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Companies Using Kubernetes in Japan

175 companies are hiring Kubernetes talent in Japan, with 569 open roles.

175
Companies
569
Open Roles

Kubernetes is the de facto standard for orchestrating containerized workloads at scale, and companies hiring for it are signaling active infrastructure modernization — not exploration. In Japan, 171 companies have 575 open Kubernetes roles, concentrated in software development and IT services, which points to organizations mid-migration from legacy systems to cloud-native architectures. These companies are actively evaluating or already buying container security platforms, cloud cost management tools, and observability solutions.

Buying Signal

When a company posts Kubernetes roles, they are building or scaling a platform engineering function — which means budget is moving toward infrastructure tooling, developer experience platforms, and managed cloud services. In Japan's market, the concentration of data engineer and SRE roles suggests these companies are simultaneously standing up data pipelines and reliability practices, creating entry points for vendors in monitoring, CI/CD, and storage. AEs at cloud providers, DevOps tooling companies, and data infrastructure vendors should be prioritizing these accounts now, before deals are closed.

Top Companies50 shown

CompanyIndustryHQ LocationSizeJobsLast SeenLinks
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Woven by Toyota
 Software Development Chuo, Japan 10,001+ 56 6w ago
AXA Japan
axa-holdings.co.jp
 Insurance Japan 5,001+ 4 1mo ago
Nutanix
nutanix.com
 Software Development San Jose, United States 5,001+ 3 1mo ago
CyberAgent, Inc.
cyberagent.co.jp
 Technology, Information and Internet Shibuya, Japan 1,001–5,000 26 4mo ago
Rakuten Mobile, Inc.
rakuten.co.jp
 Telecommunications Setagaya, Japan 1,001–5,000 24 2mo ago
PayPay Corporation
paypay.ne.jp
 Financial Services Shinjuku, Japan 1,001–5,000 7 1mo ago
Timee, Inc.
timee.co.jp
 IT Services and IT Consulting Minato, Japan 1,001–5,000 4 2mo ago
GLOBIS Corporation
globis.com
 Education Chiyoda, Japan 1,001–5,000 3 2mo ago
MIXI, Inc
mixi.co.jp
 Software Development Shibuya, Japan 1,001–5,000 3 5mo ago
株式会社ジｰニー
geniee.co.jp
 Advertising Services Shinjuku, Japan 501–1,000 19 3mo ago
Cybozu, Inc.
cybozu.co.jp
 IT Services and IT Consulting Chiyoda, Japan 501–1,000 15 7w ago
AMBL株式会社（AMBL Inc.）
ambl.co.jp
 IT Services and IT Consulting Shinagawa, Japan 501–1,000 6 2mo ago
ＡＲアドバンストテクノロジ株式会社
ari-jp.com
 IT Services and IT Consulting Shibuya, Japan 501–1,000 6 2mo ago
Computer Futures
computerfutures.com
 IT Services and IT Consulting Greater London, United Kingdom 501–1,000 5 2mo ago
FIERTE CORPORATION
diva.co.jp
 Accounting Shinjuku, Japan 501–1,000 4 2mo ago
giftee
giftee.co.jp
 Software Development Chiyoda, Japan 501–1,000 4 2mo ago
Treasure Data
treasuredata.com
 Software Development Mountain View, United States 501–1,000 4 1mo ago
Cube System Inc (2335)
cubesystem.co.jp
 Information Technology & Services Shinagawa, Japan 501–1,000 3 2mo ago
Illumio
illumio.com
 Computer and Network Security Sunnyvale, United States 501–1,000 3 1mo ago
株式会社LIFULL
lifull.com
 IT Services and IT Consulting 501–1,000 3 1mo ago
Demae-can
demae-can.com
 Technology, Information and Internet Shibuya, Japan 201–500 4 3mo ago
Synergy Marketing, Inc.
synergy-marketing.co.jp
 IT Services and IT Consulting Osaka, Japan 201–500 4 2mo ago
Zeal
zdh.co.jp
 IT Services and IT Consulting Shinagawa, Japan 201–500 4 2mo ago
ZEALS
zeals.ai
 Software Development San Francisco, United States 201–500 4 1mo ago
KINTO Technologies Corporation
kinto-technologies.com
 Software Development Chuo, Japan 201–500 3 2mo ago
Sony Honda Mobility
shm-afeela.com
 Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Minato, Japan 201–500 3 5mo ago
Speechify
speechify.com
 Software Development United States 51–200 6 3mo ago
株式会社BALLAS
ballas.biz
 Architectural and Structural Metal Manufacturing 51–200 5 2mo ago
FLYWHEEL Inc.
flywheel.jp
 Software Development Chiyoda, Japan 51–200 5 2mo ago
Autify
autify.com
 Software Development San Francisco, United States 51–200 4 1mo ago
SMALL WORLD / Work in Japan?
smallworld.asia
 IT Services and IT Consulting Japan 51–200 4 1mo ago
JAPAN AI株式会社
japan-ai.co.jp
 Technology, Information and Internet Shinjuku, Japan 51–200 3 1mo ago
Telexistence
tx-inc.com
 Robotics Engineering Ota, Japan 51–200 3 3mo ago
株式会社G-gen
g-gen.co.jp
 IT Services and IT Consulting Shinjuku, Japan 11–50 9 2mo ago
OLTA株式会社
olta.co.jp
 IT Services and IT Consulting Minato, Japan 11–50 5 2mo ago
Tektome
tektome.com
 Data Infrastructure and Analytics Shibuya, Japan 11–50 3 1mo ago
Zenport Inc.
zenport.io
 IT Services and IT Consulting Shibuya, Japan 11–50 3 7mo ago
Rakuten
rakuten.com
 Software Development Setagaya, Japan 10,001+ 49 7w ago
Honda
global.honda
 Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Minato, Japan 10,001+ 20 2mo ago
Red Hat
redhat.com
 Software Development Raleigh, United States 10,001+ 19 1mo ago
LY Corporation
lycorp.co.jp
 Software Development Chiyoda, Japan 10,001+ 18 7w ago
Hitachi
hitachi.com
 IT Services and IT Consulting Japan 10,001+ 9 1mo ago
TEKsystems
teksystems.com
 IT Services and IT Consulting United States 10,001+ 6 1mo ago
アクサス（株）
axas.co.jp
 Retail Tokushima, Japan 5 2mo ago
DXC Technology
dxc.com
 IT Services and IT Consulting Ashburn, United States 10,001+ 5 2mo ago
Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
hitachi-hightech.com
 Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing Minato, Japan 10,001+ 5 2mo ago
NEC Corporation
nec.com
 IT Services and IT Consulting Minato, Japan 10,001+ 5 2mo ago
株式会社インターファクトリー
interfactory.co.jp
 Chiyoda, Japan 4 7w ago
AIG
aig.com
 Insurance New York, United States 10,001+ 3 6mo ago
Amdocs
amdocs.com
 Software Development Chesterfield, United States 10,001+ 3 7w ago

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▲Market Signal

575 open roles across 171 companies indicates Kubernetes adoption in Japan has moved well past early adopters — this is mainstream enterprise demand. The volume also suggests a talent gap, which accelerates purchasing of managed services that reduce operational complexity.

⦿Stack Intelligence

Companies hiring for Kubernetes alongside Docker, Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD, and AWS are building GitOps-driven, multi-environment deployment pipelines — a stack that signals significant infrastructure maturity and sustained tooling spend. This combination is a reliable indicator that the organization has dedicated platform teams with real purchasing authority. Vendors selling CI/CD, secrets management, service mesh, or cloud cost optimization have a highly qualified audience here.

Kubernetes Hiring Landscape

Where and how companies hire Kubernetes talent

By Industry

Software Development
44
IT Services and IT Consulting
45
Technology, Information and Internet
15
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
4
Telecommunications
2
Advertising Services
3
Business Consulting and Services
9
Computer and Network Security
9

Top Roles

【データエンジニア】クラウド基盤担当／新基盤のストレージの開発・運用／フルリモート可5Site Reliability Engineer4Full Stack Engineer3PM・開発リーダー（Web系・業務系システム開発）3Software Engineer3【クラウドエンジニア】クラウドECサービスのインフラ設計～ミドルウェア選定／フルフレックス3【東京/千葉】 計測プラットフォーム SRE3Agentic AI - Data Engineer2Application Engineer - System Division Supervisory Department, System Division, Rakuten Card Co., Ltd.2Cloud Architect/Engineer - System Division Supervisory Department, System Division, Rakuten Card Co., Ltd.2F5 Technical Consultant2Front Office Software Engineer, IT (Japanese Power)2

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Kubernetes?

Kubernetes automates the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications across infrastructure. For business purposes, it means a company is running distributed software systems that require coordinated tooling and operational expertise. Hiring for it signals an active build-out of that capability.

Why should sales teams track Kubernetes hiring?

Kubernetes hiring predicts near-term purchasing across a wide range of adjacent categories — cloud, security, observability, and developer tooling. A sales team tracking these signals in Japan can identify accounts before RFPs are issued and before competitors are invited in.

Who should be selling to companies that use Kubernetes?

Vendors best positioned to sell into Kubernetes-hiring companies include cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), container security providers, observability and monitoring tools, and infrastructure automation vendors.