Rakuten Kobo Inc.

About the Company

Rakuten Kobo Inc. is the world's only dedicated digital bookseller.

Owned by Tokyo-based Rakuten and headquartered in Toronto, Kobo enables more than 30 million readers worldwide to read anytime, anywhere and on any device.

With our award-winning eReaders and the free Kobo App for smartphones and tablets, Kobo is your portable reading world.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

Rakuten Kobo Inc.

Job Title

Platform Engineer (12 month contract)

Job Description

**Job Title** Platform Engineer (12‑month contract) **Role Summary** Architect, implement, and maintain the cloud‑based development platform for a global e‑reading company. Focus on re‑platforming infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes clusters, and observability tools, while ensuring 24/7 uptime and on‑call support. **Expectations** - Deliver high‑quality, scalable infrastructure solutions within a 12‑month contract timeline. - Build and refine interfaces for developer interactions with the platform. - Mentor teammates and champion best practices for cloud and DevOps engineering. **Key Responsibilities** - Lead the re‑platforming of source‑control, CI/CD (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD), Helm charts, Kubernetes clusters, and observability (Datadog). - Design and develop developer‑friendly interfaces and tooling. - Participate in on‑call rotation for critical infrastructure. - Stay current on emerging development patterns and platform evolution, recommending improvements. - Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, translating technical details to non‑technical stakeholders. **Required Skills** - 7+ years of software development and 7+ years of building cloud‑based development infrastructure. - Proficiency with GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Helm, Kubernetes, and Datadog. - Experience designing and managing large‑scale, reliable systems and leading transformation projects. - Strong communication and mentoring abilities; ability to evangelise best practices. - Deep understanding of architectural patterns and trade‑offs. **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience). - Relevant certifications (e.g., Kubernetes Administrator, AWS/Azure/GCP Platform Engineer) preferred.

Toronto, Canada

On site

Senior

07-01-2026

Company Name

Rakuten Kobo Inc.

Job Title

Senior Cloud Security Engineer, GCP (12 month contract)

Job Description

**Job Title** Senior Cloud Security Engineer, GCP (12‑Month Contract) **Role Summary** Design, implement, and oversee secure hybrid cloud architectures integrating on‑prem and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments. Lead security reviews, integrate security into CI/CD pipelines, mentor team members, and elevate the organization’s cloud security posture. **Expectations** - Deliver secure cloud‑native designs that meet architecture and compliance requirements. - Translate functional requirements into secure technical solutions. - Mentor and upskill junior staff on GCP security best practices. - Provide actionable security recommendations during architecture reviews and vulnerability assessments. **Key Responsibilities** - Lead GCP and hybrid‑cloud security architecture design, including IaC and service integration. - Conduct comprehensive security assessments of proposed architectures and applications. - Analyze software security, threat models, and incident response within the cloud context. - Integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring continuous protection. - Translate business requirements into secure technical solutions and recommendations. - Act as a subject‑matter expert, delivering training and knowledge sharing on GCP security services. **Required Skills** - 5+ years in cybersecurity, with 3+ years in cloud security architecture/engineering focused on GCP. - Proven experience designing secure cloud solutions, IaC, and CI/CD security integration. - Deep knowledge of GCP security services, native tooling, and best‑practice frameworks (e.g., CIS, SOC 2). - Familiarity with vulnerability analysis, threat modeling, and incident response in cloud environments. - Strong communication skills; able to explain complex security concepts to technical and non‑technical audiences. - Passion for mentoring, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement. **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field (or equivalent experience). - Relevant certifications preferred: Google Cloud Professional Cloud Security Engineer, CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or equivalent.

Toronto, Canada

On site

Senior

15-01-2026

Company Name

Rakuten Kobo Inc.

Job Title

Staff Engineer - UI Platform

Job Description

Job title: Staff Engineer – UI Platform Role Summary: Lead front‑end architecture for a web platform and an in‑house design system, mentor engineering teams, and drive engineering excellence across design, implementation, testing, deployment, and observability. Expectations: • Deliver high‑quality, accessible, performant user experiences. • Mentor developers, provide constructive feedback, and promote learning. • Collaborate with architects, designers, product, and operations stakeholders. • Own technical decision‑making, scaling, and reliability of delivery pipelines. • Operate effectively in a fast‑paced, Agile environment. Key Responsibilities: • Architect and evolve the front‑end platform (React, Next.js). • Expand and maintain the design system (React Aria, Storybook, Tailwind, Styled Components). • Identify and resolve friction points for cross‑team integration. • Automate design‑to‑code workflows using AI tooling and scripting. • Own CI/CD, trunk‑based development, version control, and deployment to production. • Ensure compliance with web, security, and accessibility standards. • Review code, run unit/integration/end‑to‑end tests, and validate performance. Required Skills: • Expertise in React, Next.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript. • Deep knowledge of CSS, Tailwind, Styled Components. • Experience with design systems and Storybook. • Proficient with Git, trunk‑based workflows, CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Argo CD). • Strong understanding of web accessibility, performance, security, and cross‑browser compatibility. • Familiarity with Agile (Kanban/Scrum), testing strategies, and automated testing. • Excellent communication, mentorship, and presentation skills. • Preferred: Python/Ruby scripting, Selenium/Playwright, Docker/Kubernetes, message brokers (RabbitMQ, Kafka), API gateway patterns, back‑end‑for‑front‑end. Required Education & Certifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Toronto, Canada

On site

25-01-2026

Company Name

Rakuten Kobo Inc.

Job Title

Analytics Engineer

Job Description

Job title: Analytics Engineer Role Summary: Design, build, and maintain scalable data models and ETL/ELT pipelines that serve BI dashboards and machine‑learning applications, ensuring a single source of truth across customer, product, and transactional data. Expectations: Deliver clean, performant, and well‑documented data solutions; collaborate cross‑functionally; continuously optimize queries and data models; support self‑serve analytics for both technical and non‑technical users. Key Responsibilities: - Design and implement core data tables and 360‑degree integrated views for BI and ML. - Build, test, and maintain reliable ETL/ELT pipelines using Dataform (or dbt). - Cleanse, transform, and load data, ensuring quality, consistency, and performance. - Document transformation logic, optimize queries, and enforce governance and security. - Work with engineers, analysts, data scientists, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable data solutions. Required Skills: - SQL (window functions, nested data, arrays) and data modeling (medallion model). - Experience with modern data warehouses (BigQuery preferred, Snowflake). - Hands‑on with Dataform (preferred) or dbt. - Python for data processing and ML integration. - Cloud experience, preferably GCP. - Strong problem‑solving, documentation, and collaboration skills. Required Education & Certifications: - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field. - 5+ years in analytics engineering or data engineering with proven ETL/ELT expertise.

Toronto, Canada

On site

26-01-2026