.
ソフトウェアエンジニア · Toronto · HUAWEI Canada
Profile
Momori is a software engineer at HUAWEI Canada in Toronto. Age band: 20s (attributes).
Current role
Started as intern/Co-op at HUAWEI Canada; conversion to full-time confirmed (interview: starting the following month). Team includes graduates of universities such as Waterloo and Toronto. Interested in deepening database skills.
Japan experience
Prior experience (経験者). Waseda engineering-related bachelor (interdisciplinary science/engineering; slime-mold thesis blending biology and programming). Graduated 2020 (~age 23 after one gap year). ~3 years as software engineer at Koei Tecmo building tools/apps for game asset/data management (not core game client development); C++ experience noted as distinctive in Canadian interviews.
Path to Canada / North America
College route. Planned college entry around Sep 2023 / Jan 2024 with Frog. Arrived ~July; private college in Vancouver ~1 year (CICCC; TOEFL iBT pathway, speaking weaker than reading). One month Cebu before Canada. Job search from ~December; early self-apps limited, then ~5 LinkedIn inbound processes (tech posts helped). Visa honesty sank early interviews; HUAWEI progressed via internship framing after full-time discussion hit student constraints (pay cut ~40% when identified as student). Attributes: ~14 months to offer; moved to Toronto after hire (~6 months there at interview).
Outcome
HUAWEI Canada internship then full-time conversion. Planned WH switch after graduation and a short Japan trip.
Based on Frog’s Japanese-language interview. English summary for scanning. Original interview (Japanese)