Rakuten Tech in Europe

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning, Big Data, Blockchain, Cyber Security

Paris, Barcelona, Belfast, Berlin, London, Tallinn

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Overview

Rakuten Tech in Europe, regional organization of the Global Innovation hub, for the members of the technology organizations based in Europe, was created in 2012. The first global technical team in Europe initially had 3 members. Today, Rakuten Tech in Europe represents a multicultural team with members across the continent who collaborate daily with the teams in Japan.

Each person can collaborate with the whole world as English is the common language adopted by Rakuten globally.

Our regional organization, Rakuten Tech in Europe, is directly linked to the structural organization of the Global Innovation Hub, and operates in 3 different technical organizations organizations which are:

Technology Platforms Division: Rakuten Cloud and Ecosystem Platform to deliver Core Value to Rakuten Group Service growth acceleration.
AI & Data: Manage advanced global solutions with AI & Data utilization, Consulting services, Client success.
Technology Management Divisions: Management on general administrations, corporate IT, governance, and regional strategies.

Rakuten Tech in Europe provides global platforms to support the businesses in the Rakuten Ecosystem and enhances these global platforms according to the use cases of the businesses, within Europe and worldwide. More than 70% of Rakuten Tech projects in Europe support businesses in Japan, including Rakuten Ichiba, our e-commerce marketplace. Rakuten Tech offers the opportunity to collaborate with all Rakuten technical teams around the world, and to play a key role in the success and evolution of the groups businesses.

Rakuten Tech in Europe teams work on product/platform development, service delivery/integration and service operations for a range of products/platforms and services covering e-commerce, big data, search, product recommendations, blockchain, data science, business intelligence, information security, user identity management, corporate IT, and data centers and infrastructure. Each team within Rakuten Tech in Europe communicates, collaborates, and creates synergies for the development of the Rakuten Ecosystem.

Our teams are composed of experts and cover a wide range of technical and transversal skills:

Data Science and Data Engineering
Cloud/ Infrastructure and Network Engineering
DevOps Engineering
Development Engineering
IT Support
Quality
Researcher
Project / Product Management / Designer
Information Security
HR and operational IT Strategy and Planning functions

Our rituals

Within Rakuten Tech in Europe, there are several rituals that bring teams together to share information about the organization and its projects.

The Asakai, which takes place every week for all the employees, is there to share the company's initiatives.
There is also the Tech Shimekai, which takes place once a month for all the employees of the global tech, and which allows us to give news from each region and talk about common projects.
Finally, Rakuten Tech in Europe has its own Shimekai once a month, to share initiatives and projects within Europe. This is a great opportunity to bring together all our members accross Europe. These meetings help employees to understand the role played by their unit or team in achieving common goals.

These meetings help employees to understand the role played by their unit or team in achieving common goals.

Rakuten Tech in Europe

Overview

Our Leaders

Meet Fergal Downey, Vice General Manager, Europe Technology Center Department & Regional Director, Blockchain Lab Department

Jérémy Reynaud, Regional Director, Tech Human Resources Department

Jérémy is Regional Director of the Tech Human Resources Department, based in France. He joined the group in 2019, and now manages Rakuten Tech in Europe, developing HR policies to meet the current challenges in the tech industry, while collaborating with all tech divisions worldwide.

Our Tech teams

Meet Sara Ariafar, IT Project Manager

Meet John Neil, Software Engineer

John Neill joined the Blockchain Lab in Belfast in 2023 as part of the Rakuten Tech in Europe organization. He now works as a Software Engineer in collaboration with the other technical teams.

Meet Julien Massenet, Senior Search Engine Developer

Julien is Senior Search Engine Developer, for the Search Section, team based in Paris and Barcelona in Europe. He joined Rakuten in 2013, and has evolved over the years into an expert role. He now works on a daily basis with the teams around the world, especially in Japan.

Meet Emer McVeigh, Application Architect

Emer McVeigh works as an Application Architect within Rakuten Tech in Europe for the Blockchain Lab Department in Belfast, Ireland. She joined the organization in 2016 and plays a key role in the development of her team's various projects.

Meet Wiaame Mrini, EU Cloud Infrastructure Manager

Wiaame is EU Cloud Infrastructure Manager, for the Cloud Platform Section team, based in Paris. She joined Rakuten at the beginning of 2022 and has quickly grown within the organization, evolving into a management role.

Meet William Kenny, Staff QA Engineer

Having joined the company in 2022, William Kenny works as a Staff QA Engineer for the Blockchain Lab Department, within Rakuten Tech in Europe.

Our rituals

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