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2025 Salary Guide for Engineers in Japan [SHIFT]
We work to build things, help society, help each other.
And for money.
Salary is an imporant factor in every career shift.
At SHIFT, we have a transparent system for compensation, salary evaluations, and salary increases ensuring that your contributions are rewarded.
Here is a salary guide for engineers in Japan at SHIFT.
Each position has an overveiw of the responsibilities, the seniority, the annual salary range, and the monthly salary range.
What is the salary range for engineers at SHIFT?
SHIFT offers competitive salaries based on experience, seniority, and specialization.
Here’s a breakdown of the salary bands at different levels:
With regular evaluations and an average annual salary increase of 11.0% in FY2023, SHIFT ensures fair compensation and career growth opportunities.
Now let's go role by role to see the salary range for each.
Software Engineering & IT Development
Full-Stack Engineer
As a Full-Stack Engineer, you will work on end-to-end development, from front-end user interfaces to back-end systems. This role requires strong coding skills across multiple programming languages and experience in cloud-based architectures.
Seniority: Mid-level to Senior
Salary Range:
Senior Full-Stack Engineer
A Senior Full-Stack Engineer plays a leadership role in system architecture, database management, and software development, ensuring scalability and efficiency. This position requires extensive experience in designing and developing complex applications.
Seniority: Senior
Salary Range:
Web & Enterprise System Development Engineer
This role involves developing and maintaining enterprise-level web applications and business systems, with a focus on security, scalability, and usability.
Seniority: Mid-level to Senior
Salary Range:
Generative AI Engineer
As a Generative AI Engineer, you will develop and implement AI solutions, including Large Language Models (LLMs) and generative AI applications to enhance automation and user experiences.
Seniority: Senior
Salary Range:
Flutter Engineer
This position focuses on mobile application development using Flutter, requiring experience in cross-platform development and UI/UX optimization.
Seniority: Mid-level
Salary Range:
Enterprise Software & ERP
Salesforce Engineer
A Salesforce Engineer is responsible for customizing, integrating, and optimizing Salesforce platforms for business applications. Requiring experience in object-oriented programming languages such as Java, C#, PHP, JavaScript, or VB.net, as well as knowledge of business system development and Salesforce implementation projects.
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Seniority: Mid-level
Salary Range:
DevOps, QA & Security
DevOps Engineer
DevOps Engineers focus on continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD), cloud infrastructure, and system automation for efficiency and reliability. Requiring over three years of experience in object-oriented programming languages such as Python, Java, C#, PHP, JavaScript, or TypeScript, as well as experience in basic design and small team management or leadership.
Seniority: Mid-level to Senior
Salary Range:
QA Lead Engineer
This role is within the Information Technology (IT) industry, focusing on Quality Assurance (QA) and Agile Development. Requiring over three years of experience in development leadership or QA leadership, as well as experience in CI/CD environment construction.
Seniority: Mid-level to Senior
Salary Range:
Security Engineer & Specialist
Security Engineers protect IT systems from cyber threats, implementing security protocols and risk assessments. Requiring experience in security-related tasks such as server, infrastructure, and cloud security design, cyber-attack countermeasures, and internal SOC system development.
Seniority: Mid-level to Senior
Salary Range:
Infrastructure & Helpdesk
System Development Engineer & Architect
This role involves designing and developing system architectures, focusing on software scalability and data integration. Requiring experience in web application development and data integration platform development.
Seniority: Mid-level to Senior
Salary Range:
Infrastructure Engineer & Helpdesk
This role involves managing and maintaining network infrastructure, cloud computing environments, and providing IT support services. Requiring experience in LAN/WAN network construction and operation, cloud service construction and operation, or helpdesk and asset management operations.
Seniority: Mid-level
Salary Range:
Salary Evaluation
SHIFT conducts salary evaluations twice a year—in August and February—to assess employee performance and determine raises or promotions. Our evaluation system is based on a role grading framework (mission grading system) that ensures salaries align with responsibilities and contributions. Employees set semi-annual goals, undergo a mid-term interview, and receive evaluation feedback to help guide their career progression.
Salary Increase
One of the key benefits of working at SHIFT is our competitive salary raise rate. In FY2023, the actual annual average salary increase was 11.0%, continuing a trend of double-digit salary growth over the past years.
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