Associate Engineer, UI Services at Rakuten Viki

, , Singapore -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

02 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

02 Jan, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Backend Development, Go, Ruby, TypeScript, JavaScript, API Design, Debugging, Code Reviews, System Design, Collaboration, Problem Solving, Communication, Software Engineering, Version Control, Cloud Technologies, Databases

Industry

Entertainment Providers

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 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 Product Services Group: The Product Services group comprises multiple backend engineering teams that develop and maintain services powering Viki's API and business workflows. We handle everything from Viki's content API, Identity & communication subsystems, Monetization & subscriptions, Content ingestion, publishing and management systems, and many other backend components critical to a video streaming platform. As we move towards enhancing personalized user experiences, we are forming a new team dedicated to improving the integration between our frontend and backend systems. This team will serve as a bridge between the frontend and backend, collaborating closely with both backend and frontend engineering teams to create a UI-focused API layer. The aim is to provide our users with faster, more tailored, and seamless experiences. Position Overview: As we prepare our backend for massive business growth, we are in search of an Associate Engineer (Backend Development) to join our new team. The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in solving complex problems and contributing to the development of a scalable platform, with a focus on improving the integration between frontend and backend systems. Based in Singapore, this role will report to the Engineering Manager. Key Responsibilities: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, test, and maintain backend systems. Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following best practices in Go, Ruby, TypeScript, and JavaScript. Work closely with frontend engineering and product teams to design and build UI-focused APIs that enhance user experiences. Debug and resolve backend issues to ensure the reliability and performance of our systems. Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and share knowledge with the team. Contribute, conduct and document system design reviews for systems you and/or the team are working on, as well as systems that impact your team's work. Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field. 1-3 years of software engineering experience in a product development environment. Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply and will be considered. Prior experience or knowledge of backend development programming languages/frameworks, databases, cloud technologies, version control, and deployment practices. Strong verbal and written English communication skills, with the ability to explain technical issues to senior team members. 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. 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 team Rakuten is Japan's leading Internet services company, a largest e-commerce company in Japan, and the third largest e-commerce marketplace worldwide with a combined membership of almost 1.3 billion. As part of the 70+ businesses and services worldwide, Rakuten Viki is the world’s leading platform for Asian entertainment and culture where millions of people discover and consume primetime shows and movies subtitled in more than 200 languages by our community of avid fans. Alongside, we have Soompi, the publishing arm of Rakuten Viki, that is also one of the biggest global K-pop news sites and the longest-running fandom community. From innovative engagement features to original content, Rakuten Viki and Soompi are pushing the boundaries of global entertainment with our teams who utilize leading-edge technologies to build these platforms. If you are looking to join a diverse and talented team with great ambitions to change the digital entertainment landscape, come be a part of our Rakuten Viki team!

Responsibilities

The Associate Engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, test, and maintain backend systems, focusing on creating UI-focused APIs. They will also debug backend issues and participate in code reviews to ensure code quality.