Sr. Software Engineer (Android)

Job title: Sr. Software Engineer (Android)

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Job description: Job Description:Rakuten International oversees 7 businesses with over 4,000 employees globally. The brand is recognized for its leadership and innovation in e-commerce, digital content, advertising, entertainment, and communications, bringing the joy of discovery and access to more than 1 billion members across the world. Our teams deliver on the company’s mission to delight merchants and customers through innovation, optimism, and teamwork.Rakuten Rewards is a leading e-commerce company that enhances the way people shop by offering Cash Back, deals and rewards from more than 3,500 merchants. Founded in 1999, Rakuten has grown to become the go-to shopping destination for consumers, having paid out nearly $2 billion in Cash Back to its 15 million members. The company also operates ShopStyle, a leading fashion discovery destination, and Cartera Commerce, a top rewards platform for airlines and banks. For more information, visit .Rakuten Rewards is looking for a Senior Android Engineer to join our rapidly growing engineering team. We’re an international team spanning across 3 continents responsible for building software used by hundreds of millions of users.Working within a Squad structure, you will collaborate with product, design and engineering teammates to build, and maintain our next generation of Android applications while identifying and fixing application bottlenecks, maintaining the core code, and updating applications published on the App Store.Located in Toronto, you will be working with the Search squad who are responsible for enhancing our search experience in conjunction with other Rakuten Teams across the Americas. By covering over 100 million products and providing analysis and intelligent suggestions, we are looking for a motivated Senior Android Engineer that will own technology decisions and work collaboratively with their product development partners and team to drive user satisfaction and conversion.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and implement our flagship Android app which is used by hundreds of thousands of users every day
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs.
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior developers.
• Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and share knowledge.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies to ensure our applications remain cutting-edge.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Experience with integrating back-end services
• Experience working with other Android developers as part of a team
• Experience with entire product lifecycle duties in an Agile environment
• Familiarity with push notifications, APIs and cloud messaging
• Experience with continuous integration

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or comparable experience
• 5+ years building native applications for Android devices
• Proficient with Java/Kotlin and knowledge of Android design patterns (MVVM, MVP etc.)
• Expertise in Jetpack Compose would be a plus.
• Proficient with Git

Five Principles for Success
Our worldwide practices describe specific behaviors that make Rakuten unique and united across the world. We expect Rakuten employees to model these 5 Shugi Principles of Success.Always improve, Always Advance – Only be satisfied with complete success – Kaizen
Passionately Professional – Take an uncompromising approach to your work and be determined to be the best
Hypothesize – Practice – Validate – Shikumika – Use the Rakuten Cycle to succeed in unknown territory
Maximize Customer Satisfaction – The greatest satisfaction for our teams is seeing their customers smile
Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! – Always be conscious of time – take charge, set clear goals, and engage your teamRakuten provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Rakuten considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws.

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Location: Toronto, ON

Job date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 23:35:35 GMT

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