Software Engineer

Rakuten Group is a global Internet services company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, operating across a wide range of businesses including e-commerce, fintech, mobile, digital content, advertising, travel and professional sports. Founded in 1997, Rakuten has built a diverse ecosystem of services used by millions of customers worldwide. The company combines technology, data and innovation to create products and services that enrich the lives of its customers and support businesses around the world.

Rakuten is also actively investing in Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI to transform its products and services. Engineers across Rakuten have opportunities to work with modern technologies including cloud computing, large language models, AI-powered search, conversational AI and intelligent agent technologies. Rakuten Web Search (RWS) is an important brand in the Rakuten ecosystem, providing search and advertising services to users in Japan.

As a Software Engineer, you will work with a cross-functional team to design, develop and improve web applications and next-generation AI-powered experiences. You will be involved in the full software development lifecycle, from requirements analysis and technical design to implementation, testing, deployment and production support.

will contribute to areas including: Search Result Page and Web Search applications AI-powered Search and AI Chat experiences Advertisement and content delivery systems Backend and frontend web applicat