Position Overview

Work Responsibilities

• 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. As SREs, supporting the development and operation of highly-reliable microservices with full consideration of scalability is another significant responsibility. 

• Looking for someone who can commit to the goal of maximizing the engineering team’s output

• This position is a management role with the main purpose of maximizing the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and Microservices Platform (MSP) teams’s output 

Bold 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  

Required Experience

• Shared belief in Mercari’s mission and values

• Management experience such as mentoring engineers and working on projects across teams

• Passion for improving service reliability and developer productivity

• Experience using Kubernetes

Preferred Experience

• Experience with system operation based on SLA and SLO

• Experience with infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform & Pulumi)

• Experience with system logging, monitoring, and alerting

• Hiring engineers (screening applications, interviewing, direct recruiting, hosting events, etc.) and team building

Screening Criteria

• Demonstrated track record of impact in your previous roles

• We will be looking for a shared belief in Mercari’s mission and values

• 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

Language Requirements

• English: Business level

• Japanese: Conversational (optional)

Working Conditions

Employment Status

• Probationary period: First 3 months after joining the company. (During this period your contract conditions will be the same as that of a permanent employee.)

Office Location

Work Hours

• Scheduled working hours: 10 AM – 7 PM

• Currently, due to COVID-19 pandemic, we have introduced a full-flex system without core time to increase the choice of working hours and allow for more flexible working styles. (*does not apply to all positions)

Holidays

• Two days off per week (as well as national holidays, New Year's break, etc.)

• Paid leave, congratulatory and bereavement leave, relax days, sick leave

Salary

• Annual salary paid in 12 installments (monthly)

• Based on skills, experience, and abilities

• Reviewed twice a year

Benefits

• Complete health and social insurance

• Incentive program

• Support systems, including those that benefit employee family members

• Language learning support

• Translation/interpretation support .