Web Application Engineer, Rakuten Travel Experiences - Travel Development Department (TDD)

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Job Description: Business Overview Rakuten Group operates a wide range of internet services globally, including e-commerce, travel, fintech, and mobile. Rakuten Travel leads the travel domain within the group, pursuing its purpose of "Making People Happy with Travel" and continuously evolving as one of Japan's leading online travel services. Department Overview Rakuten Travel is a leading online travel service in Japan, dedicated to "Making People Happy with Travel". Rakuten Travel: https://travel.rakuten.com/ Since our founding in 1996, we have consistently led the industry, challenging the norms and fostering innovation. With growing aspirations to expand beyond borders as a Global Innovation Company, we are not confined to Japan but continue to strive daily to become the world's premier travel reservation service. As part of the Commerce & Marketing Company, the Travel Development Department is currently embarking on the following ambitious projects: 1. Globalization of Rakuten Travel to compete in global markets 2. Continuous improvement and strengthening Rakuten Travel's presence in Japan to increase customer satisfaction We are seeking like-minded individuals who resonate with our purpose. Join us at Rakuten Travel, propose new forms of travel to people around the world, and strive to be pioneers shaping the future of travel. Your passion and creativity will breathe new life into the travel industry, filled with infinite possibilities. We eagerly await your application and potentially invite you to take on challenges in a diverse environment in collaboration with new peers. In this position, you will be responsible for the development and operation of services provided by "Rakuten Travel Experiences" https://experiences.travel.rakuten.co.jp/ . Expected to lead the travel industry, this role involves utilizing state-of-the-art technology to deliver services that address contemporary and varied travel demands. Rakuten Travel is among the top online travel sites in Japan, requiring development skills to support its large-scale transaction processing. Particularly during the quarterly Rakuten Super Sale, you will be expected to handle over 150 reservations per second and manage search traffic exceeding 800 queries. The volume of this traffic is anticipated to increase in the future, making the development and operation of systems capable of handling high loads a critical responsibility. Working at Rakuten Travel offers abundant opportunities for technical challenges and growth, leading to potential career advancement in an attractive position. Position: Why We Hire As Rakuten Travel Experiences continues to grow, we need to keep delivering new features while ensuring stable operations, and continuously improving performance, automation, and quality. Looking ahead to cross-product development across the travel domain (shared features and platforms), we are hiring engineers who can drive design, implementation, and operations across both frontend and backend. Attractiveness - Work on a high-traffic, large-scale service and tackle system design, performance tuning, and operational excellence - Own the full development lifecycle end-to-end (design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operations) across frontend and backend - Collaborate with a global team with opportunities for English communication and a culture that welcomes improvements - Opportunity to contribute to cross-product/shared platform development across the travel domain Position Details You will be responsible for the development and operation of both the frontend and backend of Rakuten Travel's travel experience services. Specifically, you will work on the design, implementation, testing, and deployment of systems in collaboration with team members, product managers, and QA engineers. Additionally, you will be responsible for improving frontend functionality and performance, handling monitoring and alerts, and responding to user inquiries. In this role, you are expected to function as a role model for the next generation of engineers, envision the future of the system, and lead the organization's growth. You will have the opportunity to enhance your technical skills and achieve results through collaboration with the team. This environment allows you to advance your career and tackle various challenges by contributing to the organization's growth. Work Environment Team Structure - Within the travel engineering organization, cross-functional roles such as product, engineering, QA, and reliability work together to build and operate services - There are opportunities for collaboration with global teams in English - Age group: Early 30s Employee Background - The organization includes diverse roles such as Applications Engineers, Product Managers, UI/UX Engineers, and Web Applications QA - Members bring experience in web service development/operations, quality assurance, and product planning Development Tools - Languages/Framework