26 days ago
Singapore, SingaporeStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and operate scalable backend services for the Rakuten Coupon platform.
- Translate product requirements into elegant technical solutions.
- Set the team’s technical direction through design reviews, code reviews, and engineering best practices.
- Mentor team members and help them reach their full potential.
- Collaborate with relevant organizations across the company as a technical leader.
- Maintain high-quality and reliable production services, including incident management and root cause analysis.
Requirements
- 8+ years of hands-on software development experience with Java.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Strong SQL skills and solid experience with MySQL, including schema design and query tuning.
- Knowledge of service-oriented architecture and distributed systems.
- Ability to explain architecture choices and trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of Unix/Linux operating systems.
- Experience developing and maintaining large-scale B2C applications.
- Experience designing APIs, including REST APIs.
- Experience with Spring or Quarkus.
- Proficiency in Kubernetes.
- Ability to work in globally distributed Agile development teams.
- Experience supporting production systems, including incident management and root cause analysis.
About Rakuten
Rakuten Group builds e-commerce marketplaces, financial services (credit cards, payments, banking, securities), and digital/communications offerings for consumers and merchants worldwide. It monetizes through transaction fees, financial services income, advertising, and mobile subscriptions; flagship businesses include Rakuten Ichiba, Rakuten Card, and Rakuten Mobile. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Setagaya, Tokyo, the company is publicly listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and operates across many countries and regions.