Senior Software Engineer

Why should you choose us

Rakuten Symphony is reimagining telecom, changing supply chain norms and disrupting outmoded thinking that threatens the industry's pursuit of rapid innovation and growth. Based on proven modern infrastructure practices, its open interface platforms make it possible to launch and operate advanced mobile services in a fraction of the time and cost of conventional approaches, with no compromise to network quality or security. Rakuten Symphony has operations in Japan, the United States, Singapore, India, South Korea, Europe, and the Middle East Africa region. For more information, visit: https://symphony.rakuten.com

Building on the technology Rakuten used to launch Japan's newest mobile network, we are taking our mobile offering global.

To support our ambitions to provide an innovative cloud-native telco platform for our customers, Rakuten Symphony is looking to recruit and develop top talent from around the globe. We are looking for individuals to join our team across all functional areas of our business from sales to engineering, support functions to product development.

Let's build the future of mobile telecommunications together!

About Rakuten Group, Inc. (TSE: 4755) is a global leader in internet services that empower individuals, communities, businesses and society. Founded in Tokyo in 1997 as an online marketplace, Rakuten has expanded to offer services in e-commerce, fintech, digital content and communications to approximately 1.9 billion members around the world. The Rakuten Group has over 30,000 employees, and operations in 30 countries and regions. For more information visit https://global.rakuten.com/corp/.

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled Java Microservices Developer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have at least 3-8 years of experience in developing microservices using Java,Spring Boot, Rest API, JPA, and Hibernate, Apache Kafka, API GW, ETL, Monitoring tools, Elastic Search, Data lake, Cloud . As a Java Microservices Developer, you will be responsible for developing, designing, and maintaining microservices-based applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and design microservices-based applications using Java, Spring Boot, Rest API, JPA, and Hibernate, Apache Kafka.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand project requirements and design and develop solutions that meet the business needs.
• Should be familiar with cloud native application development.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code and review for junior developers code.
• Troubleshoot and debug applications to resolve issues.
• Write unit and integration tests to ensure code quality.
• Ensure application security and compliance with industry standards.
• Document design, development, and testing activities.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in software development.

Requirement:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• At least 5+ years of experience in Java microservices development.
• Strong knowledge of Java,Spring Boot, Rest API, JPA, and Hibernate, JSON, Webservices,
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience of heavy data migration and integrations to external application.
• Should have hands on Helm chart
• Should have good knowledge of Sonar, Jenkins, git, maven, Junit
• Should have proficient in SQL, MySQL, Elastic Search, Snowflake,
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• String knowledge of building event driven systems using Kafka.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good to have works on vibe coding and tools like GitHub co-pilot
• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and trends. Such as Gen AI, Agentic AI, AI tools and framework

RAKUTEN SHUGI PRINCIPLES:

Our worldwide practices describe specific behaviours that make Rakuten unique and united across the world. We expect Rakuten employees to model these 5 Shugi Principles of Success.

• Always improve, always advance. Only be satisfied with complete success - Kaizen.
• Be passionately professional. Take an uncompromising approach to your work and be determined to be the best.
• Hypothesize - Practice - Validate - Shikumika. Use the Rakuten Cycle to success in unknown territory.
• Maximize Customer Satisfaction. The greatest satisfaction for workers in a service industry is to see their customers smile.
• Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! Always be conscious of time. Take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team.