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Basic Information
Client ID: 102000
Job ID: 1013
Position: Senior Web Engineer
Location: Tokyo (Hybrid)
Salary: 6M 12M
Language: Japanese/English
Contract type: Permanent
Who we are
2200150
BtoB
English
The company provides the No.1 ebook intermediary service in Japan with a market share of over 2200 publishers and over 150 ebookstores. In order to widely distribute digital content such as books and comics domestically and internationally we have mainly developed BtoB ebook intermediary systems that register digital content received from publishers and distribute it to ebookstores. The ebook market in Japan mainly comics will reach approximately 350 billion yen in 2019 and it is a market with great potential that continues to grow.
Our ebook intermediary system continues to be designed and developed based on the early ebook distribution business and in order to support the even greater growth of the ebook market in the future it will be essential to update the system to be able to withstand this growth. In order to contribute to the further development of the ebook market in the future it has decided to revamp its ebook distribution system.
To accelerate this project we are looking for engineers to join our development team.
Roles and Responsibility
56PM
PHPGoTypeScript GoGin TypeScriptReactNext.js AWS MaterialUIUI
PM
PHP
AWS
- English Here
We are looking for someone to handle various development tasks to improve and add functionality to the system supporting the distribution of ebooks. You will be involved in a wide range of development tasks including requirement analysis specification consideration development release and operation of the assigned functions.
Ebook Distribution Platform Replacement Project:
Alongside the operation of the ebook distribution platform we are currently conducting replacement development for architecture and language. As a senior member of the development team consisting of 56 members you will lead the development technically while also being involved in various tasks such as coordinating requirements with business departments providing technical support to team members and more.
Key Development Tasks:
Replacement development changing the main language from PHP to Go/TypeScript
Development of new features to accommodate changes in the business model of ebook distribution
Backend development using GoGin
Frontend development using TypeScriptReactNext.js
Consideration and construction of cloud architecture using AWS
Replacement of UI based on MaterialUI
Maintenance Development of Ebook Distribution Platform:
You will be responsible for maintaining and improving the quality and convenience of the currently operational ebook distribution platform. While leading additional development projects for the system you will also be involved in various tasks such as coordinating requirements with business departments providing technical support to team members and more.
Key Development Tasks:
Additional feature development using PHP
Consideration and construction of cloud architecture using AWS
Performance improvement of the system (performance tuning)
Proposal and implementation of technical debt resolution
Development Team Leader Responsibilities:
You will be assigned as the team leader of one of the development teams. Your responsibilities will include making technical decisions steering system design considering the introduction of new technologies overseeing comprehensive code reviews managing team motivation and project management of the assigned functions.
Minimum Requirements
Web5
- English
Experience in serverside development of web applications (generally 5 years or more) Experience in a series of work from planning and design to development of functions
Preferred Requirements
GoTypeScriptReactPHPAWS
SPASSR
BtoB
- English
- Experience in leading development teams/team management
- Development experience using Go/TypeScript/React/PHP/AWS
- Experience in aligning business requirements/system specifications with clients and other departments
- Experience in developing systems adopting SPA (Single Page Application) or SSR (ServerSide Rendering)
- Experience in developing and operating B2B or backend business systems
- Management experience with multiple engineering teams
Who You Are
- English
- Individuals who resonate with Media Dos mission and vision
- Those who can tackle challenges while communicating effectively to achieve team results
- Individuals with a strong desire to grow as engineers
- Those capable of leading development teams as leaders
Tech Stacks
Serverside: Go / Java / PHP
Frontend: React / Angular / Vue.js Android / iOS
DB: Aurora / Oracle
Infrastructure: AWS / GCP / Onpremise
Others: GitHub / JIRA / Qiita:Team
Conditions / Benefits
Employment type: Permanent
Location:
Head Office: Chiyodaku Tokyo
Access : Directly connected to Takebashi Station on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line
Annual Salary: 6M 12M
Hours:
Basic working hours 10:00 19:00 (standard working hours: 8 hours)
Flexible working hours Beginning: 5:00 10:00 End of workday: 15:00 22:00
Core time 10:00 15:00 However due to clients circumstances you may be asked to come to work even during flexible hours when necessary. *As a measure to prevent the spread of corona infection core hours are tentatively set at 11:0015:00.
Overtime for the engineering organization averages less than 15 hours per month.
Remote work Remote work: Available Remote work is available on days other than workdays determined by each team.
Vacations 2 days off per week (Saturday and Sunday) national holidays Annual holidays: 127 days (fiscal year 2008) Paid vacations (14 days after 6 months of employment) summer and New Year vacations congratulation or condolence
Probation: 3 months
Benefits: Various types of social insurance Employee Stock Ownership Plan Inhouse recreation Corporate pension plan (matching system) Shortened working hours for childcare and nursing care Support for various club activities All transportation expenses paid (up to 50000 yen per month)
Interview Process
- CV Screening
- Casual Meeting (Only those who are interested)
- 1st interview
- Final Interview
Web Aptitude test will be provided during the process.
This process is subject to change.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type
Full Time
