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Bilingual Data Engineer | Large-Scale E-Commerce Data Platforms
| Location | Tokyo - 23 Wards |
| Job Type | Temporary |
| Salary | 6 million yen ~ 8 million yen |
Job Description
Join a leading e-commerce technology environment where massive data volumes power both merchant and consumer-facing services. As a Bilingual Data Engineer, you will build and optimize scalable data pipelines that support business intelligence, operational excellence, and strategic decision-making.
Client Details
Our client is a major e-commerce and technology organization operating one of Japan's largest online marketplace platforms. The business leverages modern cloud and data technologies to manage high-volume transaction data and deliver data-driven services across a large and complex digital ecosystem.
Description
- Design, build, and optimize large-scale batch and streaming data pipelines using Spark, Kafka, Spark Streaming, Python, and Google Cloud Platform
- Develop and maintain data infrastructure supporting a high-traffic e-commerce platform
- Automate data ingestion and processing workflows to improve efficiency and reliability
- Support the migration of data platforms and workloads from on-premises environments to Google Cloud Platform
- Operate and maintain applications responsible for processing large-scale datasets
- Resolve complex data storage, retrieval, and performance challenges
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and support production systems using logging, alerting, and monitoring tools
- Collaborate with engineering teams, stakeholders, and cross-functional partners
- Contribute to technical leadership initiatives and project delivery
- Deliver scalable, reliable, and high-quality data solutions that support business-critical metrics and insights
Job Offer
- Opportunity to work with one of Japan's largest e-commerce data ecosystems
- Exposure to modern cloud, streaming, and distributed data technologies
- Long-term project with strong business impact
- International and collaborative engineering environment
- Work on data solutions that directly influence business growth and customer experience
- Standard working hours: 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM
- Weekends and public holidays off
To apply online please click the 'Apply' button below. For a confidential discussion about this role please contact Serena Wu on +81 3 6627 6137.
General Requirements
| Minimum Experience Level | No experience |
| Career Level | Mid Career |
| Minimum English Level | Business Level |
| Minimum Japanese Level | Business Level |
| Minimum Education Level | Bachelor's Degree |
| Visa Status | Permission to work in Japan required |
Required Skills
- 5+ years of experience as a Data Engineer
- Hands-on experience developing and operating Spark and Kafka applications
- Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or Scala
- Experience with Google Cloud Platform and BigQuery
- Advanced SQL and relational database expertise
- Proven experience building and optimizing large-scale data pipelines and datasets
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and infrastructure management
- Strong understanding of data modeling concepts
- Linux development experience
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills related to data processing and transformation
- Experience managing projects and delivering high-quality technical solutions
- Business-level Japanese communication skills (reading, writing, and speaking)
- Conversational-level English communication skills
- Experience working with large-scale big data environments
- Database administration and performance tuning experience
- Strong understanding of DevOps and microservices architecture
- Experience with Jenkins or other CI/CD tools
- Scrum or Agile development experience
- Experience with Looker semantic layer development
- Previous experience leading or mentoring software engineering teams
Job Location
- Tokyo - 23 Wards
Work Conditions
| Job Type | Temporary |
| Salary | 6 million yen ~ 8 million yen |
| Industry | Internet, Web Services |
