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Backend Engineer
<p>[Department Overview]</p><ul><li>As we operate a large-scale internet shopping mall service, we strive for improvement through a cycle of hypothesis → verification → analysis → systematization. Furthermore, in order to provide continuous and stable service under high load conditions during large-scale events, we optimize the web backend by considering various system and service characteristics, providing an environment where engineers' skills are constantly tested.</li></ul><p>[Position Outline]</p><ul><li>The EC Marketplace Development Department is seeking a Senior Backend Development Engineer. Specifically, you will be responsible for the design, development, and operation of the web system backend, as well as managing the engineering team and projects.</li></ul><p>[Responsibilities]</p><ul><li>Understand the prioritization of business requirements and deliver high-quality services within a limited timeframe.</li><li>Lead the project for assigned services and resolve technical issues, or design, develop, test, and release new or existing features.</li><li>Design, develop, test, and release within projects.</li><li>Operational support (handling inquiries from consumers and merchants, conducting investigations, performing operational tasks, etc.)</li></ul><p>[Required Skills]</p><ul><li>5+ years of Tech Lead experience (architecture design of high-load web systems, technical decision-making, etc.)</li><li>Experience leading the design of systems with scalability and maintainability in mind, and strategically guiding the future vision of the service (user growth, integration of new features)</li><li>Experience in service monitoring and troubleshooting and reporting in production environments</li><li>5+ years of Java/Spring Boot web application development experience</li><li>5+ years of REST API design and development experience, and proficiency in JUnit testing and code review</li><li>Experience with relational databases (Oracle or MySQL)</li><li>Experience using Tomcat or WebLogic</li><li>Experience with Git, Linux, and Gradle</li><li>Experience with CI/CD using Jenkins or other tools</li><li>Knowledge of container architectures including Docker and Kubernetes, and experience using them in system development</li><li>English communication skills</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Location </strong></p><p>Tokyo</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Salary</strong></p><p>9 million yen</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Reference Number: 67040-0013396260</p><p> </p><p><em>By clicking 'apply', you are deemed to have agreed to Robert Half Japan Privacy Notice (</em><a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy"><em>https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy</em></a><em>). Please ensure that your application documents do not include sensitive personal data such as race, beliefs, medical history, criminal record, or other information irrelevant to hiring process such as spouse or dependents. All information must be accurate and truthful, and any included hyperlinks must be safe and secure.</em></p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/c2Fvcmkua29kYWthLjAwODQwLjEwODk4QHJoaWpwLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
  • Tokyo,
  • remote
  • Contract
  • 9.0M - 9.0M JPY / Yearly
  • <p>[Department Overview]</p><ul><li>As we operate a large-scale internet shopping mall service, we strive for improvement through a cycle of hypothesis → verification → analysis → systematization. Furthermore, in order to provide continuous and stable service under high load conditions during large-scale events, we optimize the web backend by considering various system and service characteristics, providing an environment where engineers' skills are constantly tested.</li></ul><p>[Position Outline]</p><ul><li>The EC Marketplace Development Department is seeking a Senior Backend Development Engineer. Specifically, you will be responsible for the design, development, and operation of the web system backend, as well as managing the engineering team and projects.</li></ul><p>[Responsibilities]</p><ul><li>Understand the prioritization of business requirements and deliver high-quality services within a limited timeframe.</li><li>Lead the project for assigned services and resolve technical issues, or design, develop, test, and release new or existing features.</li><li>Design, develop, test, and release within projects.</li><li>Operational support (handling inquiries from consumers and merchants, conducting investigations, performing operational tasks, etc.)</li></ul><p>[Required Skills]</p><ul><li>5+ years of Tech Lead experience (architecture design of high-load web systems, technical decision-making, etc.)</li><li>Experience leading the design of systems with scalability and maintainability in mind, and strategically guiding the future vision of the service (user growth, integration of new features)</li><li>Experience in service monitoring and troubleshooting and reporting in production environments</li><li>5+ years of Java/Spring Boot web application development experience</li><li>5+ years of REST API design and development experience, and proficiency in JUnit testing and code review</li><li>Experience with relational databases (Oracle or MySQL)</li><li>Experience using Tomcat or WebLogic</li><li>Experience with Git, Linux, and Gradle</li><li>Experience with CI/CD using Jenkins or other tools</li><li>Knowledge of container architectures including Docker and Kubernetes, and experience using them in system development</li><li>English communication skills</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Location </strong></p><p>Tokyo</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Salary</strong></p><p>9 million yen</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Reference Number: 67040-0013396260</p><p> </p><p><em>By clicking 'apply', you are deemed to have agreed to Robert Half Japan Privacy Notice (</em><a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy"><em>https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy</em></a><em>). Please ensure that your application documents do not include sensitive personal data such as race, beliefs, medical history, criminal record, or other information irrelevant to hiring process such as spouse or dependents. All information must be accurate and truthful, and any included hyperlinks must be safe and secure.</em></p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/c2Fvcmkua29kYWthLjAwODQwLjEwODk4QHJoaWpwLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
  • 2026-04-08T06:17:32Z

Backend Engineer Job in Tokyo | Robert Half