Motoki — Frontend Developer in Vancouver (web production company)
Short Japan web-design tenure (~6 months) plus Philippines English study; Vancouver college then Co-op hire as frontend developer—employer brand not stated.
フロントエンドデベロッパー · Vancouver
Profile
Motoki is a frontend developer in Vancouver (attributes). Age band: 20s (intro also notes age 26). Employer named only as a web production company.
Current role
Frontend developer at an unnamed web production company via Co-op; about half a year in role at interview. Values flat communication and animation-aligned product direction. PR optional (“lucky if obtained”); interested in Toronto/Montreal/France later.
Japan experience
Prior experience (経験者) but short: ~6 months as a web designer in Japan after distance learning in web design. Skipped standard new-grad hiring; university-era and post-grad English study in the Philippines (2 months in year 3; 6 months after graduation in Baguio). Found Japan workplace hierarchy/hours a poor fit and left to pursue overseas work. Interview notes that half a year of Japan experience was only lightly discussed and not a major plus.
Path to Canada / North America
College route (community college; 1 year study then Co-op). Chose Vancouver via Frog blogs/community. Two months ESL on arrival; prioritized technical study. Self-study (Treehouse, Udemy) against job requirements; focused frontend/JS once direction clarified mid-program. Attributes months-to-offer not stated.
Outcome
Hired as frontend developer for Co-op at a Vancouver web production company after the study year ended (around April of the interview year).
Based on Frog’s Japanese-language interview. English summary for scanning (partners / employers). Original interview (Japanese)
Employer brand not stated; monthsToOffer null in attributes.