Description:

PayPay is a fintech company that has surpassed 65 million users since its service launch in 2018, composed of diverse members from around 50 countries.
The mission is to create a future beyond imagination without a clear vision, maintaining a Day 1 mindset to rapidly enhance products and promote cashless payment and financial life platforms in Japan.
The Corporate Engineering team is responsible for the in-house development of business systems supporting all areas of PayPay, including merchant, customer, and authority domains.
The role involves developing and operating APIs to assess risks within the PayPay app, utilizing SaaS services for development.
Responsibilities include developing APIs that block transactions based on risk assessments, coding in Scala, CQL, and Python, and managing the entire process from negotiation with other teams to development, testing, monitoring, and operation.
Past projects include creating an eKYC anti-social API, building systems to block transactions from suspicious users, and developing systems to block high-value transactions under specific conditions.
The development environment includes AWS, GCP, Scala, Python, and proprietary SaaS products utilizing Kafka, Spark, and Cassandra.

Requirements:

Candidates must have experience in promoting business process improvement and efficiency projects (PM/PL/PMO).
A minimum of 2 years of experience in custom application development is required.
Proficiency in Japanese at a business level is necessary.
Effective and smooth communication with diverse stakeholders, both internal and external, is essential.
Preferred qualifications include practical experience in fraud prevention within internet or financial services.
English proficiency (listening and speaking) is desirable.
The ideal candidate should align with PayPay's values, actively seek knowledge, and have a willingness to enhance overall system development efficiency and productivity.

The employment type is full-time.
The position allows for remote work from anywhere in Japan.
A super-flexible work schedule is offered, with core hours not specified.
Paid holidays include weekends, public holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, and company-designated days.
Annual paid leave starts at 14 days in the first year, with additional personal leave of 5 days each year for personal or family-related matters.
The salary is based on an annual salary system, including some fixed overtime pay, and is determined by experience, skills, performance, and contributions.
Annual salary reviews and potential special bonuses based on company performance and individual contributions are provided.
Additional benefits include social insurance (health, pension, employment, and workers' compensation), a corporate defined contribution pension plan, and allowances for overtime, late-night work, and remote work (up to 100,000 yen per year).