About
PayPay
PayPay, a FinTech company that has achieved more than 75M (as of August 2026) since its launch in 2018, is rapidly expanding its business scale as a payment platform used by approximately one out of every two smartphone users in Japan.
The company has a diverse team of professionals from more than 50 countries and is building a world-class engineering organization.
Our biggest competitor is "cash". They are seeking people who can accept this challenge positively, brush up on the product at a tremendous speed that other companies could never achieve, and who are passionate about promoting and spreading such a financial life platform in a short time along with professionalism.
PayPay is committed to maintaining a "Day 1" mindset, bringing to life visions of the future that no one else can even imagine. At PayPay, we provide an environment where everyone can deliver outstanding performance as professionals, through a flexible work style that includes remote and office.
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Position
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 Cloud Platform Engineers who specialize in databases at scale on mission critical systems.
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 Group.
Tech Stack
| Python, Shell, Go, SQL, PL/SQL
| Aurora, MySQL, PostgreSQL, TiDB, Redis, Valkey, DynamoDB
| AWS
| GitHub, Terraform, Jenkins, Ansible, Flyway
| Victoria Metrics, Grafana, Prometheus
| Slack, Zoom, Jira, Confluence
Your qualification
- More than 5 years of DBA experience with a minimum of 3 years MySQL or PostgreSQL experience.
- More than 3 years of AWS experience in recent years
- 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,...)
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 NoSQL such as Redis, Valkey and DynamoDB
- Experience working with NewSQL databases (like TiDB)
- Experience with DBs cost reduction
- Experience with DBs Disaster Recovery strategies
What we offer
- Social Insurance (health insurance, employee pension, employment insurance and compensation insurance)
- 401K
- Translation/Interpretation support
- VISA sponsor + Relocation support
Additional details
PayPay 5 senses
Employment Status
Office Location
- Hybrid Workstyle (flexible working style including Remote and office)
- You will be expected to work both in the office and remotely, in alignment with organizational guidelines and team objectives.
- LIFE in JAPAN FACTBOOK
Work Hours
- Super Flex Time (No Core Time)
- In principle, 9:00am-5:45pm (actual working hours: 7h45m + 1h break)
Holidays
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
- Late overtime allowance
*Payroll payment can be changed to digital salary payment “PayPay Paycheck” for an amount set by you