Web Application Engineer – Leisure Product Department (LPD)

Description :Department OverviewThe Leisure Product Department (LPD) is handling a lineup of lifestyle and leisure related services, some of them being category leaders in the Japanese market. We aim at growing globally and becoming world leaders through innovation and technology. In order to achieve this, we are now looking for globally minded engineers to contribute to the development of our services. Here are some of the services we are handling:Rakuten GORA : Golf course reservation serviceRakuten Beauty : Salon reservation serviceRakuten Keiba : Horse racing online betting serviceRakuten Kdreams : Cycle racing online betting serviceRakuten toto/lottery : toto/lottery online sales serviceRakuten Car : Automotive-related servicesPosition:Why We HireServices in LPD are growing rapidly hence to support the business growth we need to have a robust and scalable system.Additionally, we are committed to give the best user experience on our services.That requires a bigger team and a high level of engineering skill.With this goal we are planning to increase the number of employees.Position DetailsWe are looking for an experienced full-stack/backend web application engineer who has a passion for working on complex/large systems and understands the importance of maintaining and supporting one. You will be joining one of our teams of diversely skilled engineers who actively support the maintenance of existing Rakuten system related to lifestyle and leisure related services.As part of our team, you will have the opportunity toDesign & Develop features on small to large scale systemsHandle operations like releases to Production environmentsLearn about and perform load/performance tests on high access systemsInteract and work with members from other development teams, Product Managers, UX/UI designers and QA engineersA commitment to team collaboration, good communication and resilient system design and maintenance is important.Work EnvironmentYoung members in their late 20s to early 30s, from various countries and different cultural backgrounds.In addition, there is no barrier between job titles and services in charge, and the entire department has an open and flat atmosphere, and we are very active in exchange meetings with other groups such as information sharing meetings and problem solving.In short, it is a very lively cross-cultural environment where we can work, learn and have fun with each other and grow together.Mandatory Qualifications:・Over 5 years of Java experience in web application development・Experience with RDBMS・Experience with version control systemDesired Qualifications:・Experience with Unix / Linux (shellscripting, web administration, troubleshooting, etc)・Experience with Web Application Framework (Springboot in case of Java)・Experience in API development using Java, PHP or Kotlin・Experience working on e-commerce system・Experience working on devops-related tasks・Experience with system development using any of the following: Container, Queue system, Kubernetes and/or NoSQL・Familiar with testing principles for application, Unit/Integration/Functional Testing・HTML, CSS and Javascript basic knowledge Additional information on English QualificationProficient in English, native level or TOEIC (or equivalent) score 800+Languages:English (Overall - 3 - Advanced)