Software Engineer, QA Test

Tokyo
Remote OK - Anywhere in Japan
Full-time
July 20, 2021

Position Overview

Work Responsibilities

As a QA/Test Engineer, you will be part of the process of developing new features and improving current features of the Mercari app from the customers’ point of view.
Working in a fast-paced, quality-focused environment, you will be involved in quality-assurance related activities throughout the entire development process, from planning to final release, while understanding the overall development process.

Job description

Reviewing and providing feedback for plans/specs created by product managers
Designing/implementing tests for automation testing
Developing/improving processes for quality-assurance related activities
Carrying out quality analysis using quantitative/qualitative data to suggest improvements to developments teams
Collaborating with third-party contractors to build a system for quality assurance

Bold Challenges

In this position, you will be responsible for quality assurance for Mercari, a marketplace app with 18 million monthly active users.
You will be responsible not only for testing for quality assurance, but also various kinds of tasks such as understanding customer issues, developing processes, analyzing data, and creating quality guidelines in order to assure quality in the overall development process.
Apart from that, this position will allow you to think about quality from the customer’s point of view and how to assure quality from scratch.

Required Experience

3 years+ experience testing smartphone apps and web systems (designing/implementing tests, test management, optimizing tests)
3+ years experience creating/coding automated testing (ex: Espresso, XCUITest, PlayWright)
Ability to communicate with PMs/engineers in development teams and members in QA teams to solve issues
Experience in solving problems and improving processes in your team

Preferred Experience

QA experience in working within an Agile Scrum based development process
Experience in development web / smartphone apps
Selection of test tools or developing them yourself
Experience in performance testing, security testing, and internationalization testing
Software development experience in a CI/CD environment
Experience in quality analysis

Our Ideal Candidate

Motivation to provide a high-quality service for our users
Capable of taking on bold challenges and learning from mistakes
Capable of working independently and taking the initiative to lead the team to success
Possesses a strong sense of responsibility and works hard to achieve their goals
Capable of communicating proactively and producing output in a highly global team

Language Requirements

English: Conversational level
Japanese: Limited business proficiency level or higher

Working Conditions

Employment Status

Full-time

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

Roppongi

Smoking is prohibited within our offices
Mercari has introduced a work style policy called “Your Choice.” Each member is free to choose whether they want to work in the office or work fully remote. *Exceptions made for certain kinds of work.

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About Mercari

Largest C2C marketplace in Japan and Japan's first tech unicorn, Mercari is aiming to become a truly global tech company. Their app allows anyone with a smartphone to easily sell items they no longer need, providing a new and unique user experience.

Circulate all forms of value

To unleash the potential in all people

“What can I do to help society thrive with the finite resources we have?”

The Mercari marketplace app was born in 2013 out of this thought by our founder Shintaro Yamada as he traveled the world. We believe that by circulating all forms of value, not just physical things and money, we can create opportunities for anyone to realize their dreams and contribute to society and the people around them.

Mercari aims to use technology to connect people all over the world and create a world where anyone can unleash their potential.

Japanese Language Policy
Mercari doesn’t require Japanese skills for developers to do their day to day jobs. It’s becoming a pretty international company, but they have many Japanese engineers, so the more Japanese you know the better.

Mercari believes that it’s essential for team members to meet halfway during daily communications. They use the CEFR Framework to understand language levels and guide members in improving their skills. See more info on CEFR here.
Visa Sponsorship
Mercari sponsors Japanese visas for engineers. The only condition is that you meet the requirements of the Japanese government (but this is the case at every company). This usually means that you'll need a bachelor's degree or 10 years of demonstrated work experience in your field.
Paid Leave
- Two days off per week (Saturday and Sunday), Japanese national holidays, New Year's vacation
- Paid Leave (starting with 10 days, adding 1 day each year)
- Sick leave (10 days per year)
- Relax days (3 extra vacation days that can be taken year-round)
- Bereavement Leave
- Maternity/paternity and caregiving support
- Caregiving leave
- Paid childbirth leave and gift
- Paid honeymoon leave and gift
- Condolence money and paid leave
Benefits
🏥 Health insurance

💹 Employee stock option plan

🚃 Full transportation coverage

💻 The latest equipment - computer, monitor, smartphone

🍹 Free drinks

💴 Seminar participation support

📓 Book purchases

👩‍🎓 Language learning support

🌎 Translation/interpretation support

🍔 Chat lunch

💛 Financial support for fertility treatment

💜 Financial support for childcare costs

💚 Financial support for private preschools
Remote Work
Mercari currently operates on a hybrid model, combining both office and remote work.
Work style
(Dev Team Members)
- Fixed working hours 10:00-19:00.
- Flex time (core hours 12:00-16:00, 60 minute lunch)
Tech Stack
* Backend Languages: Go & PHP * Frontend Languages: HTML, CSS, JavaScript (TypeScript, React.js, Next.js, Redux, etc) * Mobile Languages: Kotlin, Swift, Java, Objective-C * Infrastructure: Dedicated servers, MySQL, memcached, Nginx, Solr, Elastic Search, Google Cloud Platform (Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine, Spanner, Cloud SQL, Datastore, Storage, Stackdriver Logging, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, etc.) * Configuration management tool: Terraform * CI/CD: Circle CI / Spinnaker * Monitoring: Stackdriver Monitoring / Datadog / PagerDuty / Sentry / Mackerel / NewRelic / ELK Stack * Knowledge Tools: Confluence / Crowi * Other: GitHub / Slack / JIRA * Process: Scrum
Diversity
There is more diversity in the world than any of us can imagine. Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) is strongly linked to Mercari’s mission as we aim to build a company environment where everyone can be themselves and work to their fullest potential.

Diverse Backgrounds

We already have members with many diverse backgrounds at Mercari. Our goal is for everyone to have equal chances to do their best work, without dividing individuals into groups based on age, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, physical ability, or any other identifying feature, and without classifying anyone as “majority” or “minority.” We strive to create various policies and initiatives to make this a reality.

No Quotas

Mercari does not set quotas, such as a 50:50 gender balance or a specific number of countries represented, because we feel labeling groups and people in terms of numbers goes against our ideal of respecting the diversity inherent to all individuals. Meaningful efforts towards diversity are reflected not in the quantitative goals many companies tend to rely on, but in the thoughts and behavior of every person within.

Our Focus

Providing fair chances for members of all backgrounds Fostering a culture of learning to allow everyone to reach their full potential Creating an organization built on trust so that everyone working here feels like they truly belong Our first step is for D&I to take root in the thoughts and actions of all members at Mercari.