Job Description:
Business Overview
Are you interested in building the next generation of Internet services that will impact hundreds of millions of users across the globe every day? Rakuten is one of the leading e-commerce companies in the world. Our mission is to empower people and society through the Internet while aiming at becoming the *** Internet Service Company in the world.
By joining us, the IT powerhouse of the Rakuten Group, you will be part of a diverse global team and play a central role in our technology and innovation. Aligning with our innovative nature, we are thinking big: building scalable platforms that powers the Rakuten Ecosystem worldwide.

Department Overview
Incentive Platform Department (INPD) is responsible for developing and operating the Rakuten Point and Rakuten Coupon. We develop and manage Rakuten PointClub and other point related web products, which are among the most popular sites in Rakuten. We will drive the improvement to maximize Rakuten Point value and contribute to the Rakuten Ecosystem. By the time you finish reading this, hundreds of thousands of points transactions have been processed and many users visit our web/app service. We want to work with a person who has a great passion for our services and products.

Why We Hire
No one Rakuten solution works for all. Your knowledge and experience of critical thinking, strategy and operation execution and communication skill drive our business efficiently. You accelerate our product including tech, business and UX evolution with your leadership and relationship building skills. You will need to continuously promote members and projects to move forward with your experience.
Point Service Section is responsible for how we can contribute client side business growth with Point and PointClub as service provider. You drive and accelerate our product strategy and operation across the entire Rakuten Group to expand the product vision.

Position Details

Drive technical vision, strategy, and architecture of the group
Manage and grow a team of application engineers, and develop future leaders
Manage stakeholders of other business and technical teams to establish priorities and achieve the goals
Improve development process, with a focus on regular high-quality releases that align with our business priorities by following the target timeline
Production support (on-call)
Troubleshooting of service in the trouble




Mandatory Qualifications:

Experience managing a development team (team can consist of some of engineer, QA, SRE, PDM, PJM)
Experience in a technical role such as architect, tech lead, software engineer, mobile developer
Ability to impact positively on your own organization as well as related organizations to promote continued growth potential
Ability to manage multiple initiatives and priorities in parallel
Ability to solve complex technical issues
Ability to build strong working relationships with supervisors and stakeholders


Desired Qualifications:

Master's degree in design, engineering, or related fields
Experience in E-Commerce and FinTech industries
Experience in java web applications development
Experience in working with cross-cultural global teams in different locations
Japanese skills: Basic reading and writing