Rakuten Asia Pte Ltd

Backend Development Engineer -CPaaS Business Department (RS Product Delivery & Innovation Div)

Rakuten Asia Pte Ltd  •  Japan (Onsite)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

About Organization

We are building the next generation of our CPaaS platform, a robust ecosystem powering multi-channel communication services. Our platform supports global traffic across SMS, Email, Voice, WhatsApp, LINE, RCS, Passkey, and advanced Authentication services. We are looking for a highly skilled Backend Engineer to drive the scalability, reliability, and evolution of these services within a high-autonomy, fast-paced R&D environment.

Job Duties

  • Backend Service Development: Design, implement, and optimize microservices powering multi-channel communication workloads.
  • Feature Engineering: Build and enhance backend capabilities supporting messaging, identity, verification, and communication APIs.
  • Distributed Systems Engineering: Develop high-throughput, low-latency services for global CPaaS traffic.
  • Database Engineering: Design schemas, optimize queries, and ensure peak performance across databases.
  • Cloud-Native Architecture: Deploy and operate services on Kubernetes, ensuring resilience, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
  • API-First Engineering: Build clean, scalable REST APIs and contribute to API-first product architecture.
  • CI/CD & GitOps: Manage version-controlled pipelines for build validation, automated testing, and safe deployments.
  • AI-Enhanced Development: Utilize LLM-based tools (e.g., Claude, Codex) to improve code quality, automate documentation, and accelerate development workflows.
  • Observability: Ensure system visibility using Grafana, Prometheus, and structured logging.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product Managers, QA, DevOps/SRE, and UI/UX teams to deliver high-quality features.
  • Engineering Excellence: Uphold coding standards, conduct code reviews, and drive continuous improvement of engineering practices.

Minimum Qualifications

  • 5+ years of hands-on backend development experience.
  • Strong proficiency in Java or Golang.
  • Expertise with Postgres and MySQL.
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerization.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions preferred).
  • Experience with Microservices and API-first system design.
  • AI-Assisted Development: Proficient in leveraging LLM-based tools for coding, automation, and workflow acceleration.
  • Advanced English proficiency (strong communication, documentation, and collaboration skills).

Preferred Qualifications

  • Domain experience with communication protocols (SMPP, SIP, REST APIs, WebRTC).
  • Experience across multiple CPaaS domains (SMS, Email, Voice, Passkey, Auth Services, WhatsApp, LINE, RCS, etc.).
  • Proven ability to work effectively in fast-moving, high-autonomy environments.

Key Interfaces

  • Backend Engineering Team
  • QA & Automation Teams
  • DevOps / SRE
  • Product Managers
  • UI/UX Designers
  • Project Managers
  • R&D Leadership / CTO

Languages:

English (Overall - 3 - Advanced)

Rakuten Asia Pte Ltd

About Rakuten Asia Pte Ltd

About Rakuten Asia Pte. Ltd.

Situated in the heart of Singapore's Central Business District, Rakuten Asia Pte. Ltd. is Rakuten's Asia Regional Headquarters. Established in August 2012 as part of Rakuten's global expansion strategy, Rakuten Asia comprises various businesses that provide essential value-added services to Rakuten's global ecosystem. Through advertisement product development, product strategy and data management, among others, Rakuten Asia is strengthening Rakuten Group's core competencies to take the lead in an increasingly digitalized world.

About Rakuten Group, Inc.

Rakuten Group, Inc. (TSE: 4755) is a global leader in internet services that empower individuals, communities, businesses and society. Founded in Tokyo in 1997 as an online marketplace, Rakuten has expanded to offer services in e-commerce, fintech, digital content and communications to approximately 1.7 billion members around the world. The Rakuten Group has approximately 32,000 employees, and operations in 30 countries and regions. For more information visit https://global.rakuten.com/corp/.

For more information on Rakuten and its businesses, please visit http://global.rakuten.com/corp/ or email us at asia-careers@mail.rakuten.com

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Singapore, SG
Year Founded
Unknown
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