Web 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 Ireland is looking for a Team Lead, Software Engineering to join our amazing Web team
As a Team Lead, you will have the exciting opportunity to lead talented web development teams, driving the delivery of innovative features that delight readers around the world.
Reporting to the Software Engineering Manager, you will play a key role in guiding your teams through all aspects of the development lifecycle - from requirements gathering and solution design to implementation, testing, deployment and monitoring.
Our engineers are enthusiastic problem-solvers who work across the full development spectrum, taking full ownership of their work.
As a leader, you will foster a collaborative and high-performing environment across teams, empowering them to deliver exceptional results while ensuring the quality, scalability, and reliability of the solutions we provide to our customers.
If you share our passion for building great software and take pride in delivering impactful work, this is the role for you.
Responsibilities: Collaborate with Product Owners, UX Designers and other teams to align on requirements and priorities.Propose designs and Proof of Concepts to Architecture team and work with the team to deliver the implementation to Production.Drive the planning and execution of development tasks, ensuring timely delivery of scalable and maintainable solutions.Guide and mentor software engineers across multiple teams, fostering growth and ensuring high-quality deliverables.Communicate clearly and effectively with team mates, Business stakeholders and other development teams in Kobo.Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment, encouraging open communication and continuous improvement.The Skillset: Required: Computer Science or Computer Engineering Degree (or equivalent experience)Past Scrum Master or Team Lead experienceHighly technical and able to communicate well with engineers and cross-functional team membersC#, ASP.NET MVC, WebAPI, RESTful Services, .Net 8 MicroservicesStrong SQL/NoSql understanding and skills.SOLID Principles and Practices, IoC & TDDSome experience with service bus technology e.g.
NServiceBus, RabbitMQSome experience with modern JavaScript and CSS frameworksExperienced and knowledgeable in CI/CD and different testing strategies and techniques (Unit, Integration, UI tests)Comfortable with and enthusiastic about learning new technologiesNice to Haves: Working in an Agile environment and teamDocker, Solr, KubernetesRavenDb, EntityFrameworkExperience with GitExperience with OAuth & Open IDTest automation using Selenium Webdriver or PlaywrightWorking with GitHub or Azure DevOpsKnowledge of Ruby or other scripting languagesExperience or knowledge of Github CopilotExperience with Helm and Argo for deploying applicationsThe Perks: Flexible hours and remote working environment4 extra long weekends around bank holiday weekendsFull benefits starting from your first dayPaid Volunteer days, unlimited sick daysMonthly commuting allowance and internet allowanceFlexible spending accountTalent and development training budgetFree Kobo device + free weekly e-book or audiobookWeekly Kobo Tech University sessionsMaternity/paternity leave top upAbout 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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