Technical Lead - Marketing Cloud Platform Department (MCPD)
Core
Lead the strategic direction, development, and implementation of Rakuten's internal marketing product portfolio, empowering internal marketing teams with scalable platforms.
Role type
Senior Technical Lead (Backend/Platform Engineering)
Builds
Scalable, resilient microservices-based marketing platforms and internal tools.
Domain
MarTech (Marketing Technology) / Internal Enterprise Platforms
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Backend system design, microservices architecture, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), Java, relational databases (MySQL), CI/CD pipelines, incident management, technical mentorship
Preferred skills
Data engineering (ETL, data warehousing), distributed computing (Hadoop, Spark, Kafka), NoSQL databases, public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), React, PHP, Python, Golang
Technologies
Docker, Kubernetes, MySQL, Git, AWS, Azure, GCP, Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis, Java, Python, Golang, React, PHP
Responsibilities
Oversee full SDLC from requirements analysis to production rollout; drive platform-wide architecture and solution design; provide hands-on leadership in development, QA, and DevOps/SRE; mentor engineers and set technical standards; lead end-to-end troubleshooting and incident resolution.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities