Rakuten is a global internet and e-commerce company, with over 1.3 billion registered users worldwide. Our e-commerce platform is the largest of its kind in Japan and among the world's largest by sales. Rakuten has many subsidiaries as well, including well-known brands like Rakuten VIKI, ShopStyle, Curbside, Rakuten TV, Kobo (e-Reading), and Viber (messaging).
Responsibilities
- Optimize the searching quality to provide rakuten users the best search experience
- Combine your understanding of product objectives and take full advantage of modern machine learning and information retrieval techniques to improve search quality and perception
- Build the core systems and algorithms development including query understanding, result ranking, query recommendation, system reliability, and etc
- Provide technical leadership to drive search strategy iteration including query understanding, recall & ranking, query recommendation, reliability, etc.
- Provide guidance, regular feedback, and mentorship to team members.
Qualifications
- Bachelor or advanced degree in computer science or a related technical discipline
- 5+ years of related industry experience
- Experience as tech lead or leading complex and large projects
- Proficient coding skills and strong algorithm & data structure basis
- Experience in one or more of the following areas: NLP, Ranking, Ads, search engine, recommender system, distributed system, and machine learning
- Effective communication and teamwork skills
- Proficiency in the following languages but not limited to: C/C++, Python, Java or Golang
Rakuten is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications regardless of sex, marital status, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religious belief, or age.
