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.
 

We are currently seeking a highly skilled experienced Sr. Software Engineer to spearhead the design, implementation and maintenance of experimentation platform ensuring it is reliable, scalable, and easy to use. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to integrate experimentation capabilities into various products and services, empowering teams to make informed decisions through A/B testing and other experimental methodologies, The ideal candidate will possess adept programming abilities, demonstrating strong proficiency in python and java, and a deep understanding of software engineering principles, Additionally, the candidate will be part of the ML platform engineering team, and having knowledge of machine learning is beneficial, If you are driven by the opportunity to pioneer robust experimentation and feature management systems while staying at the forefront of technological advancements, we warmly invite you to join our team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design, develop, and maintain our experimentation platform using Python, Java.
• Integrate and manage feature flags and experimentation workflows using Eppo and LaunchDarkly.
• Develop and maintain APIs to facilitate seamless integration between the experimentation platform and other systems.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, and data scientists, to understand experimentation needs and deliver solutions.
• Collaborate with the ML and Analytics teams to implement data-driven experiments and analyze results.
• Ensure the scalability, performance, and reliability of the experimentation platform.
• Document development processes, and technical specifications of experimentation platform, communicating effectively with stakeholders, team members, and collaborators.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Strong proficiency in programming languages Python, Java.
• Proven experience in designing and developing APIs using Python web frameworks (e.g., Flask, Django, FastAPI, Sanic).
• Knowledge on LaunchDarkly or similar feature management platforms.
• Knowledge on Eppo or similar experimentation platforms
• Experience in AWS cloud computing platform.
• Familiarity with data, analytics and ML concepts.
• Capability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, adapting to changing priorities and requirements.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS        

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ professional software development experience.
• 3+ years of work experience in AWS cloud stack
• Experience in container technologies like Docker, Kubernetes.
• Experience in Data/ML Engineering will be beneficial.

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

Rakuten provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Rakuten considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws.