Career changer into iOS after telecom work in Japan and CICCC mobile study in Vancouver
Information-science graduate who spent 3–4 years in Japanese telecom field work, then used college (after a collapsed design-school plan) to become a mobile engineer and land a Vancouver iOS role—despite no prior iOS employment.
iOSデベロッパー · Vancouver
Profile
ヤンマー (Yammer) is in his 20s in Vancouver, working as an iOS developer. Attributes mark him as a career changer for this job type (mobile/iOS 未経験) via a college route. Employer name is not stated in structured attributes (title describes an Eco-products seller).
Current role
iOS developer at a company that sells Eco products (company legal name not stated in source attributes). At interview he had been in the role for about five months. Team is described as roughly 80% Canadian; work is remote-friendly with stronger personal boundary norms than his Japan experience.
Japan experience
Undergraduate and graduate study in information science, but he says technical ability was near zero academically. New-graduate role at a telecom-related company for 3–4 years after graduate school—more cabling/servers/generalist field work than software product development; little Git/OOP fluency. Left after mental-health strain and industry mismatch; mid-career restart in Japan felt difficult. Age around 28–29 with working-holiday timing pressure. Lived in Canada ages ~1–5 due to family circumstances.
Path to Canada / North America
Initially leaned toward design (Red Academy) after Frog counseling; Red Academy collapsed before enrollment (2020). Chose CICCC and enrolled September 2020 amid COVID, studying mobile development. Relied heavily on a strong instructor (“D”), volunteer/project experience (~2–3 months), and school references. English benefited from early childhood Canada years plus ~1 year of pre-departure study. Job search feedback often cited thin team project / lack of prior iOS employment.
Outcome
Secured local iOS employment after college despite being a mobile career changer. Exact offer timeline and employer name are not stated in attributes (monthsToOffer null; company null). Continues to prioritize visa/PR stability as a longer-term concern.
Based on Frog’s Japanese-language interview. English summary for scanning (partners / employers). Original interview (Japanese)
Incomplete structured fields: company=null, monthsToOffer=null. Title only describes Eco-products seller—do not invent legal name.