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Software Engineer – Backend
| Company | Rakuten |
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| Location | Lexington, MA, USA |
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| Salary | $88357.5 – $150040 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | |
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| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
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Requirements
- Experience with additional programming languages such as Python or Golang.
- Familiarity with a Frontend JavaScript Framework, like React, Vue.js, or Angular.
- Exposure to automated CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
- Solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) design principles.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure) and familiarity with services like EC2, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, Apache Kafka, and S3
- Experience with database technologies and a strong understanding of database schema design
- Experience with event driven architectures
- Basic troubleshooting experience with observability tools like Datadog or similar.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain server-side logic, including database interactions, server-side applications, and data storage solutions.
- Deliver clean, maintainable, and efficient code while adhering to company coding standards and best practices.
- Work closely with senior engineers, front-end developers, and product managers to understand requirements and deliver robust backend solutions.
- Provide constructive feedback to peers and learn from senior team members to continuously improve code quality and team collaboration.
- Ensure applications are optimized for performance and scalability to handle growing user demands effectively.
- Keep up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies, contributing fresh ideas and insights to team discussions.
Preferred Qualifications
- B.S. in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
- 2+ years of production-level application development experience using Java/J2EE, ideally with frameworks like Quarkus or Spring.
- 1+ years of production-level application development experience using Node.js.
- Familiarity with service-oriented architecture concepts, principles, and patterns.
- Experience designing, building, and maintaining RESTful APIs or working with event-driven queues.
