Hi,
Late 20s, currently residing in Japan with digital nomad visa. Enjoying my stay here and thinking of ways to extend my stay. I do not have a degree, I'm self taught and work in a robotics company as a programmer. More than 5 years of experience, and N2 certificate.
I'm thinking, maybe a 専門学校 would be the easiest way for me besides gaining another 5 years of experience or doing a bachelors in 4 years (and insane costs in America). I know with this degree, you're stuck in robotics/IT but it's a field I like and I'm fine sticking with it for the next 10 years.
My concern though is that I've heard japan is a bit strict on hiring processes, and that they look at "year graduated" rather than years of experience. Japan is a cool place, and I'd like to try working here but I do not want to throw away my career to do so. It would suck to spend 2 years getting a degree to then go back to a junior level doing boring work.
Has anyone ever done a similar path? I'm also curious as to what the robotics field in japan looks like or just C++ and ROS in general.
by eidoriaaan