#12 - Life as a QA Engineer in Japan (Without Speaking Japanese)

30/05/2025 55 min Temporada 1 Episodio 12

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Episode #12 of the Japan Dev Podcast features Naman Garg’s story!Naman moved from a small town in India to Tokyo to work as a QA engineer 🇮🇳➡🇯🇵In this episode, Naman talks about how he got a job at Rakuten without knowing Japanese, what it was like moving to Japan, and how the work culture helped him grow.He also shares what it's like working remotely at PayPay, the challenges he faced as a vegetarian in Japan, and how he's now helping Indian students explore startup opportunities through his project, Youth Yatra.If you're curious about working in Japan as a software or QA engineer, this episode has lots of useful tips and honest insights! More from Naman:LinkedIn - / naman-garg-119662106 Timestamps:00:00 - Intro01:20 - Moving from India to Japan02:00 - Inspired by Japanese technology05:50 - Deciding to relocate07:50 - Job and relocation struggles11:30 - Renting issues for foreigners13:25 - Language challenges17:00 - Indian food at Rakuten18:40 - Hybrid work post-COVID22:05 - QA + coding job23:50 - Flexible work culture28:55 - AI helping startups32:25 - Japan’s startup ecosystem47:50 - Building social life in Japan54:15 - Learning Japanese early💬 Have questions about tech jobs in Japan? Drop them in the comments — we’ll read them. And we’ll do our best to answer them!🌟 Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell 🔔 so you never miss a new video from Japan Dev!👉 Find your dream tech job in Japan:🔗 Website: https://japan-dev.com📸 Instagram: / japan.dev 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/jpn_dev💼 LinkedIn: / japan-dev