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 qualified growth – join Kobo and come help us on our mission of making reading lives better. The Role Rakuten Kobo Toronto is looking for a Software Engineer II to join our amazing Web team! You will be part of our Web Team, responsible for developing and maintaining Kobo’s e-commerce experience. Our engineers are enthusiastic and operate across the development spectrum, from front-end to back-end to CI/CD and infrastructure. We take full responsibility for our work, from requirements gathering and solutioning, to implementation and testing, to deploying and monitoring how our code behaves in front of real customers. Kobo is looking for an engineer who shares these passions and is proud of the work they do. Required Skills Strong technical knowledge with good communication skills. Experience with C#, ASP.NET MVC,



WebAPI, RESTful Services. Proficiency in MSSQL and NoSQL databases like RavenDB. Experience with service bus technology e.G. NServiceBus, RabbitMQ Working Knowledge on modern JavaScript, Typescript,HTML and CSS frameworks Experience with Git or GitHub or Azure DevOps. Knowledgeable in CI/CD and different testing strategies and techniques (Unit, Integration, UI tests) Strong problem-solving abilities, and a results-oriented attitude. Quick learner with the ability to deliver high quality deliverables in a fast-paced, agile team environment Computer Science / Engineering Degree OR equivalent experience. Preferred Skills Knowledge of modern JavaScript libraries/frameworks such as ReactJS, NextJS, Remix Familiarity with Docker, Solr, and Kubernetes. Test automation using Nunit, Selenium WebDriver or Playwright. Knowledge of Ruby or other scripting languages. Purchasing domain knowledge. Working in an Agile environment. The Perks Flexible hours and hybrid remote working environment Subsidized in-office lunches Four extended long weekends in the summer Full benefits starting from your first day Paid Volunteer days, unlimited sick days, and 3% RRSP matching Work From Anywhere Program for up to 3 months (90 days) Lifestyle spending

📌 Software Engineer Ii (Toronto)
🏢 Rakuten Kobo
📍 Toronto