About PayPay

PayPay is a FinTech company that has grown to over 65M (as of August 2024) users since its launch in 2018. Our team is hugely diverse with members from over 50 different countries.

OUR VISION IS UNLIMITED_

We dare to believe that we do not need a clear vision to create a future beyond our imagination. PayPay will always stay true to our roots and realize a vision (future) that no one else can imagine by constantly taking risks and challenging ourselves. With this mindset, you will be presented with new and exciting opportunities on a daily basis and have the opportunity to grow and reach new dimensions that you could never have imagined. We are looking for people who can embrace this challenge, refresh the product at breakneck speed and promote PayPay with professionalism and passion.
※ Please note that you cannot apply or be selected in parallel with PayPay Corporation, PayPay Card Corporation and PayPay Securities Corporation.

Job Description

We are working to provide the best financial services to users in Japan. We empower PayPay product by realizing efficient, stable and optimized storage services. PayPay is looking for Platform Engineers who specialize in databases at scale on mission critical systems.

Team Missions

Make sure to satisfy requirements for datastores in PayPay
Provide support for application teams to keep sustainable operations
R&D to resolve issues from datastore perspective

Main Responsibilities

Database operations, including monitoring, configuration management, upgrade, scaling, backup, and data migration
Iterate on database operations to improve quality and efficiency
Troubleshoot stability and performance problems
Contribute to documentation for communicating knowledge, experience and for effective decision-making
Research and test new tools in database ecosystems, and adopt them in PayPay

Tech Stack

Qualifications

More than 5 years of DBA experience
with a minimum of 3 years MySQL experience
OR
with a minimum of 3 years Redis/DynamoDB experience
More than 3 years of AWS experience
Hands-on experience with Infra as Code (IaC - terraform)
Interested in new technologies and willing to improve operational quality and efficiency
Familiar with shell and programming language for scripting (Python, Go, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in automating operations related to Database or AWS
Familiarity with Jenkins, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes
Working experience in a full remote environment
Experience in operating distributed systems
Experience working with NewSQL databases (like TiDB)
Experience with DBs cost reduction

PayPay 5 senses

Please refer PayPay 5 senses to learn what we value at work.

Working Conditions

Employment Status

Full Time

Office Location

WFA(Work From Anywhere at Anytime)
Remote Job
You can live anywhere in Japan

Work Hours

Super Flex Time (No Core Time)
In principle, 10:00am-6:45pm (actual working hours: 7h45m + 1h break)

Holidays

Every Sat/Sun/National holidays (In Japan)/New Year's break/Company-designated Special days

Paid leave

Annual leave (up to 14 days in the first year, granted proportionally according to the month of employment. Can be used from the date of hire)
Personal leave (5 days each year, granted proportionally according to the month of employment）
＊PayPay's own special paid leave system, which can be used to attend to illnesses, injuries, hospital visits, etc., of the employee, family members, pets, etc.

Salary

Annual salary paid in 12 installments (monthly)
Based on skills, experience, and abilities
Reviewed once a year
Special Incentive once a year *Based on company performance and individual contribution and evaluation
Late overtime allowance, Work from anywhere allowance (JPY100,000)

Benefits

Social Insurance (health insurance, employee pension, employment insurance and compensation insurance)
401K
Translation/Interpretation support
VISA sponsor + Relocation support

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