Hello!
I am currently in the final stages in a series of interviews for an tools programmer position at a game studio in Tokyo and I have been offered 5.85M¥ with transport + bonus included and 15hrs/month of paid overtime (billed separately). Is this a reasonable salary for living in Tokyo?
For context, I am a single M (late 20s) with ~4 YoE in performance-critical embedded programming. I wanted to pivot towards game-dev (engine/tools) but the pay is slightly lower than my current pay in EU.
My question is, does embedded pay higher in Japan? Or should I target backend roles in web-dev as well (if they pay higher)?
Moreover, is there a specific salary band-range that I should look out for per YoE?
by LumiereCastaway