About the position
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're looking for an energetic, detail-oriented, software engineer who can contribute toward building the future of our industry-leading browser extension. We want engineers who are eager to solve large-scale technical challenges, and who can live up to our commitments to achieve best-in-class: user privacy, user experience, and developer experience. You will contribute to novel, consumer-facing product launches that will help our millions of loyal users shop online in new and exciting ways.
Responsibilities
- Develop software solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle
- Build strong partnership with product managers and stakeholders
- Understands how to break work down into concise deliverables with a focus on iterative product delivery
- Build systems and pride in writing maintainable code
- Advocating for best practices (e.g.: UI development, testing, etc.)
Requirements
- Strong skills in web technologies e.g. JavaScript & ES6, HTML, and CSS
- Familiar with Dependency Injection
- Familiar with source code control management systems, including branching and merging of code
- Understanding of and experience with all stages of software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, development, integration, verification, deployment, and sustainment
- Strong attention to detail, ability to multi-task, prioritize, and problem solve
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to exercise independent judgment and creative problem-solving techniques
- Experience with VueJS / React frameworks
- Experience with NodeJS / WebKit / Babel
Benefits
- Discretionary bonus
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- 401k matching
- PTO
- Volunteer Time Off (VTO)
- Other employee benefits as the company implements
