Associate Engineer/Engineer, Web

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 Viki is a global entertainment streaming platform that specializes in Asian content. Our platform enables millions of viewers to discover and enjoy primetime shows and movies, subtitled in over 150 languages. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, we also have offices in Singapore, Seoul, and Shanghai, ensuring a strong global presence and a deep connection to the heart of Asian entertainment. Our platform is home to a large and loyal community of fans who share a passion for Asian culture and entertainment. Join us in our mission to bridge cultures and connect the world to Asian entertainment. At Rakuten Viki, we offer a chance to be part of a global community that celebrates culture, creativity, and connection.

About the Web Team:

The Web Team owns all our user-facing web properties such as viki.com and soompi.com at Viki. Tens of millions of users will be impacted by what you have built. Ours is a diverse stack of exciting web technologies like React, Svelte, NextJS, Typescript, Tailwinds CSS, NodeJS, etc. We work on a range of challenging projects, such as building features like video streaming components, optimizing web performance, monitoring, creating in-house developer tools etc. The team works closely with the product, design, operations and data analytics team to deliver better, faster and the best experiences for our users.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, we are in search of an Associate Engineer/Engineer, Web who can work in a fast-paced, professional environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain responsive, performant user interfaces and reusable components for our internal React library.

• Work closely with UX designers, product, and engineering teams to translate specifications into fully functional features.

• Ensure cross-browser and multi-platform compatibility while maintaining bug-free code.

• Assist in diagnosing and preventing web performance issues to ensure a seamless user experience.

• Participate in code reviews and team meetings to learn best practices in web performance and developer efficiency.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science with relevant work experience

• 1-4 years in building web applications. Fresh graduates are welcome to apply.

• Expertise in semantic  HTML, CSS and a solid understanding of core web and browser concepts

• Strong JavaScript and Typescript fundamentals

• Experience with ReactJS, Svelte, or another modern JavaScript web framework (Astro, Angular, VueJS). Knowledge of NextJS and SvelteKit is a plus

• Experience with writing automated, end-to-end tests 

• Experience with API integration

• Experience with performance and optimization problems and a demonstrated ability to both diagnose and prevent these problems

• Passion for technology, tools, environments, languages and systems

Rakuten 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.