Engineering at Mercari

At Mercari, we take challenges every day in order to fulfill our mission to “Circulate all forms of value to unleash the potential in all people.” We are continuously striving to create a society where everyone can do the things they like. In order to make this a reality, our most important job is to give our users the best experience possible. For that, Mercari’s engineering organization aims to be a place where engineers can go bold, choose the latest and best technology to use, and autonomously make decisions and take on challenges at a rapid pace.

Bold Challenge

Big Impact

Creating systems, organizations, and services used around the world

The Mercari marketplace app has grown into a service used by more than 20.00 million people each month, but our goal is to “Circulate all forms of value to unleash the potential in all people.” We’re not satisfied with just Japan—we want to evolve Mercari into a service used all over the world. To do so, we need to select the right technology for the job and create unique services and systems with our own hands.

Micro Decision

Taking ownership, making decisions, and taking action in an evolving organization

Mercari’s ideal engineering organization is a coordinated and flexible organization where each individual can take ownership of their work and make their own decisions. In order to provide the best user experience, everyone should be able to test out their own ideas. This is what we call “microdecisions.” We believe that the more attempts you make, the more accurate your strategies will become, and the more growth you’ll see as an engineer.

Diversity & Inclusion

Working to achieve our mission in a strong team leveraging each individual’s skills and diversity

Mercari aims to “Circulate all forms of value to unleash the potential in all people”, and we place a strong emphasis on diversity in our organization and team members. It’s not an easy task for members of all different backgrounds, including languages, cultures, and values, to come together as one, but we believe that treating these differences as strengths helps us create a strong engineering organization ready to compete on a global scale.

Robust Foundation for Speed

We aim for disruptive growth across all of Mercari Group. To support that, we’re working on a project to solve complex technical challenges and drastically strengthen the foundation shared across our businesses.

People

We have engineers with many diverse backgrounds and experiences at Mercari working towards achieving our mission.

Event Reports

Mercari regularly hosts casual engineering events and study sessions.

mercari engineering

At Mercari, we frequently post information related to engineering and technology on our engineering blog.

MERCARI GEARS Lecture Series

At Mercari, we are sending a lecture video for engineers that introduces the future direction and technical challenges.

Selection Process

The selection process for engineers consists of document screening, a coding test/technical assessment, interviews (2-3), and an offer meeting.