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title: 'Senior Software Engineer at Tektome Inc.'
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# Senior Software Engineer at Tektome Inc.

- **Company:** Tektome Inc.
- **Location:** Tokyo, Japan
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2025-04-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/tektome/702fa21d-d1f5-4117-90e9-35595b5688f8

## Job description

## About Us

At Tektome, we're at the forefront of technological innovation for the AEC industry. Our commitment is to drive excellence, push technological boundaries, and transform the AEC as a whole. We are a spin out of one of the first AI companies in Japan, Incubit. We're looking for dedicated professionals who share our passion and ambition. If you're a developer hungry for challenges and eager to be part of a pioneering tech firm, Tektome is where you belong.

## Role

As a Software Engineer specializing in Backend development, you will be instrumental in designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance, scalable, and reliable backend systems. This role combines hands-on development with the strategic planning and team-building necessary to execute the company's technical roadmap. We highly prize engineers who have the ability to build backend systems that combine complex and innovative use of different databases and their structures to achieve a unified ingestion, storage and compute layer for AEC type of data (3D geometry, rasta type data etc) such that AI systems can leverage it.

## Responsibilities

- Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance backend systems
- Collaborate with the product engineering team, product managers, and other stakeholders to define and deliver project requirements
- Work with Cloud PaaS to design, develop and scale our products
- Develop APIs and services to enable seamless integration of AI functionalities into our products
- Contribute to the design and review of system architecture, ensuring a balance between performance and cost
- Prototype new innovative solutions that leverage different backend technologies to achieve the goal of a unified data later for AEC data
- Implement and ensure our monitoring solutions are ensuring robust metrics

Must-Have Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in backend development
- Minimum of 2+ years with cloud based services
- Expertise in python, and ideally experience with Django framework
- Strong understanding of cloud services and architecture
- Proficiency in working with SQL (Postgres), NoSQL, Search(Elastic) and in-memory databases (Redis)
- Proficiency with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Solid understanding of software development principles, design patterns, and best practices

Nice-to-Have Skills

- Familiarity with Django with Django Ninja, Celery, FastAPI, Pydantic
- Practical experience with graph databases and technologies (e.g., Neo4j etc)
- Familiarity with message brokers (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ) and event-driven architecture
- Knowledge of LLM services for building integrated architectures
- Familiarity with TypeScript, React, NextJS V13+, Zod, Tailwind, React Hook Form
- Experience and expertise in one or more of the following languages GO, Rust, etc
- Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools (CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, logging)

## What We Offer

- Competitive salary, benefits etc..
- Relocation Package
- Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies
- Collaborative and inclusive work environment
- Personal growth and learning opportunities.

## About Tektome Inc.

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Tektome Inc. is an AI-first company transforming the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry with an architectural design platform that automates complex processes and provides AI-powered tools for professionals.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Pre-Seed/Seed stage, spun out of Incubit Inc.)
- **Headquarters**: Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
- **Founded**: 2023
- **Founders**: Naoki Kitamura (Founder & CEO) and Francis Hamilton (Founding CTO)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Data Infrastructure and Analytics for the AEC sector (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction)
- **Target Customers**: B2B — AEC firms, architectural design offices, construction companies, and engineering consultancies (Enterprise and SMB)
- **Mission**: To transform the AEC sector by bringing research-grade AI innovation into real-world production systems, automating architectural design processes, and providing advanced tools for regulatory compliance and BIM model verification ([builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/tektome))

## Products & Services
- **Tektome AI BIM Checker**: An AI-powered tool for automated verification and compliance checking of Building Information Models against regulatory standards. (SaaS)
- **Tektome Regulations Research**: A platform that uses AI to analyze, structure, and provide quick access to building regulations and codes. (SaaS)
- **Tektome KnowledgeBuilder**: A solution that ingests, analyzes, and structures historical design drawings and documents into a searchable database, enabling AEC firms to reuse past knowledge and improve design productivity. Recently adopted by Takenaka Corporation ([tektome.com](https://tektome.com/en/about/), [prtimes.jp](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p000000025.000128738.html)).
- **平面図解析技術 (Floor Plan Analysis Technology)**: An AI technology for parsing and structuring 2D floor plan drawings, announced in October 2025 ([prtimes.jp](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p000000026.000128738.html)).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Headcount of 27 employees (+85.7% YoY) with 8 active job postings ([linkedin.com](https://jp.linkedin.com/company/tektome))
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Spun out of Incubit Inc. (one of Japan's first AI companies). Key partners include Haseko Corporation (major Japanese homebuilder) and Takenaka Corporation (one of Japan's largest general contractors) ([prtimes.jp](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p000000025.000128738.html), [prtimes.jp](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p000000027.000128738.html)).
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - 85.7% headcount growth year-over-year
  - International expansion with an office in London, England (opened April 2025)
  - Workforce distributed across 5 countries (Japan, Indonesia, Taiwan, China, UK)
  - Adoption by major Japanese construction firms like Takenaka and Haseko
  - Launch of an AI training program with Haseko for self-driven DX ([knoxnews.com](https://www.knoxnews.com), [prtimes.jp](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p000000027.000128738.html))

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI-Native AEC Focus**: One of the few truly AI-first companies targeting the AEC industry, with a founding team deep in AI research and production deployment.
- **Strong R&D Backing**: Spun out of Incubit Inc., a pioneer in AI in Japan, providing a foundation of advanced AI capabilities and talent.
- **Early Enterprise Traction**: Already landed marquee Japanese contractors (Takenaka, Haseko) as customers, validating product-market fit in a traditionally conservative industry.
- **Global Talent Pipeline**: Combined team brings expertise from top research institutions (University of Tokyo, RIKEN, Rakuten Institute of Technology) and construction industry giants.

## Strategic Focus
- **Product Expansion**: Continuing to build the "AI Copilot for architectural design" by adding new modules covering the full design workflow (from regulations to design generation to compliance).
- **Internationalization**: Establishing a UK & Europe presence from the London office, hiring an Enterprise Director and Solution Architect for that market.
- **Go-to-Market**: Deepening partnerships with major AEC firms and scaling the customer base through proof-of-concept implementations and training programs.
- **Talent Growth**: Actively hiring across engineering, product, and customer-facing roles to scale the 27-person team significantly.

## Why Work Here
- **Cutting-Edge AI Impact**: Work on real-world AI products that directly affect how buildings and infrastructure are designed and approved — tangible impact on the built environment.
- **Strong Technical Team**: Led by a CTO with a master's in AI from Technical University of Denmark and research experience at the University of Tokyo and RIKEN, and a CEO who has successfully founded and exited AI ventures ([tektome.com](https://tektome.com/en/about/)).
- **Flexible Work Policy**: Hybrid work model — employees work a combination of remote and on-site at offices in Tokyo (Shibuya) or London ([builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/tektome)).
- **High Growth & Autonomy**: Early-stage startup with rapid headcount growth, offering significant ownership and responsibility. Titles like "Head" and "Lead" are common even for IC roles, indicating a flat, empowered structure ([linkedin.com](https://jp.linkedin.com/company/tektome)).
- **Diverse, Global Culture**: Team spans 5 countries; English likely a working language alongside Japanese given the international presence.
- **Mission-Driven**: The company's mission to transform the AEC sector with AI is both technically challenging and socially meaningful, appealing to engineers and domain experts alike.

## Sources
1. [tektome.com — About](https://tektome.com/en/about/)
2. [tektome.com — Team](https://tektome.com/company/team)
3. [LinkedIn — Tektome](https://jp.linkedin.com/company/tektome)
4. [Built In — Tektome](https://builtin.com/company/tektome)
5. [PR TIMES — KnowledgeBuilder with Takenaka](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p000000025.000128738.html)
6. [PR TIMES — Floor Plan Analysis](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p000000026.000128738.html)
7. [PR TIMES — Haseko Partnership](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p000000027.000128738.html)
8. [Lever.co — Careers Page](https://jobs.lever.co/tektome)

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