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Mercari Software Engineer

at Mercari

Japan's largest C2C marketplace. English-first engineering culture, Palo Alto R&D office.

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Year 1 TC

JPY 8500k

Acceptance

~4%

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Interview Time

8 weeks

About This Program

Mercari is Japan's leading C2C marketplace (think Japan's eBay). Elite engineering culture with English as working language. Hires global tech talent and has a Palo Alto R&D office.

What You'll Do

Build Mercari's marketplace (iOS, Android, Backend)
Access to Mercari's internal tooling (Go, Kubernetes, GCP)
Potential assignments to Palo Alto R&D center
Work in English-first environment

Eligibility

Degree: Bachelor's, Master's
GPA: No strict minimum
Preferred Majors: Computer Science, Software Engineering
Year Level: senior, graduate

Visa Sponsorship

H1B Sponsorship

OPT / CPT

Japan HSP visa.

Compensation Breakdown

Base Salary

JPY 6500k-9000k

Signing Bonus

JPY 500k

Year 1 Total

JPY 8500k

Mercari pays premium — among highest Japan tech new grad salaries.

Interview Process (4 rounds)

1
Application
2
Coding test (HackerRank)
3
Technical interview (DSA + system design)
4
Culture fit

Interview Formats

LeetCode medium-hardSystem designBehavioural

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