Japanese media platform running Go, TypeScript, and Kubernetes infrastructure
Dwango operates a multi-service media platform spanning video, manga, and publishing, built on Go + TypeScript + React with AWS infrastructure and Kubernetes orchestration. The tech stack and active hiring mix (36 engineering, 11 ops, 10 product roles) signal heavy platform maintenance and scaling work — reinforced by pain points around legacy infrastructure replacement and operational automation. Security appears a near-term priority: six open security roles, an explicit information-security roadmap implementation project, and three security-focused pain points indicate a significant hardening initiative.
Notable leadership hires: IT Operations Lead, Video Director, Product Planning Director, Web Director, Service Planning Director
Dwango is a Japanese media company founded in 1997, operating multiple digital properties including NicoNicoDouga (video), ニコニコ漫画 (manga), and book☆walker (publishing). The company employs 1,001–5,000 people across engineering, operations, product, and creative teams, headquartered in Tokyo's Chuo Ward. Dwango is actively hiring across Vietnam, Mexico, and India. Current strategic focus spans legacy system modernization, security governance strengthening, and expansion of user-retention mechanisms across their service portfolio.
Go, PHP, TypeScript, React, GraphQL, and AWS (CDK, RDS Aurora MySQL, DocumentDB, SQS). Observability: Datadog, CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana. CI/CD: GitHub Actions. Frontend: Next.js, Vite, Styled Components, Biome, ESLint, Prettier. Container: Kubernetes.
Active projects include zen study, zen compass, information security roadmap implementation, security governance strengthening, and expansion of services like ニコニコ漫画 (manga), book☆walker (publishing), and 読書メーター (book social network). Legacy infrastructure replacement and operational automation are underway.
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