Senior Site Reliability Engineer

FinTech company with over 65M users, launched in 2018, with team members from 50+ countries.
Site Reliability
Senior Software Engineer
Remote
501 - 1,000 Employees
5+ years of experience
Finance

Description For Senior Site Reliability Engineer

PayPay is a rapidly growing FinTech company that has amassed over 65 million users since its 2018 launch. As a Senior SRE, you'll lead a small team focused on maintaining robust observability pipeline across EKS clusters. The role combines technical leadership with hands-on engineering, requiring expertise in cloud infrastructure and observability tools.

You'll be responsible for architecting and optimizing platforms built on Victoria Metrics, OpenTelemetry, Quickwit, and ClickHouse. The position demands strong technical skills in AWS and EKS, along with the ability to mentor team members and drive continuous improvement in observability practices.

PayPay offers a flexible work environment with their "Work From Anywhere at Anytime" policy, allowing employees to work remotely from anywhere in Japan. The company provides comprehensive benefits including social insurance, 401K, and visa sponsorship for international candidates.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of SRE or Tech Lead experience, deep knowledge of AWS and EKS, and proficiency in languages like Python, Go, or Rust. You'll work in a diverse environment with team members from over 50 countries, contributing to PayPay's vision of creating unprecedented future solutions.

Benefits include flexible working hours, generous paid leave (14 days annual + 5 days personal), and competitive compensation with annual reviews and special incentives. The company also offers a work-from-anywhere allowance of JPY100,000 and various support systems for international employees.

This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, has a passion for reliability engineering, and wants to be part of a company that's reshaping the FinTech landscape in Japan.

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Responsibilities For Senior Site Reliability Engineer

  • Lead engineering team in architecture, implementation, and optimization of observability platform
  • Develop and maintain deep understanding of network and cloud infrastructure
  • Collaborate with other engineering teams on reliability, performance, and efficiency
  • Automate incident response
  • Mentor technical skills of engineering team
  • Drive continuous improvement of observability tools and practices
  • Communicate with stakeholders about technical concepts

Requirements For Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Python
Go
Rust
Kubernetes
  • 5+ years of experience as a Site Reliability Engineer or Tech Lead
  • 5+ years of experience in AWS and EKS
  • Experience in designing, implementing, and operating large-scale observability with Victoria Metrics
  • Senior level understanding of cloud architecture and AWS/EKS network infrastructure
  • Proficiency in Python, Go, or Rust
  • Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
  • Passion for improving observability practices

Benefits For Senior Site Reliability Engineer

401k
Visa Sponsorship
Relocation Benefits
  • Social Insurance (health insurance, employee pension, employment insurance and compensation insurance)
  • 401K
  • Translation/Interpretation support
  • VISA sponsor + Relocation support
  • Super Flex Time (No Core Time)
  • Work from anywhere allowance (JPY100,000)
  • Annual leave (up to 14 days first year)
  • Personal leave (5 days per year)
  • Late overtime allowance

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