Senior Backend Engineer

FinTech company with over 65M users, offering payment solutions with team members from 50+ countries.
$120,000 - $200,000
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
Remote
501 - 1,000 Employees
5+ years of experience
Finance

Description For Senior Backend Engineer

PayPay, a rapidly growing FinTech company with over 65M users since 2018, is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join their diverse team representing over 50 countries. The role focuses on developing and maintaining their payment system infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing large-scale systems with high complexity, developing tools, and contributing to open source projects. You'll work with cutting-edge technologies including Java, Kotlin, Scala, and various AWS services, while maintaining high-quality code standards through regular code reviews.

We offer a flexible work environment with our WFA (Work From Anywhere at Anytime) policy, allowing you to work remotely from anywhere in Japan. Our comprehensive benefits package includes social insurance, 401K, visa sponsorship, and relocation support. The company provides a super flex-time schedule with no core hours, generous paid leave, and additional perks like work-from-anywhere allowance.

The role requires strong expertise in Java or similar languages, experience with SQL/NoSQL databases, and a deep understanding of distributed computing. With 5+ years of experience in SaaS platform development or a relevant degree, you'll be part of a team that's shaping the future of digital payments in Japan.

Join PayPay to work on challenging problems at scale, contribute to innovative payment solutions, and be part of a company that values professional growth and embraces technological challenges.

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Responsibilities For Senior Backend Engineer

  • Design large scale systems with high complexity to support high throughput applications
  • Leverage infrastructure for solving large scale problems
  • Develop tools and contribute to open source
  • Support code in production
  • Participate in code reviews
  • Provide technical guidance and design directions
  • Identify and implement performance improvements
  • Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders

Requirements For Senior Backend Engineer

Java
Kotlin
Scala
MySQL
Redis
Kafka
Kubernetes
  • Excellent skills in Java or other programming languages (Scala, Python, Go)
  • Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
  • Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms and OOP
  • In-depth understanding of concurrency and distributed computing
  • Experience implementing RESTful APIs, Pub/Sub Systems, and Database Clients
  • Experience with microservices
  • Experience designing high traffic systems
  • Degree in Computer Engineering/Science or 5+ years equivalent experience
  • Business level English or Japanese

Benefits For Senior Backend Engineer

401k
Visa Sponsorship
Relocation Benefits
  • Super Flex Time with no core hours
  • Annual leave up to 14 days in first year
  • Personal leave (5 days per year)
  • Social Insurance
  • 401K
  • Translation/Interpretation support
  • VISA sponsorship
  • Relocation support
  • Work from anywhere allowance (JPY100,000)

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