Technical Lead, Incentive Platform Department

Job Description: Rakuten Group, Inc. is a global leader in internet services and has a diverse ecosystem spanning across e-commerce, fintech, communications and more serving approximately 1.8 billion members worldwide. Founded in Tokyo in 1997, the Group operates in over 30 countries and regions with more than 30,000 employees. Based in Singapore's Central Business District, Rakuten Asia Pte. Ltd. serves as the regional headquarters for Asia, driving value through areas such as advertising product development, product strategy, and data management to support Rakuten Group's global ecosystem. Learn more at: https://global.rakuten.com/corp/ Our Incentive Platform Department (INPD) drives Rakuten's core loyalty and coupon product strategy, executes product development, and ensures successful implementation. We empower Rakuten's ecosystem by creating highly scalable and resilient platforms that prioritize our customers. The Loyalty Platform Section is specifically responsible for developing and operating Rakuten Point and Coupon Platform, the most popular loyalty program in Japan, handling massive real-time traffic daily. We contribute directly to Rakuten's growth and user experience by delivering seamless, impactful solutions ( https://coupon.rakuten.co.jp ). Main Responsibility • You will be in charge to design, implement and operate scalable Backend Services for the Rakuten Coupon platform. • For that you will have to translate product requirements into elegant technical solutions. • You will have at heart to share your knowledge by mentoring junior team members and helping them to reach their full potential. • As a senior engineer, you should strive to be our next technical leader and demonstrate your motivation in collaborating with all necessary organizations in our company. • And most importantly, you will have at heart to maintain a high quality and reliable service level to provide high satisfaction to our clients. Mandatory Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree (BS) in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, or equivalent work experience. • Minimum 8 years of experience with Java, SQL for MySQL • Solid knowledge of service oriented architecture • Ability to articulate Architecture choices trade-offs • Strong understanding of Unix/Linux operating systems • Large scale B2C app development and maintenance experience. • Experience designing API: REST, etc • Experience using framework: Spring • Proficiency in: Docker, Kubernetes • Can work in globally distributed Agile development teams Rakuten is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications regardless of sex, marital status, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religious belief, or age.