Sho — Software engineer at Canadian Securities Exchange (Toronto WH path)
~6 years Japan engineering (Enigmo EC + CRM, then freelance) met a tougher-than-expected Toronto market; ~192 applications and 6+ months later hired at CSE.
ソフトウェアエンジニア · Toronto · Canadian Securities Exchange
Profile
Sho (interview slug `sean`) is a software engineer at the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) in Toronto. Attributes: working-holiday route, prior experience, monthsToOffer=8, company CSE.
Current role
Software engineer at **Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE)**. At interview time also holding an **RO working-holiday** status tied to a French-language course (classes not yet started).
Japan experience
Prior experience. Roughly **6 years** engineering overall. Hosei University economics; marketing/BD internships as a student; near graduation took a **3-month bootcamp** after self-studying JavaScript, then joined **Enigmo** (BUYMA C2C fashion marketplace) as new-grad engineer—platform/EC development, later CRM systems. Enigmo roughly **2018–2022 (~4 years)** then freelance (~**2 years**, often 3–4 days/week) while pursuing an online **University of Nicosia** master’s (finance + blockchain; degree issuance pending around Jan 2025 per article). Arts-to-engineer career start in Japan, then experienced IC.
Path to Canada / North America
Prior Toronto exposure: short winter stay then **1 year** Toronto study during a **2-year university leave**; also Singapore internship search (~100 apps). Returned to Canada **February 2024** on WH expecting a fast hire; market harder than 2022–23 anecdotes. Applied continuously; totaled **192** applications (intro also says ~190 / 6+ months). From ~June explored RO WH / longer visa planning seriously as WH clock ran. Frog intro via “Pan.”
Outcome
Hired as software engineer at **CSE** after high-volume search. Attributes: monthsToOffer=8. Shows experienced Japan IC + WH still facing long Toronto hunt.
Based on Frog’s Japanese-language interview. English summary for scanning (partners / employers). Original interview (Japanese)
Distinct from slug=sho (different Sho). Source truncates mid job-search tactics; CSE outcome clear from intro/attributes.