Engineering Manager, Microservices Platform - US App

Introduction

Our Mission

Mercari has sought to expand overseas from the outset. This led us to enter the US market in 2014, the year after Mercari’s founding. The US is home to people of diverse backgrounds, of many different races, nationalities, and religions. Laws and culture also differ from state to state. Growing our US service requires grappling with complex problems and issues. This is exactly why we think of the US as a microcosm for our future global expansion. It’s an extremely important country for us, where we cannot afford to fail. While this makes it much more difficult than our Japan-side operations, our US business contributes greatly to achieving Mercari’s mission, and we will continue to face the challenges of the US market going forward.

Our Culture

To achieve our mission at Mercari, our organization and each of our employees share the same values and perspectives. Our individual guidelines for action are defined by our three values: Go Bold, All for One, and Be a Pro. Our organization is also shaped by our four foundations: Sustainability, Diversity & Inclusion, Trust & Openness, and Well-being for Performance. Regardless of how big Mercari gets, the culture will remain essential to achieving our mission and something we want to preserve throughout our organization.

We invite you to read the “Mercari Culture Doc,” which summarizes the behaviors and mindset shared by Mercari and its employees. We continue to build an environment where all of our members of diverse backgrounds are accepted and recognized, and where they can thrive while holding dear Mercari’s culture.

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.

Position Overview

What You'll Do

• The purpose of our team is to create a platform where the developers of Mercari US can be creative and contribute to the delivery of innovative products to our user base.
• Specifically, the work will be to build a microservices platform based on Kubernetes. One of the main roles will involve being a Kubernetes Cluster Admin and developing tools and/or services that can improve the developing speed and reliability of the microservices.
• This position is a management role with the main purpose of maximizing Microservices Platform (MSP) teams’s output.

Unique Challenges

• Designing and developing microservices platform
• Proactively contributing to a rapidly growing product in a self-driven environment
• Defining the Mercari US microservice platform’s networking architecture
• Improving observability of microservices
• Improving management of cloud resources with code
• Improving platform management operation (Kubernetes cluster management)
• Supporting the developers who build microservices

Minimum Requirements

• Shared understanding and belief in Mercari Group mission and values
• Management experience such as mentoring engineers and working on projects across teams
• Passion for improving developer productivity
• Experience of infrastructure management and automation
• Experience of platform development and operation

Preferred Requirements

• Experience with infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform & Pulumi)
• Experience with system logging, monitoring, and alerting
• Experience using Kubernetes
• Hiring engineers (screening applications, interviewing, direct recruiting, hosting events, etc.) and team building

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

*Check here for more details

Language Requirements

• English: Independent (CEFR - B2)
• Japanese: Basic (CEFR - A2) optional
• Click here for more information about CEFR