Job Description:

Here at Rakuten Kobo Inc. we offer a casual working start-up environment and a group of friendly and talented individuals. Our employees rank us highly in terms of commitment to work/life balance. We realize that for our people to be innovative, creative and passionate they need to feel valued and supported. We believe in rewarding all our employees with competitive salaries, performance based annual bonuses, stock options and training opportunities.  
   

If you’re looking for a company that inspires passion, personal, and professional growth – join Kobo and come help us on our mission of making reading lives better.

The Role:
Rakuten Kobo is looking for a Frontend Developer (12 month contract) to join our R&D team in Toronto to revamp our catalog frontend tech stack.

The Skillset:

• Proficient with modern JavaScript libraries/frameworks such as ReactJS, NextJS
• Experience building web components with REACT library and tailwind CSS
• Ample knowledge of TypeScript, Semantic HTML and CSS/SCSS
• Experience in developing accessible applications using the accessibility standards
• Experience in writing meaningful unit tests using Jest or similar libraries
• Experience in writing thorough end-to-end tests using playwright or similar libraries
• Experience in error handling and debugging in the frontend
• Knowledge of vite, babel, or similar building/bundling tools
• SOLID Principles and Practices, IoC & TDD
• Experience with Git and code reviews

Nice to have:

• Experience using Storybook for component documentation and playground
• Experience working in JVM centric environment
• PostGreSQL, Raven DB, Couchbase, Elastic Search
• Experience and knowledge of CI/CD tools like Jenkins to automate different testing strategies and techniques (Unit, Integration, UI tests)
• Experience with UX Design for complex webpages

The Perks:

• Flexible hours and hybrid working environment
• Daily lunch credit when working in-office
• Dog-friendly office
• 90 Day “Work from Anywhere” program
• Weekly Kobo Tech University sessions
• Learning opportunities, including job shadowing, courses, networking, etc.

About Rakuten Kobo Inc.

Owned by Tokyo-based Rakuten and headquartered in Toronto, Rakuten Kobo Inc. is one of the most advanced global ecommerce companies, with the world’s most innovative eReading services offering more than 6 million eBooks and audiobooks to 30 million + customers in 190 countries. Kobo delivers the best digital reading experience through creative innovation, award-winning eReaders, and top-ranking mobile apps. Kobo is a part of the Rakuten group of companies.

Rakuten Kobo Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Accessibility accommodations for candidates with disabilities participating in the selection process are available on request. Any information received related to accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially.

Rakuten Kobo would like to thank all applicants for their interest in this role however only qualified candidates will be shortlisted.