Business Overview

Rakuten group has almost 100 million customers based in Japan and 1 billion globally as well, providing more than 70 services in a variety such as e-commerce, payment services, financial services, telecommunication, media, sports, etc.

Department Overview

At Rakuten, we have expanded our business scale with the shopping mall business "Rakuten Ichiba" and the credit card business "Rakuten Card" as our core operations, achieving growth to 800 billion yen in revenue and 8.8 trillion yen in domestic gross merchandise sales.

Looking ahead, Rakuten envisions creating a new business model that maximizes the assets we have cultivated primarily online, such as "Rakuten Members," "Rakuten Points," "Brand Power," and "Member Data," to establish a stronger "Rakuten Ecosystem" that encompasses offline lifestyles as well.

This job posting is targeted at individuals with senior-level front-end engineering experience, for a position in the Platform Strategy Department, which is part of a corporate organization directly under the COO and Vice President.
The Platform Strategy Department is not involved in the operation of specific services but focuses on growth strategies and initiatives for the ecosystem, primarily through cross-functional marketing efforts across the Rakuten Group.
Corporate organization: A group of cross-functional departments such as Corporate Planning, President’s Office, Human Resources, General Affairs, Accounting, and Legal Affairs.

As such, this department plans and executes initiatives based on the company-wide strategy, allowing individuals to develop a broad perspective and build their careers. Furthermore, the Platform Strategy Department is the only department within Rakuten Group, Inc. that is involved in such company-wide initiatives.

This position is highly recommended for those who wish to leverage their past experience to engage in upstream management and contribute to daily operations.

As explained above, the Platform Strategy Department is the only department in Rakuten Group, Inc. that executes initiatives based on the company’s overall strategy. Therefore, the department’s work, which plays a key role in shaping the future of Rakuten and its ecosystem strategy, is extremely diverse and wide-ranging.
From proposing top-level management strategies for the entire company to formulating specific initiatives based on those strategies, creating innovative and attractive programs and products, and designing operations to ensure customer trust, there are numerous opportunities for individuals to demonstrate their skills and unleash their creativity.

Features of the Platform Strategy Department

1. Discipline as a Professional Team: "5C"

The Platform Strategy Department values five key pillars as a professional team. By leveraging Rakuten’s vast assets, we aim to make a significant impact on society and enhance customer satisfaction. Even in situations of high uncertainty where solutions are unclear, we foster a culture that enjoys taking on challenges.

2. Contribution Mindset

The Platform Strategy Department seeks success through contributions to society, people, colleagues, and stakeholders involved, and strives to continuously enhance the joy of contributing.
We welcome applications from individuals interested in an environment where they can grow through various challenges, feel the joy of working together, and contribute to society. Let’s create the future together.

Please visit the recruitment site for the department via the URL below. It includes interviews with team members and details about daily work, which may serve as a reference when applying.
https://corp.rakuten.co.jp/careers/division/customer_strategy/

Position:

Why We Hire

To further establish a stronger "Rakuten Ecosystem," we are seeking individuals who can lead the front-end development of services and products related to the Rakuten Ecosystem (membership).

Additionally, we are currently planning a project to revamp the architecture, including the backend of our core products, and are looking for candidates who can take charge of designing the front-end architecture for this initiative.

Position Details

Design of front-end architecture Design and development of reusable components Collaboration with backend engineers to design API specifications Construction of front-end development environments Implementation of new services/products Improvement and refactoring of existing services/products Proposals and implementation incorporating new front-end technologies Establishment of quality assurance mechanisms, such as code reviews, coding standards, and documentation maintenance

Mandatory Qualifications:

- Over 5 years of hands-on experience in front-end development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)

- Experience implementing with libraries/frameworks such as React, Vue.js, TypeScript, Next.js

- Development using meta-languages like Sass

- Development using various build tools (Vite, webpack, gulp, etc.)

- Version control of code using Git

- Implementation of dynamic processing using APIs

- Team development experience with product managers/directors and designers

Desired Qualifications:

- Experience as a technical director

- Deep understanding of front-end technical specifications

- Back-end development (PHP, Java, etc.)

- Know-how on performance improvement

- Experience participating in projects from the requirements definition phase

- Experience in managing a front-end development team

Others Information:

Additional information on Location

Rakuten Crimson House

1-14-1 Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo

Additional information on English Qualification

TOEIC Score exceeding 800 (or similar level of English ability) or a University Degree earned in an English-speaking country.

If no evidence is available to prove the qualifications denoted above, taking an IP test, organized by Rakuten, during selection process is required.

- Those who want to work on development close to business strategy and marketing, and directly feel the business impact through releases

- Those who want to be active not only in the general front-end engineering domain but also across a wide range of areas

Desirable Characteristics

- Those who want to work on development close to business strategy and marketing, and directly feel the business impact through releases

- Those who want to be active not only in the general front-end engineering domain but also across a wide range of areas

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