Software Engineer - IOS

Job Description:

Rakuten International oversees 7 businesses with over 4,000 employees globally. The brand is recognized for its leadership and innovation in e-commerce, digital content, advertising, entertainment, and communications, bringing the joy of discovery and access to more than 1 billion members across the world. Our teams deliver on the company’s mission to delight merchants and customers through innovation, optimism, and teamwork.

Rakuten Rewards is a leading e-commerce company that enhances the way people shop by offering Cash Back, deals and rewards from more than 3,500 merchants. Founded in 1999, Rakuten has grown to become the go-to shopping destination for consumers, having paid out nearly $2 billion in Cash Back to its 15 million members. The company also operates ShopStyle, a leading fashion discovery destination, and Cartera Commerce, a top rewards platform for airlines and banks. For more information, visit www.rakuten.com.

Job Summary:

We are looking for an iOS Software Engineer to join our rapidly growing engineering team and help us continue to design and build the best mobile shopping experience for iPhones and iPads. We’re an international team spanning across 3 continents responsible for building software used by hundreds of millions of users. Working within a Squad structure, you will collaborate with product, design and engineering teammates to build, and maintain our next generation of iOS applications while identifying and fixing application bottlenecks, maintaining the core code, and updating applications published on the Apple App Store.

In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain software applications to meet user needs and business objectives. You will analyze requirements, write clean and efficient code, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable and user-friendly applications. Your role will involve debugging and improving existing applications, ensuring optimal performance, and integrating new features to enhance functionality. With a strong foundation in application development and problem-solving skills, you will contribute to creating innovative solutions that align with organizational goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and Maintain: Contribute to the development and upkeep of our flagship iOS app, delivering features that delight thousands of daily users.
• Collaborate: Work closely with Product Managers and UX Designers to understand requirements and implement features with precision, quality, and attention to detail.
• Integrate: Partner with backend teams to seamlessly integrate APIs and ensure smooth end-to-end functionality.
• Learn and Grow: Participate in code reviews to maintain high code quality and gain valuable insights from senior team members.
• Write Exceptional Code: Develop clean, maintainable, and testable code with a focus on performance, scalability, and long-term sustainability.
• Stay Ahead: Keep up-to-date with the latest iOS development best practices and actively contribute to team discussions on improving the app.

Qualifications:

• Portfolio of published applications on GitHub and/or the App Store.
• Experience with Design Systems.
• Experience with push notifications, deep links, universal links.
• Experience with version control systems like Git and working in a collaborative team environment.
• Exposure to Agile development processes and familiarity with the product lifecycle.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Minimum Requirements:

• B.S. in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 1+ years of experience building native applications for iOS devices.
• Proficiency in Swift and familiarity with Objective-C.
• Proficiency working with RESTful APIs and integrating backend services.
• Experience with iOS architecture patterns (e.g., MVC, MVVM) and Apple's design principles.
• Experience with SwiftUI, UIKit, Combine, and XCTest.

Five Principles for Success
Our worldwide practices describe specific behaviors that make Rakuten unique and united across the world. We expect Rakuten employees to model these 5 Shugi Principles of Success.

Always improve, Always Advance - Only be satisfied with complete success - Kaizen
Passionately Professional - Take an uncompromising approach to your work and be determined to be the best
Hypothesize - Practice - Validate – Shikumika - Use the Rakuten Cycle to succeed in unknown territory
Maximize Customer Satisfaction - The greatest satisfaction for our teams is seeing their customers smile
Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! - Always be conscious of time - take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team

At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the base compensation for this role to be within the range shown below. Individual compensation will vary based on job-related factors, including the skills, qualifications, and experience of the successful candidate as well as business need and geographic location. The successful applicant for this role will be eligible for discretionary bonus, health, vision, dental insurance, 401k matching, PTO, Volunteer Time Off (VTO), and other employee benefits as the company implements.