HackerX Tokyo 2024 Event Recap - Wahl+Case
Pizza, sandwiches, and coke zero.
On July 30th we hosted HackerX Tokyo, an event for engineers in Japan.
A rapid interview event for engineers. Think of it like speed dating for career matches.
I was the Master of Ceremonies.
It was an honor.
You’re welcome.
What is HackerX?
HackerX is “the global marketplace for developers.”
They provide a matching service for engineers and tech companies.
Operating in 150+ cities and working with clients like adyen, Oracle, Unity, the list goes on and on.
They host an online job board to allow you to work with these companies.
Beyond the screen, they also partner with companies and venues to put on in person rapid interview events for jobseeking developers in each of earth’s 4 corners.
There were 3 reasons that you came to this event:
Meet Japanese tech companies hiring developers
Network with other engineers working in Japan
Free food and drinks
Here’s how it works:
How the HackerX Event Works
You speak with the company you are interested in for 5 minutes.
At the ring of the timer (in this case, my voice) you rotate to the next company.
Bring your resume, your meishi, and your appetite.
Each company keeps track of who they spoke with and follows up in the days after to officially start the hiring process.
Tokyo’s even hosted 3 companies, let’s meet them.
Companies
There were 3 companies including us:
Here are Del and Reyna, our team members at the event
The clients we work with range from startups to enterprises, domestic and international.
Message us using this link to speak with one of our career consultants.
A subscription based online travel agency (OTA) that offers flat pricing on flights and hotels.
I spoke with Hide, the founder of KabuK Style at the event.
He built this company to go against the travel market trends of raising prices when interest grows.
The inspiration for the name comes from the Japanese Kabuki style of dancing and being different.
Hide told us he is looking for engineers to help build his product globally.
If you are interested in companies like Kabuk Style, message us!
Fraud monitoring for the entire internet.
Yasuaki from Netstar spoke about the legacy of the company.
Netstar is an enterprise operating in Japan for more than 20 years and is expanding its services globally.
Because its business is international, Yasuaki is looking for English-speaking engineers.
Their main business lines are finding fraud, preventing minors from viewing inappropriate content, and providing contextual data to align advertisements with site content.
Here is a picture of Yasuaki, the CTO, explaining what NetSTAR does:
If you are interested in working with companies like Netstar, message us using this link!
Thank you to the companies who joined the event and to HackerX for bringing us on board.
Most of all, thank you to those who joined us and we look forward to seeing you at the next one.
If you are looking to work as an engineer in Tokyo, send us your resume using this link!