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CNP-Software Engineer/ Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Product and Engineering Department (RS Cloud Div)

rakuten
Companyrakuten
CategoryEngineering
LocationTokyo, Japan
Remote
EmploymentNot stated
LevelSenior
SalaryNot stated by the employer
Posted24 Jun 2026
Last verified7 Aug 2026
SourceEmployer ATS (workday)
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Description
Job Description: About Organization Rakuten Symphony's Cloud Business Unit provides a highly scalable Kubernetes based platform that provides secure distributed storage, networking and compute capabilities for next generation applications. Our business is diverse and growing across Telecommunication, Enterprise, and Retail Customers in the Far East, EMEA, and Americas. Our engineering team is diverse spanning   US, Dubai, Singapore, Japan, and Korea. We are seeking to grow the team in Japan and are looking for systems engineers from within and outside Japan to take our platform to the next level. To Develop world-class cloud native Kubernetes platform. Why We Hire Develop and support Cloud native platform for RMI Job Duties • Design and Develop core components of the orchestration stack which is responsible for production 5G deployments and guarantees high performance and high reliability (consider a lot of 9’s) • Work in Kubernetes CSI, CRI and CNI layers. • Design and develop application lifecycle workflows required for running production-grade networking applications on Kubernetes. • Design and develop features required for application deployment, management, upgrades, backups, etc. • Handle customer issues/escalations in a timely manner and provide RCA/workaround/fixes as expected. • Design, develop and maintain licensing features required for the product. Build tools to provide insights based on licensing data. • Provide application lifecycle features independent of their mode of deployment, viz. Robin bundles, Helm charts, operators, Kubernetes yamls. • Design, develop and maintain pod/storage planning in the cluster to make best use of available resources while considering application needs. • Understand various Kubernetes features and come up with a strategy about how to best integrate with those features. • Guide new team members and help them get on-boarded. Also, mentor fresh graduates to achieve their development goals. • Provide the content to the documentation team about various product features. Work Environment 12 Personal team spread across USA, India and Japan Team contains people from Veritas, Cisco, Tintri and Microsoft Python, Go or RUST Minimum Qualifications • Computer Science Bachelor’s with 3+ years or Master’s with 1+ years • Have 1-10 years of experience. • Skilled in Go, Python, C++, Rust, or similar languages • Expert in system design and distributed systems • Have in-depth knowledge of Kubernetes stack. • Very strong in debugging distributed systems issues • Deep understanding of systems, operating systems • Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases • Having experience working with Kubernetes AND C or Go or RUST, public clouds, or contributing to Kubernetes is a bonus! •   Fully proficient in written and spoken English Languages: English (Overall - 4 - Fluent)