Senior Manager of Engineering – Travel Development

Rakuten

Senior Manager of Engineering at Rakuten Travel managing teams to enhance web systems. Focusing on system operations, development, and organizational management in a leading online travel service.

Posted 6/29/2026full-timeTokyo • 🇯🇵 JapanSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage a section of 20-50 people, comprised of multiple groups (each group consisting of multiple teams of 5-10 members).
Lead committed development projects aligned with business growth, including schedule management and quality control.
Create KPIs broken down from the overall Travel Development strategy to the section/group level, and formulate and execute plans to achieve them.
Serve as the architect for the systems/products under your organization's responsibility, validating new technologies and considering architectural trade-offs.
As a system owner, consider and build the necessary process mechanisms to maintain the stability of production operations, and lead their practical implementation.
Develop and execute personnel and hiring plans for your organization.
Manage your organization's strategy, evaluations, and other organizational management tasks.
Educate and develop future engineering leaders through 1-on-1 meetings, HR tools, and other methods.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of development experience in Web services/systems (Back-end or Front-end).
3+ years of management experience in a development organization (system development), including member evaluations and organizational strategy formulation.
Business-level communication skills in Japanese.
Experience in all development phases, project management, and post-release maintenance and operation.
Ability to proactively formulate and execute strategies to advance the organization.
Ability to make and propose logical decisions from both a short-term and medium-to-long-term perspective.
Ability to propose and implement systems and processes to improve operational efficiency.
Ability to effectively negotiate and coordinate with other departments and external partners.
Ability to provide clear direction and lead a team and its members with a vision.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

Web Services DevelopmentBack-End DevelopmentFront-End DevelopmentKPI FormulationQuality ControlOperational Efficiency ImprovementPost-Release MaintenanceStrategic PlanningSystem Implementation

Soft Skills

Team LeadershipEffective NegotiationClear DirectionVisionary LeadershipProactive Strategy Formulation