Taishi — Full Stack JavaScript Developer at Semios (ex–Yahoo! Japan)
Four years backend at Yahoo! Japan; college path in Vancouver; hired at agritech startup Semios as Full Stack JavaScript Developer amid COVID (~18 months to offer).
フルスタックデベロッパー · Vancouver · Semios
Profile
Taishi is a Full Stack JavaScript Developer at Semios in Vancouver (20s). Attribute background is 経験者.
Current role
Full Stack JavaScript Developer at Semios (agritech startup). Diverse team; English standups; flexible/ticket-based remote work without rigid core hours; biweekly pay. Joined with BC PNP support as a stated condition.
Japan experience
Commerce (non-CS) undergrad; student web work (WordPress, Facebook page iframes). ~2013–14: ~1 year in Canada as a student including ~3 months as engineer intern at a design agency. New-grad backend/server engineer at Yahoo! Japan (~4 years): PHP and Node.js APIs on a high-traffic service; contributed to PHP→Node.js/TypeScript modernization and internal TypeScript mentoring. Strong personal product work (Product Hunt traction for AskMakers while in college). Explored internal overseas secondment (e.g. Skyscanner joint venture) but was not selected; resigned to pursue English-speaking work abroad.
Path to Canada / North America
College in Vancouver primarily for visa/study pathway (skill gap smaller given prior experience). Job search from ~March 2020 ahead of May 2020 graduation; COVID shrank the market. Intermediate/experienced candidates still saw openings; juniors faced a harder market. Interview process for the eventual employer included phone screen plus multiple engineer interviews; personal projects and technical blogging (dev.to/Medium) were reviewed positively.
Outcome
Offer late October 2020; started 2 November 2020. Attribute monthsToOffer=18. Near-term goal: PR via BC PNP with employer support.
Based on Frog’s Japanese-language interview. English summary for scanning (partners / employers). Original interview (Japanese)
company=Semios confirmed in attributes and article.