Software Engineer

Job Description:

Rakuten International oversees 7 businesses with over 4,000 employees globally. The brand is recognized for its leadership and innovation in e-commerce, digital content, advertising, entertainment and communications, bringing the joy of discovery and access to more than 1 billion members across the world. Our teams deliver on the company’s mission to delight merchants and customers through innovation, optimism, and teamwork.

Rakuten Rewards is a leading e-commerce company that enhances the way people shop by offering Cash Back, deals and rewards from more than 3,500 merchants. Founded in 1999, Rakuten has grown to become the go-to shopping destination for consumers, having paid out nearly $2 billion in Cash Back to its 15 million members. The company also operates ShopStyle, a leading fashion discovery destination, and Cartera Commerce, a top rewards platform for airlines and banks. For more information, visit www.rakuten.com.
 

Job Summary:  

We’re looking for an energetic, detail-oriented, software engineer to join our team.We want engineers who are eager to solve large-scale technical challenges, and who can live up to our commitments to achieve best-in-class: user privacy, user experience, and developer experience. You will contribute to novel, consumer-facing product launches that will help our millions of loyal users shop online in new and exciting ways

Key Responsibilities :

• Develop software solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle
• Build strong partnership with product managers and stakeholders
• Understands how to break work down into concise deliverables with a focus on iterative product delivery
• Build systems and pride in writing maintainable code
• Advocating for best practices (e.g.: UI development, testing, etc.)

Qualifications:                        

• Strong skills in web technologies e.g. JavaScript & ES6, HTML, and CSS;
• Familiar with Dependency Injection
• Familiar with source code control management systems, including branching and merging of code
• Understanding of and experience with all stages of software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, development, integration, verification, deployment, and sustainment
• Strong attention to detail, ability to multi-task, prioritize, and problem solve
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and creative problem-solving techniques
• Experience with VueJS / React frameworks
• Experience with NodeJS / WebKit / Babel

Minimum Requirements:

• 1 - 2 years of relevant experience in the design, development, documentation, and deployment of client-side software;
• Minimum of BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience

Five Principles for Success
Our worldwide practices describe specific behaviors that make Rakuten unique and united across the world. We expect Rakuten employees to model these 5 Shugi Principles of Success.

Always improve, Always Advance - Only be satisfied with complete success - Kaizen
Passionately Professional - Take an uncompromising approach to your work and be determined to be the best
Hypothesize - Practice - Validate – Shikumika - Use the Rakuten Cycle to succeed in unknown territory
Maximize Customer Satisfaction - The greatest satisfaction for our teams is seeing their customers smile
Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! - Always be conscious of time - take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team

At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the base compensation for this role to be within the range shown below. Individual compensation will vary based on job-related factors, including the skills, qualifications, and experience of the successful candidate as well as business need and geographic location. The successful applicant for this role will be eligible for discretionary bonus, health, vision, dental insurance, 401k matching, PTO, Volunteer Time Off (VTO), and other employee benefits as the company implements.