Rakuten Kobo
E-commerce Platforms · Books
1open role
Scaling fasthiring pace, 76 of 100
3countries with offices
23stories in the press
Overview
Rakuten Kobo is an online retailer of eBooks and audiobooks that also offers eReaders and a free reading app. Its catalogue holds more than 5 million titles, and the company hires software engineers, marketing managers and supply chain analysts. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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Remote (Ireland) · Internship · Dublin
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$73k
Typical range
$48k – $87k
Open positions
4
3
Jobs
Junior
33.3%
Middle
33.3%
Senior
33.3%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 1 | $60k | $60k |
| Middle | 1 | $87k | $87k |
| Senior | 1 | $86k | $86k |
Highest paying role
Manager, SEM
$87k
Normalized to USD per year
Growth
Hiring Momentum
76/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
7
3 opened / 4 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
45 days
faster than 30% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~11 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Backend
25% ▲
Marketing
25% ▼
Administrative
17% ▲
Industrial Engineering
17% ▼
Finance
8% ▲
Operations
8% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added Rest API to stack
Oct 2026
Added Spark to stack
Oct 2026
Added Python to stack
Oct 2026
Added Linux to stack
Oct 2026
Added Jira to stack
Oct 2026
Added GA4 to stack
Oct 2026
Added Intercom to stack
Oct 2026
Added Google Sheets to stack
Oct 2026
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Rakuten Kobo over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
33
Postings analysed
9
Stack modernity
75/100
Languages
C#
JavaScript
Ruby
Python
Frameworks & libraries
React.js
ASP.NET Core
Playwright
Selenium
Databases
MS SQL
RavenDB
Cloud & platforms
RabbitMQ
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News
Rakuten Kobo Returns to U.S. Retail as Sales Double
Best Buy is now stocking Kobo's e-readers, which have been absent from U.S. retail since its partnership with Walmart ended in 2024. CEO Michael Tamblyn identifies several factors that have
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Instapaper is now on Rakuten Kobo e-readers - Good e-Reader
Instapaper is now available on Kobo e-readers with a new software update.
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Instapaper Rakuten Kobo Integration
Product updates, company announcements, and posts from the team building your favorite save-for-later app.
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Rakuten Kobo Should Discontinue the Elipsa E-Notebook - Good e-Reader
The Kobo Elipsa is the black sheep in their current gen lineup and should be put out to pasture, permanently.
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Rakuten Kobo reading habit survey reveals 54% reading less than 1 hr a week - Good e-Reader
The Rakuten Kobo reading habit survey in 2023 provides us with some interesting insight into the reading habits of users such as the amount of time they spend reading or the sort of book they prefer to read, and so on. As ChinaTimes reported, the survey h
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
3
Hiring now
3
Countries
3
Busiest office
Toronto
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Toronto
Canada
HQ
Kobo-ON-John Street
5 open roles 9 posted in 90 days 60% remote $70k Avg Salary
hires for Administrative, Finance, Marketing
Dublin
Ireland
IE_Remote
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 100% remote
hires for Backend
Taipei
Taiwan
Kobo Taiwan Taipei
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% remote
hires for Industrial Engineering