Software Engineer, React Web [Merlogi]

About Mercari

We believe the world needs a place where people can exchange their loved goods. That’s why we built Mercari—to connect people who want to buy and sell things of emotional value through their mobile phones. Mercari has grown to become a leading community-powered marketplace that brings together millions of people every day.

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Position

Our Mission

Mercari is a Japan-based company with the mission of “create value in a global marketplace where anyone can buy & sell.” Having continuously worked toward this goal since our founding in 2013, we are now transforming from a startup into a global player. While this transformation brings its own specific set of challenges, we believe that solving them one after another will allow us to fully achieve our mission. Are you interested in working together to take on these exciting challenges?

Our Culture

Mercari’s culture has been central to the company since our founding, with the three core values of Go Bold, All for One, and Be a Pro. In addition, the “Trust & Openness” value was introduced to embody our culture of mutual trust, where information remains transparent and rules are kept to a minimum. Regardless of how big Mercari gets, our culture is essential to achieving our mission and will be promoted throughout our organization.

Work Responsibilities

• Merlogi, Inc. is a Mercari Group company established on October 28, 2021, with the mission of “Relaying value far and wide for kinder living.” With our unique data and technology, we aim to provide logistics services kinder to all people involved and to society as a whole. We’re working to expand Mercari Posts and other Mercari touchpoints to more locations and build a package pickup distribution network, creating an even better experience for Mercari’s more than 20 million monthly users
• The main components of the role are as follows:
  • Create and continuously improve web frontend products for business partner
  • Develop and maintain the product from inception to production
  • Build reliable and scalable web frontend software with JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and Backend Engineers to develop the product
  • Work with third-party vendors to integrate new functionality
• Depending on your motivation and ability, there are opportunities to be involved in web, backend and mobile application development. In addition to your core skills

Bold Challenges

• We are looking for people that are interested in our services, mission, and values, and want to work where engineers can go bold, use the latest technology, make autonomous decisions, and take on challenges at a rapid pace

Your qualification

• Shared understanding and belief in our company’s mission and values
• Ability to use HTML and CSS to implement solid user interfaces
• Basic knowledge of performance, accessibility, and security
• Understanding of version management and ability to participate in development via Git
• Knowledge of JavaScript and experience developing with UI libraries or frameworks such as React, Next.js, Vue.js, and Angular
• Able to understand and explain web operation principles and browsers

Preferred Experience

• Extensive knowledge of standard web technologies and specialized knowledge in some areas
• Understanding of the characteristics of different libraries/frameworks and the ability to introduce them to projects where necessary
• Ability to design architecture based on the characteristics of the app
• Ability to consistently take initiative in implementing improvements to the app
• Experienced with React, Next.js, TypeScript
• Experience working for backend and mobile applications

What we offer

• Complete health and social insurance
• Incentive program
• Support systems, including those that benefit employee family members
• Language learning support
• Translation/interpretation support
  *See this page for details 

Support

• Relocation Support
  *See this page for details

Additional details

Screening Criteria

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Technical Assessment Criteria

• Github based project that will take 2-3 hours to complete

Language Requirements

• English: Independent (CEFR - B2) or Japanese: Independent (CEFR - B2)
• Click here for more information about CEFR

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Working Conditions

Employment Status

Full-time

• Probationary period: First 3 months after joining the company. (During this period your contract conditions will be the same as that of a permanent employee.)

Office

Roppongi

• Smoking is prohibited within our offices
• Mercari has introduced a work style policy called “Your Choice.” Each member is free to choose whether they want to work in the office or work fully remote. *Exceptions made for certain kinds of work

Work Hours

• Scheduled working hours: 10 AM – 7 PM
• Currently, due to COVID-19 pandemic, we have introduced a full-flex system without core time to increase the choice of working hours and allow for more flexible working styles. (*does not apply to all positions)

Holidays

• Two days off per week (as well as national holidays, New Year's break, etc.)
• Paid leave, congratulatory and bereavement leave, relax days, sick leave

Salary

• Annual salary paid in 12 monthly installments (including fixed overtime allowance)
• Based on skills, experience, and abilities
• Reviewed twice a year

Media

Corporate Sites

• Mercari, Inc.
• Merpay, Inc. [Japanese]
• Souzoh, Inc.
• Mercoin, Inc. [Japanese]
• Mercari US

Owned Media

• Mercari Careers
• Mercari Engineering Portal
• Mercan - Introduces the people that make Mercari
• Mercari US Careers
• Mercari US Blog