# Senior Bilingual Software Engineer – West Coast (U.S.) at Tailor

- Company: Tailor
- What the company does: Elevate your business with Tailor's customizable, headless ERP. Customize workflows, automate tasks, and integrate with existing systems and platforms. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.tailor.tech/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Remote (North America)
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $120K to $200K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-04-28
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tailor/f2c0cc6d-e6bd-4e32-9d5d-dbe2349bf49d
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/tailor-senior-bilingual-software-engineer-west-coast-u-s/

## About the role

We are seeking a highly capable Senior Bilingual Software Engineer to serve as the connective layer between our Forward-Deployed U.S. teams and our Platform Core Engineering team in Japan . This role reports directly to the CTO , reflecting its strategic importance in aligning product direction, platform evolution, and field execution.

## What they're looking for

- Near-native proficiency in both English and Japanese , capable of conveying nuanced context such as priorities, urgency, assumptions, and technical trade-offs
- 7+ years of experience in software engineering , with strong exposure to system design and real-world implementation
- 4+ years of prior experience operating as a Software Engineer within a U.S.-based organization , where English was the primary language for technical discussions, design reviews, and deliverables, both orally and in writing
- Strong understanding of modern software architecture (APIs, backend systems, data models)
- Proven ability to operate across product, engineering, and implementation contexts
- Experience working with distributed or cross-border teams

Tags: Global Engineering