Introduction

Our Mission

Mercari’s US business started operations in 2014. With a mission to make selling easier than buying, Mercari US aims to provide a service where people can easily sell almost anything online.  The US business still hides tons of untapped growth potential, through shipping innovations such as the expansion of same-day delivery, automation that mitigates users’ price-setting confusion by suggesting prices, and other features. In order to facilitate the US business’s development while generating synergy with Mercari’s Japan business, our US operations are developing their product not only in the US offices, but in Japan (Tokyo) as well. Mercari US is a foundational pillar in building towards Mercari Group’s mission of “create value in a global marketplace where anyone can buy & sell.” Will you join us in taking on this mission?

*This position is for the Mercari US Tokyo office. If you are looking for a position in a US office, please check the Mercari US careers page
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Our Culture

Mercari’s culture has been central to the company since our founding, with the three core values of Go Bold, All for One, and Be a Pro. In addition, the “Trust & Openness” value was introduced to embody our culture of mutual trust, where information remains transparent and rules are kept to a minimum. Regardless of how big Mercari gets, our culture is essential to achieving our mission and will be promoted throughout our organization. 

Announcement about hiring limitations under Japan’s entry ban

• Along with many other countries, Japan is expanding entry/visa restrictions in line with the Japanese government's decision to ban new entries on Nov 29, 2021. With this announcement we may be unable to continue the hiring process with every candidate at this time. Given the uncertainty of the situation, please kindly understand that we will be prioritizing local applicants (possessing valid working visas, etc.) and applicants overseas who already possess valid Japanese working visas or who have Japanese nationality to ensure a smooth hiring experience. We are of course maintaining open channels of communication regarding individual cases and will monitor the situation in order to adjust our policies as circumstances change.
   

Work Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and grow a team of engineers through technical design, implementation, testing, and deployment of web applications and supporting services

• Understand individual engineers’ motivations and encourage their personal and career growth along with the growth of the business

• Maintain effective communication and collaboration with cross-functional partners (including …)

• Partner with product management, data analytics, business operations and other engineering leaders to build and deliver the roadmap of your team

• Plan for long term growth and help recruit excellent engineering talent

Bold Challenges

• Data is key to growing and improving Mercari US. We make fast decisions based on data and build better user experiences using machine learning.

• You will work collaboratively with product managers, business analysts, and machine learning and backend engineers to architect and build a robust data platform.

• Design highly scalable systems that can support the continued growth of Mercari US

• Proactively share ideas and contribute to our engineering culture

• Gain a deep understanding of the US market to ensure Mercari’s continued success

• You will work with a great team based in Tokyo, and also collaborate with many teammates across the US. Working globally with a diverse team, we’re all-in to help people in the US buy and sell on Mercari, while getting ready for whatever comes next.
   

Required Experience

• Shared belief in Mercari’s mission and values

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering and 3+ years of experience in managing a team of engineers

• Experience hiring and onboarding new employeesExceptional communication skills to coordinate with stakeholders across departments

• Experience developing complex software systems scaling to millions of users with production-quality deployment, monitoring, and reliability

• Experience with cloud- native architectures (e.g., within AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure)

• Experience with data pipeline and workflow management tools (e.g., Airflow, Azkaban, Luigi)
   

Preferred Experience

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Chef)

• Advanced knowledge of databases, real-time and batch data pipelines, SQL and data analysis

• Experience with systems using containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes

• Demonstrated ability to write code with appropriate tests

• Experience working in large, cross-functional teams

• A positive attitude and an insatiable desire to learn
   

Screening Criteria

• Please provide your resume in English.

• We will conduct interviews in English,

• Hiring Process Overview (subject to change)

  • 1. Doc Screening

  • 2. Interviews (3-4 rounds. There are some cases you will meet a few members in 1 round)

  • 3. Background check

  • 4. Offer

  • 5. Hire

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Language Requirements

• English: Independent (CEFR - B2) required

• Japanese: Basic (CEFR - A2) optional

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