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Ryo — UI Developer in Vancouver

Left a Japanese kosen path (no Japan full-time role stated), studied in Victoria then Vancouver, and hired as a UI developer on a new-grad track; employer name not stated.

UIデベロッパー · Vancouver

Profile

Ryo is a UI developer in Vancouver (attributes). Age band: 20s; among younger Frog engineer stories. Left a Japanese technical college (kosen) path to build a career in Vancouver.

Current role

UI developer at an unnamed software company. Tenure at interview: Co-op year plus ~8 months post-grad (~1 year 8 months), including 3-month probation. Stack includes older Google Web Toolkit/Java legacy areas; interest in moving from hybrid mobile toward native. Planning PR application and IELTS improvement; PGWP ~3 years (WH unused).

Japan experience

Career changer (未経験) relative to professional developer employment: no Japan full-time job stated. Industrial kosen (information/programming track) through year 3, then leave of absence for language study; ultimately withdrew rather than graduate. Contacted Frog at 19 near end of Victoria language year. Had programming coursework but initially did not want to be a programmer.

Path to Canada / North America

College route after ~1 year language study in Victoria. Private vocational school in Vancouver (ITD context; critical of curriculum quality but valued peers/mentorship—e.g. Changami). Studied beyond class (Android, Rails, web fundamentals). Applied widely including new-grad postings; whiteboard coding interview. Attributes: ~24 months to offer.

Outcome

Hired as UI developer via new-grad-style opening; built multi-year runway with PGWP and pursuing PR.

Based on Frog’s Japanese-language interview. English summary for scanning (partners / employers). Original interview (Japanese)

Employer brand not stated.

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