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Wataru — Staff Engineer at Routeware (Civic Tech; ex–Unity EM)

Japan SIer then working-holiday Canada; long Civic Tech tenure at ReCollect/Routeware, Unity engineering manager stint, return as Staff Engineer—soft skills as differentiator.

スタッフエンジニア · Vancouver · Routeware

Profile

Wataru is a Staff Engineer at Routeware (formerly ReCollect) in Vancouver, in Civic Tech. Attribute background unknown; article shows prior Japan engineering plus long Canada tenure. Route=working-holiday.

Current role

Staff Engineer at Routeware after returning from Unity. Broader technical scope; previously Engineering Manager at Unity. Emphasizes soft skills, async remote communication, and Civic Tech mission impact (e.g. waste/collection civic products).

Japan experience

SIer employment ~**5 years** with poor work conditions relative to later Canada experience; disliked age-based status over skill. Exact employer names/years beyond the 5-year SIer span are not detailed in the provided article body. Attribute background left unknown, but Japan role was engineering (経験者 in substance).

Path to Canada / North America

Working holiday → printing-company job; ~**7 months** in began negotiating work-visa support and moved toward ReCollect after Civic Tech motivation (TED talk cited in self-intro). First ReCollect tenure ~**5 years** fully remote, no overtime culture described. Left to learn elsewhere; recruiter-led path to **Unity** as senior IC → promoted to Engineering Manager; Unity tenure **1 year 10 months**. Returned to Civic Tech/Routeware as Staff Engineer. Canada career ~**8 years** at interview.

Outcome

Established senior/staff Civic Tech engineer with EM experience at Unity. Homeowner with two children; focuses on family growth and Frog community contribution. Months-to-offer attribute not stated.

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

background attribute unknown; Japan SIer 5y from article. company=Routeware.

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