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Software Engineer, Backend (Ads) - Mercari, Japan
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Software Engineer, Backend (Ads) - Mercari in Tokyo, Japan
Team mission:
To bring Mercari's vision of leading the circular economy to fruition, our objective is to introduce innovative tools tailored for businesses engaged in product production and sales. These tools are designed to enhance and contribute value to the primary distribution value chain.
(Learn more about Mercari's mission and values here.)
Specific work responsibilities include the following:
- Introducing a novel platform for the advertising business.
- Constructing and executing the architecture for the advertising system.
- Enhancing and fine-tuning advertising performance.
- Creating processes to streamline advertising operations.
Introducing an advertising solution on a media platform boasting more than 20 million Monthly Active Users (MAU).
- While Mercari currently does not offer advertising solutions, there is a belief that if Mercari were to enter the advertising space, it has the potential to make a substantial impact on the Japanese advertising market.
Embracing the challenge of revolutionizing advertising without limitations.
- Advertising solutions are already present on numerous platforms, each with its own set of success stories. By harnessing the advantages of these established solutions, the opportunity exists to create an even more superior offering.
- Alignment with our company's mission and values.
- Proven experience in the development and management of large-scale systems, including technology selection and codebase enhancements.
- Proficiency in API development, utilizing languages like Go, PHP, Java, among others.
- Strong design and development skills with an emphasis on performance and scalability.
- Prior involvement in the creation and operation of advertising systems.
- Demonstrated proficiency in project management or leadership within a team.
- Effective communication skills for collaborating with stakeholders and steering product development.
- Expertise in development and operations within the context of Microservices architecture.
- Knowledge and experience encompassing databases (RDBMS/NoSQL), networking, Linux, monitoring systems, logging, operations, and SLO/SLA (Service Level Objectives/Agreements).
- Prior experience in cloud-based development, especially on platforms such as GCP (Google Cloud Platform) or AWS (Amazon Web Services).
- Alignment with our company's mission and values.
- Proactive, adaptable, and agile in their approach.
- Willing to take ownership of their responsibilities and demonstrate maximum effort.
- Flourish in ambiguous and uncertain circumstances, with a problem-solving focus rather than getting bogged down by limitations.
- Actively seek knowledge beyond their defined domains and collaborate with team members to provide mutual support.
- Embrace diversity and change, with a constant quest for improvement and growth.
- Regularly put forward ideas for enhancement and take proactive steps to implement them.
(See this page for details.)
Proficient at recognizing challenges within the advertising architecture and proposing enhancements to address them.
Either of the following is required:
- English: Proficient (CEFR - C1) / Japanese: Independent (CEFR - B2) preferred.
- English: Independent (CEFR - B2) preferred / Japanese: Proficient (CEFR - C1).
For details about CEFR, see here.
Employment Status
Full-time
The probationary period at our company lasts for the initial three months after joining. During this probationary period, your contract conditions will be identical to those of a permanent employee.
Office
Roppongi
- We have a strict no-smoking policy within our office premises.
- At Mercari, we have implemented a work style policy called "Your Choice." This policy grants each team member the autonomy to decide whether they prefer to work in the office or opt for full remote work, with certain exceptions made for specific job roles.
Work Hours
- Full flextime (no “core time” or “flex time”).
- *Does not apply to all positions
Holidays
- Two days off per week (as well as national holidays, New Year's break, etc.).
- Paid leave, congratulatory and bereavement leave, relax days, sick leave
Salary
- Annual salary paid in 12 monthly installments (including fixed overtime allowance).
- Based on skills, experience, and abilities.
- Reviewed twice a year
Benefits
- Complete health and social insurance.
- Incentive program.
- Support systems, including those that benefit the employee’s family members
Support
- Relocation support.
Circulate all forms of value to unleash the potential in all people
"How can I contribute to society's prosperity given our limited resources?" This question served as the inspiration for the creation of the Mercari marketplace app in 2013 by our founder, Shintaro Yamada, during his travels around the world. We firmly believe that by facilitating the circulation of various forms of value, extending beyond physical items and money, we can open doors for individuals to pursue their aspirations and make positive contributions to society and those in their proximity. Mercari is committed to leveraging technology to connect people across the globe, ultimately striving to build a world where everyone can unlock their full potential. For more details on Mercari Group's mission, please refer to Mercari's Culture Doc.
Equal Opportunity Hiring
At Mercari, our mission is to build a world where no one's potential is constrained by their background, and where everyone has the liberty to generate value. We strongly emphasize that fostering a culture of Diversity & Inclusion is integral to realizing our mission.
This principle naturally extends to our hiring procedures. Mercari is dedicated to eradicating discrimination based on attributes such as age, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, physical abilities, and other similar factors. Our objective is to ensure that individuals who resonate with our mission and values can become part of our team, regardless of their personal backgrounds. For more detailed information, please refer to our D&I Statement.
