Software Engineer, Web - 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.

Position Overview

What You'll Do

• Design and lead the implementation of web components
• Contribute to web platform technology and strategic roadmap decisions
• Write clean, maintainable, secure, and scalable code with complete test coverage
• Improve the UX of our web site
• Drive high standards and best practices within the team
• Communicate effectively with engineers, product managers, marketing, QA, and other stakeholders within the organization

Unique Challenges

• Deliver product features in a fast-paced start-up style environment
• Seek to gain a deep understanding of the US market to ensure Mercari’s continued global success
• Work effectively in a multicultural environment with colleagues from various backgrounds

Minimum Requirements

• Shared understanding and belief in Mercari Group mission and values　
• 3 years of in-depth experience with Typescript, Javascript ES6, React.JS, and modern CSS
• Experience managing sites running on Node.js
• Experience working within Agile development workflows
• Experience setting up CI pipelines
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills
• Basic knowledge of Kubernetes and cloud services

Preferred Requirements

• Experience optimizing Javascript performance on both client and server
• Experience deploying services to Google Cloud Platform
• Experience with GraphQL
• Experience managing Kubernetes clusters

Screening Criteria

• Please provide your resume in English.
• We will conduct interviews in English.
• Hiring Process Overview (subject to change)
  • 1. Resume Screening
  • 2. Skill Test
  • 3. Interviews (3-4 rounds. There are some cases you will meet a few members in 1 round)
  • 4. Background check
  • 5. Offer
  • 6. Hire

*Check here for more details

Language Requirements

• English: Proficient (CEFR - C1) required
• Japanese: Basic (CEFR - A2) optional
• Click here for more information about CEFR