Taichi — Frontend engineer at a Vancouver SaaS company (career change via college)
Biology graduate and career changer; Langara Web Development then frontend hire at a Vancouver SaaS firm via classmate referral.
フロントエンドエンジニア · Vancouver
Profile
Taichi is a frontend engineer in Vancouver in his 20s. Attribute background is 未経験 (career changer into engineering).
Current role
Frontend engineer at a Vancouver SaaS company (employer name not stated in the article). Hiring emphasized fit/personality after screening and SPI-style testing.
Japan experience
Studied biology at a Japanese university; had a graduate-school acceptance but withdrew shortly before graduation. No Japan engineering employment stated. Funded study abroad after graduation. English: TOEIC originally in the 400s; after a university-era working holiday (Kelowna language school ~3 months, then Vancouver Starbucks barista ~9 months) reported TOEIC 970. Exact years of Japan study/work beyond that path are not stated.
Path to Canada / North America
College route: Vancouver public college (Langara) Web Development after self-study (e.g. Treehouse, backend basics). Built network via team projects with more experienced classmates; a designer classmate later referred him to his employer. Also worked part-time (including Starbucks period after studies) while job hunting; an informal full-time promise elsewhere did not materialize.
Outcome
Landed local frontend employment at a Vancouver SaaS company as a career changer. Months-to-offer not stated in attributes. Long-term aim includes permanent residency; prefers smaller companies for broader ownership.
Based on Frog’s Japanese-language interview. English summary for scanning (partners / employers). Original interview (Japanese)
company attribute null; SaaS employer unnamed. monthsToOffer null.