Position: Data Engineer, Baseball Strategy Office

Location: Sendai, Japan

Description:

The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of NPB are seeking a data engineer to join the Baseball Strategy Office. This position will assist in building an analytic system to:

Generate new insights

Automate existing reports

Allow wider audience to reach data

Integrate new data sources

A successful candidate will be an excellent communicator and problem solver who will communicate closely with coaches and players to develop and productize new ideas on a regular basis. The candidate will also have a user-first mindset and will be able to put the team first in a demanding environment.

Responsibilities:

Assist in expansion of internal analysis and report generation system

Design and experiment with new ideas and analytical methods

Generate effective and easy-to-interpret output

Assist in guaranteeing the quality of data

Design database to integrate new data sources

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in fields such as statistics, computer science, engineering or mathematics

3-5 years experience working in a technology, analytical or product-oriented environment

Knowledge of Python/R/SQL

Strong communication skills (knowledge of Japanese language is preferred, but not required)

Experience living overseas is preferred

Having previously built, and be able to show, an end-to-end product or analytical output

Employment Status:

Annual renewable contract

To Apply:

Please send your resume and CV to eagles-jobs@mail.rakuten.com.