Cloud Platform Engineer (DB Specialist)

<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><img style="max-width: 100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/GF7HrSj.jpg" alt="" width="300"></strong></span></p> <div class="col-sm-9 col-12 content"> <h2 class="col-sm-9 col-12 content"><strong>About PayPay</strong></h2> <div class="col-sm-9 col-12 content"> <p>PayPay is a FinTech company that has grown to over 70M (as of July 2025) users since its launch in 2018. Our team is hugely diverse with members from over 50 different countries.</p> <p><strong>OUR VISION IS UNLIMITED_ </strong></p> <p>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.<br>※ Please note that you cannot apply or be selected in parallel with PayPay Corporation, PayPay Card Corporation and PayPay Securities Corporation.</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-9 col-12 content">&nbsp;</div> <div class="col-sm-9 col-12 content"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hwHBs9V_a4I?si=p-tFLv6DVVsnjCKv" width="301" height="169"></iframe><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DxDjFTeyYaU" width="301" height="169"></iframe></div> </div> <h2><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Job Description</strong></span></h2> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; text-decoration: none;">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.<br>PayPay is looking for Cloud Platform Engineers who specialize in databases at scale on mission critical systems.</span></span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Main Responsibilities</span></strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Database operations, including monitoring, configuration management, upgrade, scaling, backup, and data migration.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Iterate on database operations to improve quality and efficiency</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Troubleshoot stability and performance problems</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Contribute to documentation for communicating knowledge, experience and for effective decision-making</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Research and test new tools in database ecosystems, and adopt them in PayPay Group.</span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Tech Stack</span></h3> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">| Python, Shell, Go, SQL, PL/SQL &nbsp; &nbsp;<br>| Aurora, MySQL, PostgreSQL, TiDB, Redis, Valkey, DynamoDB &nbsp; &nbsp;<br>| AWS &nbsp; &nbsp;<br>| GitHub, Terraform, Jenkins, Ansible, Flyway &nbsp; &nbsp;<br>| Victoria Metrics, Grafana, Prometheus &nbsp; &nbsp;<br>| Slack, Zoom, Jira, Confluence &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p> <h3><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Qualifications</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">More than 5 years of DBA experience with a minimum of 3 years MySQL or PostgreSQL experience.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">More than 3 years of AWS experience in recent years</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Hands-on experience with Infra as Code (IaC - terraform)</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Interested in new technologies and willing to improve operational quality and efficiency</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Familiar with shell and programming language for scripting(Python, Go,...)</span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Preferred Qualifications</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Experience in automating operations related to Database or AWS.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Familiarity with Jenkins, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Working experience in a full remote environment</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Experience in operating distributed systems</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Experience working with NoSQL such as Redis, Valkey and DynamoDB</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Experience working with NewSQL databases (like TiDB)</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Experience with DBs cost reduction</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Experience with DBs Disaster Recovery strategies</span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">PayPay 5 senses</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Please refer&nbsp;<a href="https://speakerdeck.com/paypaycorporation/e1f1b5f41d8b3b6f7982ed4ca7619d58" target="_blank">PayPay 5 senses&nbsp;</a>to learn what we value at work.</span></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Working Conditions&nbsp;</strong></span></h2> <h4 id="id-求人票テンプレート一覧-EmploymentStatus">Employment Status</h4> <ul> <li>Full Time</li> </ul> <h4 id="id-求人票テンプレート一覧-OfficeLocation">Office Location</h4> <ul> <li>Hybrid Workstyle (flexible working style including Remote and office)</li> <li>※ You will be expected to work both in the office and remotely, in alignment with organizational guidelines and team objectives.</li> <li><a href="https://speakerdeck.com/paypaycorporation/life-in-japan">LIFE in JAPAN FACTBOOK</a></li> </ul> <h4 id="id-求人票テンプレート一覧-WorkHours">Work Hours</h4> <ul> <li>Super Flex Time (No Core Time)</li> <li>In principle, 9:00am-5:45pm (actual working hours: 7h45m + 1h break)</li> </ul> <h4 id="id-求人票テンプレート一覧-Holidays">Holidays</h4> <ul> <li> <p>Every Sat/Sun/National holidays (In Japan)/New Year's break/Company-designated Special days</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Paid leave</strong></p> <ul> <li>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)</li> <li>Personal leave (5 days each year, granted proportionally according to the month of employment）<br>＊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.</li> </ul> <h4 id="id-求人票テンプレート一覧-Salary">Salary</h4> <ul> <li>Annual salary paid in 12 installments (monthly)</li> <li>Based on skills, experience, and abilities</li> <li>Reviewed once a year</li> <li>Late overtime allowance<br><br>※Payroll payment can be changed to digital salary payment “PayPay Paycheck” for an amount set by you</li> </ul> <h4 id="id-求人票テンプレート一覧-Benefits">Benefits</h4> <ul> <li>Social Insurance (health insurance, employee pension, employment insurance and compensation insurance)</li> <li>401K</li> <li>Translation/Interpretation support</li> <li>VISA sponsor + Relocation support</li> </ul><div class="content-conclusion"><hr> <p><strong>Other Information:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://insideout.paypay.ne.jp/" target="_blank">PayPay Inside-Out (Corporate Blog) /JP</a></li> <li><a href="https://insideout.paypay.ne.jp/en/" target="_blank">PayPay Inside-out (Corporate Blog) /ENG</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.paypay.ne.jp/" target="_blank">PayPay Product Blog&nbsp;/JP</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.paypay.ne.jp/en/" target="_blank">PayPay Product Blog /ENG</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU0zLh1Qnuk">PIVOT動画：【PayPayが仕掛ける金融革命】</a></li> </ul></div>