Job Description

Career Opportunity for a Web Application Engineer in Japan! 

■ Web Application Engineer 

■ Company Overview

An e-commerce, fintech, digital content and communications company with more than 30,000 employees, and operations in 30 countries and regions.

■ Your Role and Responsibilities 

●You will be responsible for the development and operation of both the frontend and backend of 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, 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.

■ Experience and Qualifications

●5+ years of experience in web application development 

(e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, Vue.js, Express.js)

●Experience with build/dependency tools such as Webpack and npm

●Experience designing and implementing tests using tools such as Jest

●Experience making technical documentation (e.g. Architecture specification, Development specification)

●Experience using RESTful APIs

●Basic knowledge of web security

●Solid understanding of SPA including SSR, SASS/SCSS, and responsive design

●Experience improving web performance on both client and server sides

●Strong UX and design sensibilities with attention to detail

●Experience designing and maintaining infrastructure using public cloud service (e.g. GCP, AWS)

Development Tools

●Languages/Frameworks: JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, Vue.js, Express.js, PostgreSQL, Redis

●Middleware: Nginx

●Infrastructure: Google Cloud Platform

●Monitoring: New Relic (APM), Pager Duty

●Tools: Slack, Microsoft Teams, Confluence, JIRA, Bitbucket, etc.

■ Additional Preferred Qualifications
●Experience in Java-based web application development (e.g., Spring Framework)

●Experience contributing to cross-product/shared platform development in the travel domain

●Experience building and operating services on cloud environments such as GCP

●Experience improving operations using observability tools (e.g., New Relic)

●Experience with performance tuning, incident response, and operational automation (e.g., CI/CD)

●Experience communicating in English in a technical context

■ Good Reasons to Join

● Hybrid position in Japan

● Work with International team members

■ Work Location

Tokyo, Japan

Details will be provided during the meeting.