Backend Engineer/Server-side Engineer
- Tokyo
- Remote OK - Anywhere in Japan
- Full-time
- September 9, 2023
About the position
This is a permanent position. This position requires N3 or higher level of Japanese language skills. This position is open ONLY to people already in Japan.
We are looking for highly motivated software engineers who can solve problems together, think about big problems such as scalability and availability and ability to think outside-the-box and challenge the status quo. In addition to your technical expertise, we also value ownership, your willingness and motivation to learn new things and willingness to make risk-based decisions. We are looking for Server Side Engineer with the following competencies
As a Server Side development engineer for the "menu" app, you will be specifically involved in the following tasks.
App development for users, delivery staff, and stores
Front-end development tailored to various functions of the service
System design according to new functions of the service
Implementation of behaviour according to the action of the application
Development of cooperation function by external service and API -Development of a library to implement the required native functionality
Research and implementation to optimise app performance
What do you bring to the table aka Must-have requirements?
Ability to work in an international, but primarily fully immersed Japanese language environment is required. JLPT N3 or higher is preferred. You speak Japanese to converse effectively with internal and external parties
API development / operation experience using server-side framework
Design / development capability considering performance and scalability
Abundant knowledge about application development, network, database, cache
Application design ability considering maintainability and reusability
Communication ability to carry out service development in collaboration with engineers, PMs, designers, planners, and QA
Team development using github / Slack / task management system
Nice-to-have requirements
Experience developing server-side applications with PHP
Development / operation experience in public cloud using AWS / GCP
Experience in developing services using location information
Experience of transition from monolithic to microservices
Development experience of original recommendation function
Team development experience in Agile / Scrum
Experience of publishing and contributing OSS projects
Knowledge about service platform / development experience / operation experience
Experience as an engineer manager, project manager or team leader
Next Steps
We encourage people who do not satisfy all the listed requirements to also apply. We realise that finding a person that ticks all the boxes is sometimes difficult. So if you think you have the skills and experience to get the job done, please reach out to us. However, please note that Japanese language skills is a must.
About Reazon Holdings
At Reazon Holdings, we are on a mission to build a new natural and with a vision to be “the best company in the world”. By utilizing the strength of its completely unique capital, we have built various businesses such as "food delivery & takeout (menu, Inc.)", "Game development (Rudel, Decoo, & Pipa.jp Ltd.)" & "Digital advertising, and sales & marketing consulting (Adrea, inc. & Reazista, inc.)". We aim to be an Internet company group that will continue expanding into new business areas. Our products and services such as Dragon Smash, Dragon Egg, menu food takeout & delivery products rank in the top of our respective competitive fields in Japan.
About Menu
“Menu” is involved in planning, development and operation of food delivery & takeout application "menu". On June 1, 2021, the menu group Co., Ltd. entered into a capital and business alliance with KDDI Corporation, including 5 billion yen from KDDI and financing contracts from multiple financial institutions. As a result, we have completed raising funds totaling over 10 billion yen. Aiming to be an "When you are hungry, Open menu app", we will continue to actively invest in business with the goal of becoming No. 1 food delivery in Japan.
Our Culture
As much as we love to collaborate in an office environment, we also trust our employees to collaborate and produce exceptional results through a strong digital remote working environment. We support this through our flexible work-life balance and merit-based bonuses in addition to competitive compensation. We encourage people to fail fast and learn fast. We believe in a calculated-risk based approach.
Reazon Holdings encourages diversity and is committed to an inclusive workplace. Reazon Holdings is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on gender, race, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or other legally protected status.
About our Tech and teams
We use modern tools and technologies. Current stack in use are:
Languages: PHP / Slim3 / Python / Kotlin
Front end: ReactNative / React.js / Vue.js / Typescript / Redux + redux-saga / Swift / Kotlin
OSS: MySQL, MongoDB, Zabbix, haproxy, jenkins, Apache HTTP Server, Nginx
AWS: Managed: EC2, Aurora, Elasticache, Lambda, GameLift, Cloud Formation, Cloudwatch Server-side development: EC2
GCP: Managed: GCE, GKE, CloudSQL, Memorystore, BigQuery, Datastore, Cloud Run, Cloud Function, Traffic Director Server-side development: GCE, Docker
Database: CloudSQL / Datastore / ElasticSearch / Redis / BigQuery
Infrastructure: GCP / Various CDNs
Tools: Github / Slack / CircleCI / NewRelic / DataDog / PhpStorm / PyCharm / VS Code / JIRA / Confluence/NewRelic/, Twillio / Photon BOLT Pro / Slack /Zapier / github/ Tsung / JMeter
About menu
Menu is Japan's third largest food delivery and takeout company. They have two main goals: helping anyone eat delicious food at home, and creating a culture where you can easily bring food home from restaurants.
By doing this, they wish to secure a new source of revenue for the restaurant industry, and raise the level of Japanese food culture.
On June 1, 2021, the group companies menu Co., Ltd. and KDDI Corporation entered into a capital and business alliance agreement, and they're expanding their business as a food delivery app originating in Japan.
フードデリバリー&テイクアウトアプリ「menu」の企画・開発・運営を行っております。
menu社は、レアゾンHDのグループ会社で、"美味しいご飯"を気軽に自宅で食べることが出来るプラットフォームを作り、気軽に飲食店の料理を持ち帰れる文化づくり、外食産業の新たな収益源の確保、日本の食文化の底上げなどを目指しております。2021年6月1日には、KDDI株式会社との資本業務提携契約を実施しており、日本発のフードデリバリーアプリとして事業を拡大しております。
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