Total 11 engineering job vacancies in toranomon tokyo

Career Renew is recruiting for one of its clients a Head of Engineering - Blockchain - this is a hybrid role in Tokyo, Japan.

We are a decentralized identity network that connects professionals with work opportunities and fosters professional connections. As a zero-to-one startup, we are revolutionizing the way professionals manage their digital identities and find work.

Position Overview: We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Head of Engineering to join our team and eventually grow into the role of Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, experience in leading engineering teams, and a passion for blockchain technology. You will work closely with the CEO on idea generation, prototyping, and managing a team of offshore developers. This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the company.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work directly with the CEO on idea generation and rapid prototyping to more firmly establish product market fit
• Define the technical vision and strategy of the product and company.
• Lead and manage the engineering team, including offshore developers, ensuring high-quality code and timely delivery.
• Oversee the development and implementation of new features, from ideation to deployment.
• Build scalable and secure solutions, ensuring the highest level of quality and performance.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends to continuously improve the platform.
• Develop and maintain a robust and scalable architecture for our platform.
• Participate in hiring and mentoring new engineering team members as the company grows.

Based in Tokyo and happy to work in the office 2 days a week

Prior experience as a tech lead or senior engineer leading a team of min 2-3 engineers

Hands-on coding experience with Typescript, Node.js and Solidity

Prior experience in web3 (Ideally with credentials or identity protocols, please specify if they have this exp)

Experience working in an early stage start up

SmartNews is a global leader in redefining information and news discovery, committed to providing users with accurate, timely information and supporting quality journalism. We combine the power of our unique machine-learning technology with the expertise of our first-rate editorial team to bring news that matters to millions of users from our over 3,000 global publishing partners.

Founded in 2012 in Tokyo, Japan, SmartNews has offices in Tokyo, San Francisco, Palo Alto, New York, and Singapore.

The Team

Own, build, and maintain our content provider-facing platforms, enabling SmartNews to continue providing top content from leading news publishers, retail brands, and more. Our relationships with our content providers are key to our success, and we are dedicated to delivering a top-quality experience throughout their journey with us—from content ingestion to analytics, reporting, and payments.

The Mission

In this role, your mission will be to act as the bridge between our many content partners and our products. You will lead design and implementation of key platforms providing smooth content ingestion, management and resilient data pipelines to measure content performance and support revenue share as part of our Media Prosper Program. Your primary focus will be on developing features and building the backend infrastructure for our content provider platforms. However, you will also contribute to frontend development for external partner-facing websites and contribute across the entire news pipeline from ingestion to delivery as opportunities arise, ensuring we can deliver great contents to our users at every stage of the product.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Own the development and maintenance of a key partner platform in our premium content domain
• Design, build, test, deploy, maintain, and improve backend systems that support content ingestion and management at scale
• Flexibly develop across backend and web frontend as needed to enhance and improve platform functionality.
• Participate in system design, code reviews, and on-call rotation to maintain high-quality standards for code and ensure the reliability of mission-critical systems.
• Collaborate closely with product and business stakeholders to prioritize, plan, and successfully deliver new products to our customers.

Minimum requirements

• 3+ years of backend software development experience; 1+ year in web frontend or full-stack development.
• Proficient in Java/Kotlin programming languages.
• Hands-on experience in designing, building, testing, and maintaining large-scale backend systems, with expertise in CI/CD practices and microservices architecture using Docker/Kubernetes.
• Exceptional communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Business level communication in English and Japanese.

Nice to have experiences/skills

• 1 year or more in a tech lead role
• Knowledge of and experience using AWS cloud resources

Working condition

• Office Location: Tokyo

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• Annual health check covered by the company 
• Visa sponsorship and overseas relocation support available for eligible candidates

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This position requires English language ability. JD is available in English only. 　本ポジションは日本語JDの用意がありません。

Introduction 

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. For more information about Mercari Group’s mission, see Mercari's Culture Doc.

Equal Opportunity Hiring

Here at Mercari, we work to realize a world in which no one’s potential is limited by their background and everyone has the opportunity to freely create value. We also firmly believe that a mindset of Inclusion & Diversity is essential for us to achieve our mission.

This, of course, extends to our hiring practices as well. Mercari is committed to eliminating discrimination based on age, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, physical disability, and other such factors so that anyone who shares our mission and values can join us, regardless of their background. For more details, please read our D&I Statement.

Team’s Mission / Work Responsibilities

At Mercari, we are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of technology in the e-commerce industry. Our platform revolutionizes the way people connect and transact online. As the company continues to evolve and mature, we are seeking an Engineering Director for our Product Engineering Organization.

In Product Engineering we are the architects of innovation, the builders of the future. It is here, at the heart of Mercari, that our dedicated team works to construct the very essence of our platform and services. Tasked with the pivotal role of bringing our product visions to life, our engineers collaborate closely with product leaders, drawing upon the robust infrastructure laid down by our platform teams. Through this partnership, we champion the principles of iterative development and bold experimentation. Our eyes are always on the pulse of product metrics, guiding us as we navigate the intricate balance of engineering excellence with the dynamic needs of our users. In Product Engineering, we embrace the art of making calculated trade-offs and taking strategic risks when necessary. This approach ensures we continually deliver an unparalleled user experience, propelling Mercari to the forefront of the e-commerce industry.

Join us and be part of our exciting journey as we expand our business and drive innovation.

(Learn more about Mercari's mission and values here.)

As the ML & Search Director, you will significantly impact the business  by enhancing the Mercari product using ML strategies.

• Lead and manage a diverse team of approximately 50 engineers and Engineering Managers, including those in platform, SRE, ML, backend and client engineering.
• Drive the technical roadmap in harmony with the product direction.
• Supervise the domains of Search, Recommendation, and Search Platform, strategizing and planning the company’s machine learning initiatives within these areas.
• Develop engineering organizations within Search, Recommendation, and Search Platform to maximize the performance and output of their members.
• Collaborate with other departments such as software engineering, data engineering, and product, to integrate machine learning solutions into products and services.
• Be responsible for the recruitment and training of new team members.
• Collaborate with managers to ensure the professional growth and development of team members.
• Regularly report on machine learning project outcomes and metrics to higher management and the business side.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and innovation within the team.
  

Unique and Bold Challenges

• Perform a key role leading multiple high-performing teams within our product engineering organization 
• Help enhance the discovery experience for over 20 million users through Enhancements in search and recommendation functionalities and directly impact Mercari’s business
• Take a leadership role in a field in constant innovation . New algorithms, techniques, and technologies are being developed constantly, providing a great opportunity to be at the forefront of cutting-edge technology.

Required Qualifications 

• Shared understanding and belief in our company’s mission and values
• Demonstrated track record in high-level leadership roles, effectively overseeing and guiding teams of engineers specializing in Search, Recommendations, Platform, or related domains.
• Experienced leading ML and product engineering teams, with expertise in search technologies and managing backend, web, and native client development.
• Experience with End to End large scale projects & products  ideally B2C or C2C platforms. 
• Knowledge of modern web technologies .
• Leadership Skills: Exceptional leadership qualities, including the ability to inspire, motivate, and mentor individuals at all levels. A track record of driving high performance and a commitment to developing talent. Experience managing managers

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Modern search & recommendation technologies
• E-commerce Experience

Screening Criteria

　(See this page for details.)

Language Requirements (required)

• English: Proficient (CEFR - C1) 
• Japanese: Proficient (CEFR - C1) - nice to have 
• Click here for more information about CEFR.
  

Related Articles (required)

• mercari AI
• The Journey to Machine-Learned Re-ranking | Mercari Engineering
• https://engineering.mercari.com/en/blog/entry/20230620-f0782fd75f/
• https://ai.mercari.com/en/articles/ai/berlinbuzzwords2023/,
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGWiXzsLGtI&t=8397s

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.

Work Hours

• Full flextime
  *Does not apply to all positions
  
  

Holidays

• Two days off per week (as well as national holidays, New Year's break, etc.)
• Paid leave, congratulatory and bereavement leave, relax days, sick leave

Salary

• Annual salary paid in 12 monthly installments (including fixed overtime allowance)
• Based on skills, experience, and abilities
• Reviewed twice a year
  
  
  

Benefits

• Complete health and social insurance
• Incentive program
• Support systems, including those that benefit the employee’s family members
  *See this page for details.

Support

• Relocation support
• Language learning support
• Translation/interpretation support
  *See this page for details.

Media

Corporate Sites

• Mercari, Inc.
• Merpay, Inc. [Japanese]
• Mercoin, Inc.
• Mercari US

Owned Media

• Mercari Careers
• Mercari Engineering Portal
• Mercan - Introduces the people that make Mercari
• Mercari US Careers
• Mercari US Blog

Our client is general education company famous for its TV commercials. The company is also growing rapidly in the education IT business, including the operation of private and group tutoring schools nationwide and the development of industry-leading educational materials.

Job Description

As an application engineer in the IT department, builds and operates servers. The systems we handle include management systems for cram schools, learning systems for students, official websites for various brands, SP applications, and many others. Development work includes development in the LAMP environment, Android application development, and a wide range of other tasks. There are currently about 10 system development members, and we are looking for someone who can lead the system development along with several of them.

Skills and Experiences

• Experience in building and operating systems in a LAMP environment
• Experience with PHP frameworks such as CakePHP and Codelgniter
• Experience in system design
• Experience in leading members as a development leader
• Japanese skill:

Nice to Haves

• Performance tuning of high-traffic systems/li>
• Tuning SQL

Compensation: ¥6,000,000~¥9,000,000/annual

Holidays and Vacation

• Weekends and Holidays
• Summer vacation, year-end and New Year holidays, paid vacations

Benefits and Perks

• Full social insurance coverage
• Paid in accordance with company regulations

Company Information

A general education company famous for its TV commercials. The company is also growing rapidly in the education IT business, including the operation of private and group tutoring schools nationwide and the development of industry-leading educational materials.

As a cloud engineer in the IT department, built and operated servers. The systems range from cram school management systems, learning systems for students, official websites for each brand, SP applications, etc. Basically, servers are built using cloud services (mainly AWS). Currently there are 4 infrastructure engineers on staff, so we are looking for someone who can work with them or lead them in the future.

Skills and Experiences

• Linux server development and operation
• Operation of web servers such as Apache and nginx
• Operation of RDBMS such as MySQL/PostgreSQL
• Server construction and operation using AWS EC2
• Japanese skill:

Nice to Haves

• Knowledge of system information security
• Experience in building and operating servers for high traffic systems such as load balancing
• GCP, Azure infrastructure design, construction and operation/li>

Compensation:¥5,000,000~¥9,000,000/annual

Holidays and Vacation

• Weekends and Holidays
• Summer vacation, year-end and New Year holidays, paid vacations

Benefits and Perks

• Full social insurance coverage
• Paid in accordance with company regulations

Your Career

As our Systems Engineer Manager, you are the technical leader for your District Systems Engineering team. You will work closely with the District Sales Manager and, along with your team, build relationships with your customers with the goal of helping them detect and prevent advanced cyber attacks and breaches. Our customers need guidance on what applications to deploy from our platform. Your guidance, expertise, and mentorship of your team of SEs will keep them ahead of the latest cyberthreats and staying on the leading edge of prevention.

We are looking for a leader to develop our sales teams, providing training and technical support as a product expert. Additionally, you will provide feedback to the product management team on new feature requests and product improvements based on what you learn from your customer base. Your team, in partnership with the sales account managers, will displace competitor technologies and build market share within your targeted list of major accounts, and most importantly, help your client sleep at night as they use our products to build secure digital transactions.
 

Our team teritory has top 500 enterprise companies in Japan. System Engineer Manager will care for approx. 7-10 SE members, and lead them to improve techical skills for our platform solution and catch up with the latest cyber security knowledge. 

Your Impact

• Recruit and hire new systems engineers into the territory, hiring the best talent in the industry

• Responsible to train, mentor, and review employees on your team, keeping them engaged and successful in their careers 

• Support field systems engineer team in complex evaluations, problem-solving and challenging customer environments

• Define and create an updated system engineering training curriculum

• Develop relationships with channel partners and their technical teams to ensure colleagues are appropriately trained and can support our installations

• Provide effective technical leadership in customer interactions to include sharing security trends and standard methodologies employed by other customers to actively be part of the selling process

• Act as a floating systems engineer and fill in for existing team members if there is a resource conflict or vacation coverage challenge

• Act as an escalation point for pre-sales and post-sales technical issues that arise 

• Build and maintain relationships with key customers to solidify reference accounts and to assist the account teams with defining plans to drive more business

• Present to customers as our expert in your area at all levels in the customer hierarchy from technician to CIO

• Lead conversations about industry trends and emerging changes to the security landscape that every customer needs to plan for 

• Discuss competitor products in the marketplace and positions ours as the best alternative

• Working with Product Management, Technical Marketing, and R&D to build requirements and product features for our large customers and provide feedback from customers 

• Provide design consultation and standard methodology mentorship for rollout, implementation, and policy conversion during the 'pre-sales' process for strategic opportunities

• Ownership of advanced 'proof of concept' testing in strategic accounts either at the customer site or our lab facilities

• Provide advanced 'Partner SE' training for updates in our product suite

• Maintain a general understanding of competitor selling strategies

• 50-75% travel within the region

Your Career

As our Systems Engineer Manager, you are the technical leader for your District Systems Engineering team. You will work closely with the District Sales Manager and, along with your team, build relationships with your customers with the goal of helping them detect and prevent advanced cyber attacks and breaches. Our customers need guidance on what applications to deploy from our platform. Your guidance, expertise, and mentorship of your team of SEs will keep them ahead of the latest cyberthreats and staying on the leading edge of prevention.

We are looking for a leader to develop our sales teams, providing training and technical support as a product expert. Additionally, you will provide feedback to the product management team on new feature requests and product improvements based on what you learn from your customer base. Your team, in partnership with the sales account managers, will displace competitor technologies and build market share within your targeted list of major accounts, and most importantly, help your client sleep at night as they use our products to build secure digital transactions. 
 

Your Impact

• Recruit and hire new systems engineers into the territory, hiring the best talent in the industry
• Responsible to train, mentor, and review employees on your team, keeping them engaged and successful in their careers 
• Support field systems engineer team in complex evaluations, problem-solving and challenging customer environments
• Define and create an updated system engineering training curriculum
• Develop relationships with channel partners and their technical teams to ensure colleagues are appropriately trained and can support our installations
• Provide effective technical leadership in customer interactions to include sharing security trends and standard methodologies employed by other customers to actively be part of the selling process
• Act as a floating systems engineer and fill in for existing team members if there is a resource conflict or vacation coverage challenge
• Act as an escalation point for pre-sales and post-sales technical issues that arise 
• Build and maintain relationships with key customers to solidify reference accounts and to assist the account teams with defining plans to drive more business
• Present to customers as our expert in your area at all levels in the customer hierarchy from technician to CIO
• Lead conversations about industry trends and emerging changes to the security landscape that every customer needs to plan for 
• Discuss competitor products in the marketplace and positions ours as the best alternative
• Working with Product Management, Technical Marketing, and R&D to build requirements and product features for our large customers and provide feedback from customers 
• Provide design consultation and standard methodology mentorship for rollout, implementation, and policy conversion during the 'pre-sales' process for strategic opportunities
• Ownership of advanced 'proof of concept' testing in strategic accounts either at the customer site or our lab facilities
• Provide advanced 'Partner SE' training for updates in our product suite
• Maintain a general understanding of competitor selling strategies
• 50-75% travel within the region

はじめに

あらゆる価値を循環させ、あらゆる人の可能性を広げる

「地球資源が限られているなか、より豊かな社会をつくるために何ができるか」。2013年、創業者の山田進太郎が世界一周の旅で抱いた課題意識から、フリマアプリ「メルカリ」は生まれました。私たちは、物理的なモノやお金に限らずあらゆる価値を循環させることで、誰もがやりたいことを実現し、人や社会に貢献するための選択肢を増やすことができると信じています。

テクノロジーの力で世界中の人々をつなぎ、あらゆる人の可能性が発揮される世界を実現していきます。メルカリグループの目指すべき方針についてはMercari Culture Docをご覧ください。

選考における機会の平等

メルカリでは、バックグラウンドによって個人の可能性が決めつけられることなく、自由に価値を生みだす機会を手にできる社会の実現を目指しています。そしてメルカリがミッションを実現するために「Inclusion & Diversity」という考え方は不可欠な存在だと考えています。

採用活動においても、メルカリのミッション・バリューに共感する、様々なバックグラウンドの方にジョインしていただけるよう、年齢、性別、性的指向、人種、宗教、身体能力、その他記号に基づくあらゆる差別をなくすことを約束します。詳しくはI&D statementをご覧ください。

チームのミッション・求められる役割 / 業務内容

チームのミッション・求められる役割

• エンジニアリングオフィス（EO）のミッションは、強固なエンジニアリング組織を確立することです。エンジニアリング部門がお客さまに迅速かつ継続的にバリューを効果的に提供できるよう、最高のエンジニアリング体験を提供する社内のプロジェクトや仕組み作りをリードしています。
• このミッションを達成するために、社内外のステークホルダーとコミュニケーションを取りながら、様々な改善活動を企画、実施、推進していただきます。
• 今回募集するTechPR担当は、Mercariエンジニアリング組織の活動を外部に発信し様々な認知向上策(技術ブランディング活動)を自ら施策を考え、それを実行できる方を求めています。メルカリはアウトプット活動を盛んに行っていますが、まだまだ改善の余地があります。更なるアウトプットレベル向上を一緒に目指す方を求めています。

※メルカリのミッション・バリューについての詳細はこちらをご覧ください。

具体的な業務内容は下記のとおりです。 

• 技術ブランディングに関する外部発信戦略の立案、実行
• SNS、Mercari Engineering Website、YouTubeなどの運用、改善 (Tech Blog含む) 
• メルカリ主催の外部向け技術イベントの計画、実行
• 技術コミュニティ、技術カンファレンス、OSSなどへのスポンサーシップの計画、実行
• TechPR活動に関するリソース管理(予算、ノベルティなど)
• 外部への情報発信を促すための文化醸成

ユニークなチャレンジ

• EOの活動は多岐に渡りますので、メンバーが持つスキルも多様です。そのようなチームの中で各人の強みと特性を生かし、チームでことを成し遂げていくために、より多くのメンバーが、より多くの活動をカバーできるスキルを持つことを推奨しています。自分の可能性を限定せずにスキルを伸ばし、仕事の幅を広げていくことが可能です。

• メルカリは絶えず成長を続けているため変化が多いです。変化に対応するために常に柔軟性が求められ、同時に新しいスキルを学ぶ機会も多く常にチャレンジし続けることができます。
• メルカリは一般社団法人日本CTO協会主催の「Developer eXperience AWARD」で2年連続「開発者体験ブランド力」調査の1位に選ばれています。同領域ですでに高い評価を得ている環境の中で、さらに高みを目指すための挑戦ができます。
• メルカリは日本国内だけでなく、日本国外での認知度向上も目指しており、海外のコミュニティやカンファレンスへのスポンサーシップなど、グローバルな挑戦にも取り組むことができます。

必須条件

• メルカリグループおよび各カンパニーのミッションとバリューに共感していただける方
• IT業界での5年以上の実務経験（プロジェクトマネジメント経験があるとなお良し）
• 国内外の外部企業との契約交渉、発注管理経験
• エンジニアとの協働経験（エンジニア・人事・採用・広報いずれの役割でも可）
• チームや組織の制度やルールを設計し実際に導入した経験（少人数のチームでのルールのようなものでも構いません）
• エンジニアリング組織の改善に対する熱意

歓迎条件

• エンジニア、もしくはEngineering Managerとしての経験
• 外部向けの技術に関する情報発信・広報活動の経験
• コミュニティマネジメントの経験

選考のポイント

• 複数の論理的仮説を立て、それぞれのメリット・デメリットを説明し、説得力のある提案を行うことができる。
• 大人数を巻き込む問題解決手法を採用し、大胆なアプローチを示すことができる。
• 品質、コスト、納期をバランスよく重視し、適切な優先順位付けを行いながら、全体像を描き、大規模プロジェクトの実施を構想することができる
• データを用いた目標設定、データ取得方法の理解、データからの洞察の抽出ができる。
• 社内に蓄積されたナレッジを活用することを意識し、短期的な解決策と、問題の再発を防止するための長期的な構造的な解決策の両方を含むアプローチを検討することができる。
• お客さまの問題に効率的に対応・解決し、その過程で強固な関係を築くことができる。

　※詳しくはこちらのページをご覧ください。

語学力

• 日本語：Independent (CEFR - B2)  必須
• 英語：Independent (CEFR - B2) 必須

関連記事

• 開発者体験ブランド力が高い企業に迫る！ | メルカリが考える開発者体験と技術広報｜一般社団法人 日本CTO協会
• 強いエンジニア組織に必要な、6つの技術以外のこと – メルカリ編
• コミュニティへの恩返し！潜入リアルイベント（DroidKaigi 2023編）
• メルカリ、Developer eXperience AWARD 2023にて「開発者体験ブランドランキング」で2年連続1位に選出されました

雇用条件

雇用形態

正社員

• 試用期間：入社 (入社日から3ヶ月後まで）※条件は本採用時と同様

オフィス

六本木

• 受動喫煙対策: 屋内全面禁煙
• メルカリには「YOUR CHOICE」というワークスタイルに関する制度があります。 オフィス出社をすることも、フルリモートワークを選択することも自由に選択することができます。※一部職種を除く

勤務時間

• フレックスタイム制（コアタイムなし・フレキシブルタイムなし）
  ※一部職種・業務を除く

休日・休暇

• 完全週休2日制（祝祭日、年末年始 等）
• 有給休暇、慶弔休暇、リラックス休暇、Sick Leave

給与

• 月給制（固定残業代含む）
• スキル・経験・能力に応じて決定いたします
• 毎年2回見直し
  
  

ベネフィット

• 各種社会保険完備
• インセンティブ制度あり
• 社員の家族を含めた支援制度
  ※詳しくはこちらのページをご覧ください。

サポート

• リロケーションサポート
• 言語学習のサポート
• 翻訳と通訳のサポート
  ※詳しくはこちらのページをご覧ください。

メディア

コーポレートサイト

• 株式会社メルカリ
• 株式会社メルペイ 
• 株式会社メルコイン
• メルカリ（USオフィス）

オウンドメディア

• Mercari Careers
• メルカリのエンジニア情報ポータルサイト
• メルカリの人を伝えるオウンドメディア「mercan」
• Mercari US Careers
• Mercari US Blog
• Mercari AI

Introduction

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.For more information about Mercari Group’s mission, see Mercari's Culture Doc.

Equal Opportunity Hiring

Here at Mercari, we work to realize a world in which no one’s potential is limited by their background and everyone has the opportunity to freely create value.

We also firmly believe that a mindset of Inclusion & Diversity is essential for us to achieve our mission.This, of course, extends to our hiring practices as well. Mercari is committed to eliminating discrimination based on age, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, physical disability, and other such factors so that anyone who shares our mission and values can join us, regardless of their background.

For more details, please read our I&D Statement.

Team’s Mission / Work Responsibilities

Team mission:

• The mission of the Engineering Office (EO) is to establish a resilient Engineering Organization. We’re leading in-house projects and mechanisms in order to deliver the best engineering experience to engineers, as the engineering division delivers effectively on our values quickly and continuously to our customers.
  
• In order to achieve this mission, you’ll plan, implement and promote a wide array of improvement activities, while communicating with both internal and external stakeholders.
  
• This role expects a Tech PR representative who can communicate the activities of Mercari's Engineering Organization to the outside world, through planning out various recognition measures (technical branding activities) and executing them autonomously. While Mercari is actively engaged in output activities, there is still room for improvement. We are seeking someone who aims to further improve the level of output together with us.
  

Specific work responsibilities include the following: 

• Planning and execution of the external communication strategies related to technical branding activities
• Operations and improvements of social media accounts, Mercari Engineering Website, YouTube, etc. (including the Tech Blog)
• Planning and execution of external tech events hosted by Mercari
• Planning and execution of sponsorships for tech communities, tech conferences, OSS, etc.
• Resource management for Tech PR activities (budget, swags, etc.)
• Fostering a culture that encourages external outputs

Unique and Bold Challenges

• EO covers a wide variety of areas, so many skills will be necessary. The strengths of each member of the team are used in unison to accomplish different tasks.
• EO always tackles new challenges to improve the division through new approaches. Since Mercari continues to grow constantly, members need flexibility in learning and adapting to new skills. At the same time, there are many opportunities to learn new skills, allowing you to continuously take on challenges.
• Mercari has been ranked No.1 for two consecutive years in the "Developer eXperience AWARD" organized by the Japan CTO Association in the "Developer Experience Branding" survey. In this highly regarded environment, there are opportunities to further improve our recognition.
• Mercari aims to increase recognition not only within Japan but also internationally, and you can also engage in global challenges such as coordinating sponsorship opportunities for overseas communities and conferences.

Required Qualifications

• Shared understanding and belief in our company’s mission and values
• 5+ years experience in the IT industry (experience in project management is a plus)
• Experience in negotiations and order management with external companies domestically and internationally
• Experience in working with engineers (in roles such as engineer, HR, recruiter, or public relations)
• Experience in designing and implementing systems or rules for teams or organizations (a simple rules for small teams are acceptable)
• Passion for improving engineering organizations
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as engineer or engineering manager
• Experience in external output/PR activity about technical information
• Experience in community management
  

Screening Criteria

• Is capable of generating multiple logical hypotheses, alongside explaining their respective advantages and disadvantages, to formulate compelling proposals. 
• Employ problem-solving methods that engage large groups of people, demonstrating boldness in their approach. 
• Possess the ability to envision the implementation of large projects, painting the overall picture while maintaining a balanced focus on quality, cost, and delivery to ensure proper prioritization.
• Proficient in setting goals using data, understanding data acquisition methods, and extracting insights from data.
• Able to consider approaches encompassing both short-term fixes and structured long-term solutions to prevent recurring issues, with a keen awareness of leveraging accumulated company knowledge.
• Efficiently responds to and solves our customer problems, fostering strong relationships in the process.

　(See this page for details.)

Language Requirements

• English: Independent (CEFR - B2)
• Japanese: Independent (CEFR - B2)

* For details about CEFR, see here

Related Articles

• Mercari Gears - YouTube
• Mercari Ranked #1 in Developer Experience Branding Ranking at “Developer eXperience AWARD 2023” for two years in a row

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.

Work Hours

• Full flextime (no “core time” or “flex time”)
  *Does not apply to all positions

Holidays

• Two days off per week (as well as national holidays, New Year's break, etc.)
• Paid leave, congratulatory and bereavement leave, relax days, sick leave

Salary

• Annual salary paid in 12 monthly installments (including fixed overtime allowance)
• Based on skills, experience, and abilities
• Reviewed twice a year
  

Benefits

• Complete health and social insurance
• Incentive program
• Support systems, including those that benefit the employee’s family members
  *See this page for details.

Support

• Relocation support
• Language learning support
• Translation/interpretation support
  *See this page for details.

Media

Corporate Sites

• Mercari, Inc.
• Merpay, Inc. [Japanese]
• Mercoin, Inc.
• Mercari US

Owned Media

• Mercari Careers
• Mercari Engineering Portal
• Mercan - Introduces the people that make Mercari
• Mercari US Careers
• Mercari US Blog

JD in Japanese follows. 英文の後に和文JDをご覧いただけます。

Introduction

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.For more information about Mercari Group’s mission, see Mercari's Culture Doc.

Equal Opportunity Hiring

Here at Mercari, we work to realize a world in which no one’s potential is limited by their background and everyone has the opportunity to freely create value.

We also firmly believe that a mindset of Inclusion & Diversity is essential for us to achieve our mission.This, of course, extends to our hiring practices as well. Mercari is committed to eliminating discrimination based on age, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, physical disability, and other such factors so that anyone who shares our mission and values can join us, regardless of their background.

For more details, please read our I&D Statement.

Team’s Mission / Work Responsibilities

Team mission:

To realize Mercari’s vision of leading the circular economy, we aim to provide new tools to businesses involved in the production and sale of products, adding value to the primary distribution value chain.

(Learn more about Mercari's mission and values here.)

Work Responsibilities

• Engineering managers are committed to creating organizational structures and solving organizational issues, creating a place where engineers can play more active roles.
• Mercari's engineering organization has members from a variety of backgrounds. By managing teams with diversified experiences, nationalities, cultures, etc., they are responsible for drawing out the potential of teams and individuals and producing greater results.
• The main components of the role are as follows:
• Recruiting, training, goal setting, evaluation, and providing feedback to engineers
• Maximizing the results of engineer members and supporting career their growth
• Assigning engineers to projects and supporting the communication needed to carry them out
• Problem solving for the engineering organization as well as proposing and executing growth strategies
• Planning and implementation of in-house events to deepen understanding of expertise and organization

Unique and Bold Challenges

• Launching an advertising solution on a media platform with over 20 million MAU (Monthly Active Users).
• Mercari currently does not offer advertising solutions. However, it is anticipated that if Mercari were to provide advertising solutions, it could have a significant impact on the Japanese advertising market.
• Taking a challenge on revolutionizing advertising beyond boundaries
• Advertising solutions are already available on many platforms, and there are numerous success stories. By leveraging the strengths of existing solutions, it is possible to provide an even better solution.

Required Qualifications

• Shared understanding and belief in our company’s mission and values

• Developing and operating large-scale products
• Software development
• Engineering management
• Project management
• Coordinating with multiple stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Making technical decisions for a team as a tech lead
• Designing the architecture of an entire system
• Managing a multicultural team
• Hiring engineers (application screening, interviewing, direct recruiting, event hosting, etc.)
• Strong experience in at least one of the following:
• Backend: Design, development, and operation of APIs using Go or PHP
• Frontend: Development related to frontend fields such as web browsers, JavaScript, TypeScript, React.js, Next.js, or Redux
• Mobile: Development using Swift or Kotlin
• Machine Learning: ML modeling or development experience with ML systems
• Knowledge of and experience with databases (RDBMS/NoSQL), networks, linux, monitoring systems, logging, operations, and SLO/SLA
• Development and operation using microservices architecture
• Cloud development experience (preferably GCP or AWS)
• Understanding of UI development
• OSS contribution experience / familiar with OSS community
• Experience with Advertising systems

Screening Criteria

• Experience of management 
• Experience of organizational improvement 
• Understanding of system design　
• Understanding or catching up on the ads business.

(See this page for details.)

Language Requirements

• Japanese: Proficient (CEFR - C1) required
• English: Proficient (CEFR - C1) preferred
• For details about CEFR, see here

Related Articles

• https://mercan.mercari.com/en/articles/37585/
• https://mercan.mercari.com/en/articles/38060/

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.

Work Hours

• Full flextime (no “core time” or “flex time”)
  *Does not apply to all positions

Holidays

• Two days off per week (as well as national holidays, New Year's break, etc.)
• Paid leave, congratulatory and bereavement leave, relax days, sick leave

Salary

• Annual salary paid in 12 monthly installments (including fixed overtime allowance)
• Based on skills, experience, and abilities
• Reviewed twice a year
  

Benefits

• Complete health and social insurance
• Incentive program
• Support systems, including those that benefit the employee’s family members
  *See this page for details.

Support

• Relocation support
• Language learning support
• Translation/interpretation support
  *See this page for details.

Media

Corporate Sites

• Mercari, Inc.
• Merpay, Inc. [Japanese]
• Souzoh, Inc.
• Mercoin, Inc.
• Mercari US

Owned Media

• Mercari Careers
• Mercari Engineering Portal
• Mercan - Introduces the people that make Mercari
• Mercari US Careers
• Mercari US Blog

はじめに

Circulate all forms of value to unleash the potential in all people

「地球資源が限られているなか、より豊かな社会をつくるために何ができるか」。 2013年、創業者の山田進太郎が世界一周の旅で抱いた課題意識から、フリマアプリ「メルカリ」は生まれました。私たちは、物理的なモノやお金に限らずあらゆる価値を循環させることで、誰もがやりたいことを実現し、人や社会に貢献するための選択肢を増やすことができると信じています。テクノロジーの力で世界中の人々をつなぎ、あらゆる人の可能性が発揮される世界を実現していきます。メルカリグループの目指すべき方針については Mercari Culture Docをご覧ください。

選考における機会の平等

メルカリでは、バックグラウンドによって個人の可能性が決めつけられることなく、自由に価値を生みだす機会を手にできる社会の実現を目指しています。そしてメルカリがミッションを実現するために「Inclusion & Diversity」という考え方は不可欠な存在だと考えています。

これはもちろん、私たちの採用方針にもあてはまります。採用活動においても、メルカリのミッション・バリューに共感する、様々なバックグラウンドの方にジョインしていただけるよう、年齢、性別、性的指向、人種、宗教、身体能力、その他記号に基づくあらゆる差別をなくすことを約束します。詳しくはI&D statementをご覧ください。

募集要項

業務内容

チームのミッション： メルカリの循環型経済をリードするというビジョンを実現するために、私たちは製品の生産および販売に携わる企業に新しいツールを提供し、一次流通のバリューチェーンに価値を付加することを目指します。

（メルカリのミッションと価値観について詳しくはこちらをご覧ください here。）

業務内容：

エンジニアリングマネージャーは、組織構造の構築および組織の課題解決に取り組み、エンジニアがより活躍できる場を作り出すことに専念しています。 メルカリのエンジニアリング組織には多様なバックグラウンドを持つメンバーがいます。多様な経験、国籍、文化などを持つチームを管理することで、チームおよび個人の潜在能力を引き出し、より大きな成果を生み出す責任があります。 役割の主な構成要素は以下の通りです：

• エンジニアの採用、育成、目標設定、評価、およびフィードバックの提供
• エンジニアメンバーの成果を最大化し、キャリア成長を支援する
• エンジニアをプロジェクトに割り当て、遂行に必要なコミュニケーションをサポートする
• エンジニアリング組織の課題解決および成長戦略の提案・実行
• 専門知識と組織の理解を深めるための社内イベントの計画および実施

ユニークで大胆な挑戦

月間アクティブユーザー数2000万人を超えるメディアプラットフォームで広告ソリューションを立ち上げること。

メルカリは現在、広告ソリューションを提供していません。しかし、もしメルカリが広告ソリューションを提供するならば、日本の広告市場に大きな影響を与える可能性があります。

境界を超えて広告を革新する挑戦 多くのプラットフォームで既に広告ソリューションが提供されており、

多くの成功事例があります。既存のソリューションの強みを活かすことで、さらに優れたソリューションを提供することが可能です。

必要な資格

• 会社のミッションと価値観に対する共通の理解と信念
• 大規模プロダクトの開発および運用
• ソフトウェア開発
• エンジニアリングマネジメント
• プロジェクトマネジメント
• 複数のステークホルダーとの調整

望ましい資格

• テックリードとしてチームの技術的決定を行った経験
• システム全体のアーキテクチャ設計
• 多文化チームの管理
• エンジニアの採用（応募書類の審査、面接、直接採用、イベント開催など）
• 以下のいずれかで強い経験
• バックエンド：GoやPHPを使用したAPIの設計、開発、運用
• フロントエンド：ウェブブラウザ、JavaScript、TypeScript、React.js、Next.js、Reduxなどのフロントエンド分野に関連する開発
• モバイル：SwiftやKotlinを使用した開発
• 機械学習：MLモデリングやMLシステムの開発経験
• データベース（RDBMS/NoSQL）、ネットワーク、Linux、監視システム、ログ、運用、SLO/SLAに関する知識と経験
• マイクロサービスアーキテクチャを使用した開発と運用
• クラウド開発経験（GCPまたはAWSが望ましい）
• UI開発の理解
• OSSへの貢献経験 / OSSコミュニティに精通していること
• 広告システムの経験

選考基準

• マネジメント経験
• 組織改善の経験
• システム設計の理解
• 広告ビジネスの理解またはキャッチアップ能力

(See this page for details.)

言語要件

• 日本語：上級 (CEFR - C1) 必須
• 英語：上級 (CEFR - C1) 望ましい
• For details about CEFR, see here

Related Articles

• https://mercan.mercari.com/en/articles/37585/
• https://mercan.mercari.com/en/articles/38060/

雇用条件

雇用形態

正社員

• 試用期間：入社 (入社日から3ヶ月後まで）※条件は本採用時と同様

オフィス

六本木

• 受動喫煙対策: 屋内全面禁煙
• メルカリには「YOUR CHOICE」というワークスタイルに関する制度があります。 オフィス出社をすることも、フルリモートワークを選択することも自由に選択することができます。※一部職種を除く

勤務時間

• フレックスタイム制（コアタイムなし・フレキシブルタイムなし）
  ※一部職種・業務を除く

休日・休暇

• 完全週休2日制（祝祭日、年末年始 等）
• 有給休暇、慶弔休暇、リラックス休暇、Sick Leave

給与

• 月給制（固定残業代含む）
• スキル・経験・能力に応じて決定いたします
• 毎年2回見直し
  
  

ベネフィット

• 各種社会保険完備
• インセンティブ制度あり
• 社員の家族を含めた支援制度
  ※詳しくはこちらのページをご覧ください。

サポート

• リロケーションサポート
• 言語学習のサポート
• 翻訳と通訳のサポート
  ※詳しくはこちらのページをご覧ください。

メディア

コーポレートサイト

• 株式会社メルカリ
• 株式会社メルペイ 
• 株式会社メルコイン
• メルカリ（USオフィス）

オウンドメディア

• Mercari Careers
• メルカリのエンジニア情報ポータルサイト
• メルカリの人を伝えるオウンドメディア「mercan」
• Mercari US Careers
• Mercari US Blog
• Mercari AI

会社概要

Bjak は、アジア地域において顧客の皆様に手頃な価格で持続可能な金融サービスへのアクセスを提供することに重点を置いています。マレーシアに本社を置く Bjak は、東南アジア最大の保険ポータルです。私たちのメインポータルの Bjak.com は、何百万もの人々が最高の価値と最高の保障を備えた保険を見つけるのに役立っています。

カスタム API、取引システム、データなどのテクノロジーへの投資は、これまでアクセスできなかった、または難しかった金融サービスに簡単にアクセスできるようにすることです。日本での事業を拡大するこのエキサイティングな旅に私たちと一緒に参加していただくことを期待し、私たちのビジョンを共有し、貢献したいと考えているダイナミックな人材を求めています。

主な責任と役割

• 日本市場に合ったシステムを確立させる為高性能でフルスタックなエンジニアリングチームを率い、指導していただきます。
• Bjakが描くプランを日本で実践的で実行可能なロードマップに落とし込み、エンジニア、デザイナー、プロダクトマネージャーと協力して実現していただきます。
• 日本市場に合ったテクノロジープラットフォームを確立し、変化するビジネスニーズとテクノロジートレンドのダイナミズムに常に適合していく為に、製品・サービス、オペレーションなど各組織のリーダーと緊密なコミュニケーションを確立・維持し、ビジネスを推進していただきます。
• 日本法人のマネジメントとのシームレスに連携し、日本ビジネスの目標・戦略を達成するためにローカルおよびオフショアのリソースを管理し、問題を解決していっていただきます。
• オフショア開発チームと連携し、一貫したサービスの提供を目指し、日本特有の日常業務を管理し、システムを納期どおりに予算内で提供していただきます。
• システム立ち上げだけでなく、常に新たな創造性のエッセンスも取り入れ、日本でのイノベーションの風潮を維持し、チーム全体のモチベーションを高めて成果を実現していただきます。

About Us

Bjak is focused on providing access to affordable and sustainable financial services for people in ASEAN. Headquartered in Malaysia, Bjak is the largest insurance portal in Southeast Asia. Our main portal, Bjak.com, helps millions find the insurance policy with the best value and highest coverage for them. Our investments in technology such as Custom API, trading systems and data science is to enable easy access to financial services that were previously inaccessible or difficult to understand. As we expand our operations in Japan. We're looking for dynamic individuals who share our vision and want to contribute to the next chapter of Bjak's success.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a high-performing full-stack engineering team tailored for the Japanese market, fostering their growth and technical excellence while nurturing a collaborative and innovative culture.
• Collaborate synergistically with engineers, designers, and product managers to translate our visionary aspirations into a practical, actionable roadmap for the Japan branch.
• Forge close partnerships with product, operations, and organizational leaders in the Japanese market, championing the evolution of our technology platform to meet evolving business needs and match the dynamism of technology trends.
• Ensure seamless alignment with key business stakeholders in Japan, effectively managing local and offshore resources and dismantling obstacles to achieve strategic business objectives.
• Oversee day-to-day operations specific to the Japan branch, orchestrating local and multiple offshore development teams with precision, ensuring the cohesive delivery of software on time and within budget.
• Sustain a climate of innovation in the Japan branch, motivating the entire team to deliver not only within timelines but also with an essence of constant creativity.

応募資格

• アルゴリズムとデータ構造の強力な基礎を持つ分野でのコンピュータサイエンス、ソフトウェアエンジニアリング、情報技術、または関連分野の学士・修士。
• 実践的なコーディングを含む、フルタイムのソフトウェアエンジニアリングの 5 年以上の経験。
• 実践的なアプローチによる問題解決を実行した3年以上の専門的なエンジニアリング管理の経験
• プログラミングの経験と最新テクノロジーの理解。以下を含む。
• (ReactJS/React Native、NodeJS、Kubernetes、GCP、MongoDB、Docker)。
• GCP/AWSなど信頼性、拡張性、セキュリティを確保するためにクラウド運用を管理した経験。
• 日本人のエンジニアリング人材の採用、育成、管理を行いシステム立ち上げ、改良、維持してきた経験。
• 強い責任感を持ち、取り組みの開始から完了まで推進した実績。

• MS/BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related fields with strong fundamentals in algorithms and data structures.
• 5+ years of full-time software engineering experience, including hands-on coding.
• 3+ years of professional engineering management experience, with a hands-on approach to problem-solving.
• Programming experience and understanding of modern technology, including: (ReactJS/React Native, NodeJS, Kubernetes, GCP, MongoDB, Docker).
• Experience managing cloud operations for reliability, scalability, and security in GCP/AWS.
• Proven success in recruiting, hiring, and onboarding engineering talent in the Japanese context.
• Strong sense of responsibility, driving initiatives from inception to completion.

メリット

• 柔軟でオープンな社風を推進する急成長中の新興企業で働くことができます。
• 変化のスピードが速く、チャレンジングでユニークなビジネス課題に挑戦できる環境
• キャリアアップのための充実した学習・能力開発プラン
• 成長企業でのキャリア開発の機会
• 国際的な職場環境とフラットな組織
• 競争力のある給与
• フレキシブルな勤務時間、カジュアルな服装

• You will be working in a fast-growing startup that promotes a flexible and open culture.
• Fast moving, challenging and unique business problems.
• Attractive remuneration and performance incentives.
• Strong learning and development plans for your career growth.
• Great career development opportunities in a growing company.
• International work environment and flat organization.
• Competitive salary.
• Flexible working hours & arrangement, Casual work attire.

About Us

Bjak is embarking on an exciting venture into the innovative market of Japan, taking the lead in advancing Vision Pro technologies. Headquartered in Malaysia, we are expanding our global presence with a dedicated team in Japan, underscoring our commitment to introducing cutting-edge engineering solutions to diverse markets. Recognized as a trailblazer in Southeast Asia, Bjak's flagship platform, Bjak.com, stands at the forefront of delivering innovative and tailored experiences to millions in the Japanese market.

Our strategic investments in technology, including Custom API, trading systems, and data science, underscore our dedication to pushing the boundaries of Vision Pro engineering in the Japanese market. Navigating complex regulatory environments, Bjak has a history of creating groundbreaking technologies globally, establishing itself as a leader and consistently setting industry standards.

Role Description:

As the Head of Engineering for Vision Pro, you will play a pivotal role in driving the technological vision and strategy for Bjak's initiatives in Japan. The ideal candidate is a seasoned engineering leader with a proven track record of delivering innovative solutions in dynamic markets. Operating at the forefront of technological advancement, you will lead a diverse team in addressing complex challenges, translating ideas into cohesive and singular directions.

Your role involves fostering a culture of innovation, overseeing the implementation of cutting-edge technologies, and driving collaborative efforts within cross-functional teams. You will be responsible for setting and achieving strategic engineering goals, ensuring the delivery of high-quality products, and contributing to comprehensive solutions that redefine the landscape of Vision Pro experiences in Japan.

• Exceptional proficiency in programming languages such as C/C++, C#, Swift
• Extensive experience with Unity XR and visionOS SDK: ARKit, RealityKit, and SwiftUI
• Proven track record in rapid prototyping with a keen sense for balancing time vs. complexity tradeoffs
• In-depth understanding of 3D VR design principles, advanced 3D modeling, and physics
• Excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to inspire and motivate teams
• Extraordinary attention to detail
• Experience leading and developing a team of highly skilled engineers in a cross-functional environment
• Experience collaborating with other disciplines including design, art, and quality assurance

• Do something meaningful; Be a part of the future of finance technology and the no.1 company in the industry!
• Fast moving, challenging and unique business problems
• International work environment and flat organization
• Great career development opportunities in a growing company
• Team culture - highly practical and results oriented
• Free training and development, constantly improve yourself
• Competitive salary
• Flexible working hours, Casual work attire