If you want to read about some of the exciting blockchain related Rakuten initiatives, check out these articles
https://www.coindesk.com/e-commerce-giant-rakuten-launching-cryptocurrency
https://www.coindesk.com/rakuten-seeks-to-acquire-bitcoin-exchange-in-2-4-million-deal
FULL JOB DESCRIPTION
ABOUT THE TEAM & ROLE
This position is located at the Rakuten Blockchain Lab in Belfast city centre. We currently have an engineering team of 16 who are working on a number of very exciting Rakuten HQ projects to be delivered in 2020. The existing team collectively has many years of experience in building secure, high availability enterprise platforms for financial services, health and consumer electronics sectors.
We will be growing the team to 20 over the next 12 months and as a result are now actively seeking a passionate and motivated Senior Software Engineer. The projects are both interesting and challenging, providing an environment that should satisfy any engineer’s career aspirations and growth opportunities. You will work in small agile teams creating solutions for individual Rakuten companies as well as common platforms and services to be used across the organisation We need software engineers who are interested in the "full stack”. That is, you need to be comfortable working with all the technologies required to bring an idea to production. We don’t expect you to be an expert in everything and believe that everyone brings their own specializations and competencies to the team, but we want you to be enthusiastic about “getting your hands dirty” in all of it. You will have the opportunity to work on emerging blockchain frameworks and learn from the experienced blockchain engineers in the team.
TECHNICAL STACK
We take ownership for the full end-to-end solution from inception through to production and beyond. Our services are built in Node.js with various relational databases and follow a micro-services architecture. We work with multiple public and private blockchain protocols & frameworks depending on the requirements. We package our services with Docker and use Google Kubernetes for automating deployment, scaling and management of these containers in both public and private cloud environments. We value short feedback loops and have implemented a CI/CD pipeline as well as automated unit, integration and acceptance tests.
ABOUT YOU
We are looking for an experienced senior software engineer who is passionate about using technology to solve real world problems. You need to have an interest in new and emerging technology and be eager to take on new challenges outside of your comfort zone. You will understand that delivering great software requires a high degree of collaboration both internally and with other stakeholders. You will be need to be comfortable with an approach to delivery that encourages experimentation as well as taking ownership. You will be motivated to improve the overall process of software delivery from coding best practices and continuous integration/delivery to performance engineering and analytics.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Define and estimate sprint backlog items
Translation of backlog items into engineering design and logical units of work
Propose solutions and evaluate technical feasibility
Implementation of backlog items
Write and verify code which adheres to the acceptance criteria
Write unit, integration and acceptance tests
Application of product development best practices
Create automated build and deployment pipeline code
Promote learning and knowledge sharing through design/code reviews
Proactively provide support to junior engineers
Build, release and configuration management of test and production code.
System troubleshooting and problem solving across platform and application domains.
Propose architecture improvements, recommending process improvements.
Evaluating new technology options and vendor products.
Assist project and product leaders in making risk-managed planning and release decisions
EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THE ROLE
Essential
Preferred
Rakuten, Inc., which we are part of, is the largest eCommerce company in Japan, and third largest ecommerce marketplace company worldwide. Rakuten provides a variety of consumer and business-focused services including e-commerce, e-reading, travel, banking, securities, credit card, e-money, portal and media, online marketing and professional sports. The company is expanding globally and currently has operations throughout Asia, Western Europe, and the Americas. Founded in 1997, Rakuten is headquartered in Tokyo, with over 20,000 employees worldwide.
As a company with teams distributed globally, we believe it is important to grow regional technology-focused communities that promotes collaboration and innovation. This is why Europe Technology Division (EUTD), of which the Rakuten Blockchain Lab is part of, was created.
If you are interested in becoming part of an organization that aims to empower society and become the World’s best, join the company where YOU shape the future. Come and work with us!