Pros
Opportunity to learn Japanese if selected as a bilingual engineer.
Great senior developers and colleagues who got your back,and great mentors.
Exposure to different tech stacks based on the project and manager you work with.
Good work–life balance; no calls after office hours or on weekends unless it’s an emergency.
Compensatory off leaves are provided if you work on weekends.
Kontras
There is a long mandatory bond period. Employees are required to sign a 4-year bond, and breaking it involves paying a substantial financial penalty. For those recruited to Japan, the bond period extends to 5 years, with higher exit costs.
The Japanese language training experience can be difficult. The trainer’s behavior is often discouraging and unprofessional, especially towards employees who score low in internal assessments. The environment can feel intimidating rather than supportive for learning. Since there are times that he has kicked and broke the door and chairs.
Growth and salary hikes are highly dependent on the manager. In some teams, even strong performance and high team profitability do not translate into reasonable increments.
Certain teams continue to use outdated tech stacks. Requests to move to projects with newer technologies are sometimes discouraged and may involve HR discussions that feel restrictive rather than supportive of career growth. HR will say we hired you to do what we want and not otherwise.
Despite being an established company, infrastructure facilities are limited. There is no proper cafeteria, and employees are not allowed to use basic facilities like cooking even noodles.
Work culture can feel overly strict. Breaks (coffee, lunch, or even short personal breaks) are closely monitored, and employees may be questioned for exceeding expected durations.
The environment can feel hierarchical and restrictive under some managers, where casual interaction or open communication is discouraged, creating a “school-like” atmosphere.
There is a rule that monday to thursday we need to wear formals, and friday is casuals. But HR wont ask to male employees or her favourite ones if the rules are broken. Because most of d male employees dont even know about this rule, i have never seen them wearing formals on these days,and she has never asked once.