The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

Come join us at LanCul!

Our purpose is to open people’s minds to the rich diversity in language and culture. We aim to become a part of the community by way of shared values and mutual respect and to promote diversity and openness. By questioning the status quo and constantly pursuing our values we will continue to grow and become a much-loved brand.

In order to achieve this, we work passionately and act with honesty and sincerity. We cherish our relationship with every members and mates to be connected beyond their language and culture barrier.

See what drives us.

Our purpose is to cherish the relationships with our members, to help them open their minds to the possibilities of life and to share stories as we grow together.

We create real connections. LanCul is a safe space where everyone can express themselves through language and cultural exchange. This is a place where our Mates and members can build bonds to last a lifetime.

Jobs at LanCul

Get discovered. Introduce yourself, and we‘ll get in touch if there‘s a role that seems like a good match.


Bring what you love to what you do.

【Part-Time】 English Facilitator

Position Details Do you love music? Photography? Travel? Fitness? Games? Video? Whatever your passion, bring it. Because sharing what you love through LanCul services sparks others to pursue their own passions. And that’s why we’re continuously reinventing the LanCul experience: to open up all kinds of potential for our members — and you.

LanCul has a wide age range of members and mates are expected to be flexible to everyone. The Mate will provide a platform for the members to share their experiences by facilitating a group conversation. Our Mates’ main duties would be leading conversations between small groups.

We are more interested in your communication skills rather than teaching qualifications, so those lacking experience are welcome to apply.
*unfortunately, We can NOT accept applications from temporary visitor, instructor or professor visa holders.

Working hours A minimum of 16 hours or 4 shifts per week
Remuneration A starting pay of ¥1,020~/session(50m) + monthly incentives* + transportation reimbursement of up to ¥10,000/month

*Mates are given an incentive(5-10k) added on top of their month’s pay based on the number of shifts that they’ve successfully been assigned to at the beginning of every scheduling cycle.

*Reference range for hourly rate : ¥1,250~¥1,500 *Including all monthly incentives.

Probation 3 months (the same remuneration)
Shifts 2-6PM, 3-6PM, 6-8PM, 6-9PM
*We are currently hiring those who can prioritize working on weekends and one weekday.

Apply now!

How is it like to be a part of LanCul?


 

【Full-Time】 English Facilitator w/VISA sponsorship

Position Details Do you love music? Photography? Travel? Fitness? Games? Video? Whatever your passion, bring it. Because sharing what you love through LanCul services sparks others to pursue their own passions. And that’s why we’re continuously reinventing the LanCul experience: to open up all kinds of potential for our members — and you.

LanCul has a wide age range of members and mates are expected to be flexible to everyone. The Mate will provide a platform for the members to share their experiences by facilitating a group conversation. Our Mates’ main duties would be leading conversations between small groups.

We are more interested in your communication skills rather than teaching qualifications, so those lacking experience are welcome to apply.
*unfortunately, We can NOT accept applications from temporary visitor, instructor or professor visa holders.

Working hours A minimum of 30 hours per week
Remuneration A starting pay of ¥1,200~/session(50m) + monthly incentives* + transportation reimbursement of up to ¥10,000/month

*Reference range : ¥180,000~¥250,000/month *Including all monthly incentives.

Probation 6 months (the same remuneration)
Other Benefits VISA sponsorships. Self-managed style of working hours etc.

Apply now!

【Intern】 Mobile Engineer Long-term Intern

Summary LanCul is seeking passionate interns who thrive in a fast-paced environment and want to apply CS concepts to real world projects. Our Engineering team is responsible for LanCul’s best-in-class mobile app which includes exciting features such as: mimic shadowing, community feed, and gamifications.
Position Details The Engineering Team is driven by the passion to recognize emerging talent. Our year-round program places the best students in positions that they will grow both technically and personally through their experience working closely with their Manager, Mentor, and team. We are dedicated to providing an experience that allows for the intern to experience life at LanCul by giving them ownership over projects that are critical to their team’s success.

Key Qualifications;
• Passion for LanCul’s culture and values
• 3+ month experience in Android or iOS development, bonus for both
• Experience with web development (HTML / CSS)
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Aptitude to independently learn new technologies
• Strong written and oral communication skills

Working hours and locations 2,3 days a week at LanCul Office.
Other Benefits Self-managed style of working hours etc.

Apply now!

Turn the user experience into a human experience.

【Full-Time】 Jr. Server-Side Software Engineer

Summary The people here at LanCul don’t just build products/services — we craft the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of our team that supports the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading efforts. Join LanCul, and help us leave the world better than we found it.
Do you love the challenge of solving complex problems that can have a direct and meaningful impact on the company? Do you love designing performant, scalable, and reliable architectures? Do you want to have significant cross-team impact while working hand-in-hand with great people across Engineering, User Experience, Marketing, Product, and Support? If so, we want you to join our diverse and talented team!
Position Details Consider joining our team and crafting the software for some of our most exciting products and services. We are looking for a capable engineer who has a strong background in services development and who has built high-performance, scalable, and extensible systems.
You will be working within a small, but effective engineering team and with your strong attention to detail you will help us to find the best solutions to important problems, always keeping the user in mind.

Key Qualifications;
• Passion for LanCul’s culture and values
• Ability to architect layered and complex systems, defining API boundaries with high-quality APIs, with an emphasis on microservices, separation of concerns, and scalability.
• 1+ year Experience in working with Python.
• 1+ year experience in working with AWS (API Gateway and Lambdas are a bonus)
• Capable of clearly communicating complex analyses to a non-technical audience, including extensive experience presenting to leadership groups
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Ability to work independently, raise issues and take corrective action
• Ability to thrive in a multi-functional team on projects that have a high impact to both users and to LanCul.

Working hours and locations Ultra flexible.
Other Benefits VISA sponsorships. Self-managed style of working hours, Stock option system etc.

Apply now!

【Full-Time】 Jr. Mobile Engineer

Summary Imagine what you could do here. At LanCul, insane ideas have a way of becoming phenomenal services, products and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there’s no telling what you could accomplish.
Do you love Language and Culture and want to help shape the future of LanCul? We are seeking dedicated, hardworking and experienced mobile engineers to develop fun new features, and to help build an application used by members and mates to be connected beyond their language and culture barrier. If you are product-driven and you have an interest in LanCul, this is an ideal and unique opportunity for you.
Position Details As an engineer on our team, you will design, architect and maintain the CORE components of the LanCul mobile application. You will be working within a small, but effective engineering team and with your strong attention to detail you will help us to find the best solutions to important problems, always having the user in mind.
Key Qualifications;
• Passion for LanCul’s culture and values
• 2+ year experience in Android or iOS development, bonus for both
• Experience with web development (HTML / CSS)
• Familiar with Databases (SQL)
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Aptitude to independently learn new technologies
• Strong written and oral communication skills
Working hours and locations Ultra flexible.
Other Benefits VISA sponsorships. Self-managed style of working hours, Stock option system etc.

Apply now!

【Full-Time】 Sr. UI/UX Designer

Summary There’s the typical job, then there’s a career at LanCul. Where we’ll challenge you to defy routine, to explore the far reaches of the possible, to travel unchartered paths and to be a part of something far bigger than yourself. Because around here, changing the world just comes with the job description.
We are seeking an experienced designer to join our design team in a culture-driven organization. The ideal designer will have a passion for taking on complex problems and designing elegant, simple solutions that surprise and delight everyone. By constantly focusing on the users, we’ll create products and services that are not only amazing to look at, but also intuitive and useful to people. Join LanCul, and help us leave the world better than we found it.

Position Details You will be responsible for researching, marketing, designing, and prototyping new user experiences based on product requirements.
You will work closely with cross-functional teams such as Engineering, Marketing, and Senior Management.
Deliverables include design mock-ups, prototyping, production of visual assets and producing documentation required for implementation with engineering and marketing teams.
Key Qualifications;
• Passion for LanCul’s culture and values
• 5+ year experience in user-centered design with hands-on experience throughout the process, from user research to developing prototypes and collaborating on implementation.
• Experienced in delivering wireframes, UX flows, mock-ups, interactive prototypes, design specifications, final assets as well as personas and use case development.
• Familiarity with digital advertising, social media platforms and AB testing.
• Understanding of affiliate marketing model
• Work as part of a cross-functional team, partnering with users, marketing, engineering, business analysts and development teams to deliver business value.
• Programs knowledge: Familiarity with Design and Prototyping software such as: Sketch, Adobe XD, Omnigraffle or equivalent
• Languages: HTML, CSS, Javascript, WordPress knowledge is also required.
• Strong written and oral communication skills (Most of our members are Japanese)
Working hours and locations Ultra flexible.
Other Benefits VISA sponsorships. Self-managed style of working hours, Stock option system etc.

Apply now!