Senior Software Engineer - Marketing Cloud Platform Department (MCPD)

The Marketing Cloud Platform Department (MCPD) is seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Software Engineer to lead our core ecosystem platforms.

Our mission is to drive Rakuten’s marketing product strategy, execute product development, and ensure successful implementation.

We empower Rakuten’s internal marketing teams by creating engaging, respectful, and cost-efficient marketing platforms that prioritize our customers.

Leveraging the Rakuten Ecosystem, we offer comprehensive marketing solutions, including campaign management, multichannel communication, and personalization.

As a team of over 150 experts across Japan, India, and Singapore, we pride ourselves on being a technology-driven organization that shares knowledge within the Rakuten Tech community.

The Platform Engineering Section oversees all engineering work across the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to support the continuous growth of our Marketing Cloud Platform.

Our mission is to empower Rakuten group marketers to engage consumers sustainably, by leveraging various message delivery engines and the vast big data assets generated by one of Japan's largest internet services.

To achieve this, our work spans multiple domains, including data engineering, distributed computing, microservice engineering, AI-powered innovative solutions, and occasionally even front-end UI engineering.

The Marketing Cloud Platform is continually expanding its scope, and we are actively seeking senior-level engineering talent to collaborate on upcoming company-wide strategic programs.

This position requires mature technical expertise across various engineering domains and a strong collaborative mindset to effectively engage with stakeholders throughout the company.

The Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for executing the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

While specific assignments will depend on project situations, business focus, and individual candidate's technical backgrounds, successful candidates are expected to engage from the early stages of projects, including requirement analysis and architectural design.

Furthermore, they will be involved in the latter stages of the SDLC, encompassing development, quality assurance, deployment, and DevOps/SRE.

This role offers diverse opportunities to contribute across all stages of the SDLC.

English fluency is mandatory while Japanese language is good to have.

We have a diverse team composed of people from across the globe, distributed across multiple locations such as Tokyo, Singapore, and Bangalore.