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. NService

Bus, RabbitMQ Working Knowledge on modern Java

Script, Typescript,HTML and CSS frameworks Experience with Git or Git

Hub or Azure Dev

Ops.

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 quick-paced, agile team environment Computer Science / Engineering Degree OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Skills: Knowledge of modern Java

Script libraries/frameworks such as ReactJS, NextJS, Remix Familiarity with Docker, Solr, and Kubernetes.

Test automation using Nunit, Selenium Web

Driver 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 account Talent and development training budget Free Kobo device + free weekly e-book or audiobook Weekly Kobo Spark sessions Maternity/paternity leave top up Dog friendly office

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