Platform Engineer, DB Specialist

Summary

Join PayPay, a rapidly growing FinTech company with a diverse team, as a Platform Engineer specializing in databases at scale. You will ensure datastores meet requirements, support application teams, and conduct R&D to resolve datastore issues. Responsibilities include database operations, improving quality and efficiency, troubleshooting, and contributing to documentation. The ideal candidate possesses extensive DBA experience (MySQL or Redis/DynamoDB), AWS experience, and IaC (Terraform) expertise. PayPay offers a fully remote work environment in Japan with flexible hours, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.

Requirements

• More than 5 years of DBA experience with a minimum of 3 years MySQL experience
• More than 5 years of DBA experience 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.)

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

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

Benefits

• Social Insurance (health insurance, employee pension, employment insurance and compensation insurance)
• 401K
• Translation/Interpretation support
• VISA sponsor + Relocation support
• 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
• Work From Anywhere at Anytime
• Super Flex Time (No Core Time)
• Every Sat/Sun/National holidays (In Japan)/New Year's break/Company-designated Special days
• Annual salary paid in 12 installments (monthly)
• 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)