Rendering Team Lead, Software Engineering

Job Description:

Here at Rakuten Kobo Inc. we offer a casual working start-up environment and a group of friendly and talented individuals. Our employees rank us highly in terms of commitment to work/life balance. We realize that for our people to be innovative, creative and passionate they need to feel valued and supported. We believe in rewarding all our employees with competitive salaries, performance based annual bonuses, stock options and training opportunities.

If you’re looking for a company that inspires passion, personal, and professional growth – join Kobo and come help us on our mission of making reading lives better.

The Role:

Rakuten Kobo is looking for a Team Lead to join our amazing Rendering team! You will be joining our content rendering team to deliver the best in class reading experience for our users.

We take full responsibility for our work, from requirements gathering and solutioning, to implementation and testing. Kobo is looking for a Team Lead who has a strong JavaScript and React background who shares these passions and is proud of the work they do.

Reporting to the Software Engineering Manager, the Team Lead plays a vital role in all aspects of delivery from design, planning and implementation through to releasing and monitoring.

Responsibilities:

1. Write, modify, and debug web applications using JavaScript, React, HTML, and CSS
2. Self-document development processes, conduct peer reviews, and give actionable feedback
3. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand product requirements and create comprehensive test plans
4. Perform regression testing to validate software stability after changes or updates
5. Collaborate with developers to troubleshoot and resolve issues, providing detailed bug reports
6. Monitor the health of the application after release

The Skillset:

Required:

1. Proven experience as a JavaScript Engineer
2. Experience as a Scrum master or team lead experience
3. Knowledge of client-side single-page applications that use a modern framework such as React
4. Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle and agile methodologies
5. Experience with Git
6. Experienced and knowledgeable in CI/CD and different testing strategies and techniques (Unit, Integration, UI tests)
7. Comfortable with and enthusiastic about learning new technologies
8. Exceptional communication and organizational skills

Nice to Haves:

1. Test Automation using WebDriver
2. Working with GitLab, GitHub, AzDo
3. Knowledge of web tools (Webpack, vite.js)
4. Writing shell scripts
5. Working with GitLab CI/CD
6. Working with Copilot
7. Knowledge of package managers (npm, pnpm, yarn)

The Perks:

1. Flexible hours and remote working environment
2. 4 extra long weekends around bank holiday weekends
3. Full benefits starting from your first day
4. Paid Volunteer days, unlimited sick days
5. Monthly commuting allowance and internet allowance
6. Flexible spending account
7. Talent and development training budget
8. Free Kobo device + free weekly e-book or audiobook
9. Weekly Kobo Tech University sessions
10. Maternity/paternity leave top up

About Rakuten Kobo Inc.
Owned by Tokyo-based Rakuten and headquartered in Toronto, Rakuten Kobo Inc. is one of the most advanced global ecommerce companies, with the world’s most innovative e-reading services offering more than 6 million eBooks and audiobooks to 30 million + customers in 190 countries. Kobo delivers the best digital reading experience through creative innovation, award-winning e-readers, and top-ranking mobile apps. Kobo is a part of the Rakuten group of companies.
Rakuten Kobo Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Accessibility accommodations for candidates with disabilities participating in the selection process are available on request. Any information received related to accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially.

Rakuten Kobo would like to thank all applicants for their interest in this role however only qualified candidates will be shortlisted.

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