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We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to work on our various systems which need high scalability, reliability and availability. These challenges require creative thinking and a deep understanding of how software and platform work.
Our ideal candidate is an ace problem solver and a learner at heart. You should have a very high degree of comfort in a programming language of your choice. We offer a flexible work schedule and you get your choice of tools (both hardware and software) and most importantly, the opportunity to work on tough problems with the brightest minds around you. So, if challenges excite you, and you're ready for a big one, let us know.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve software and core platform
- Lead technical aspects for multiple projects through hands-on execution and guidance of other engineers
- Provide architectural blueprints and technical leadership.
- Provides input and guidance during all phases of programs to solve challenging technical issues.
- Build common platforms to support different business vertical application systems
- Develop tools and contribute to open source wherever possible
- Adopt problem-solving as a way of life – always go to the root cause!
Experience:
- Solid foundation in designing, implementing, and maintaining a large-scale distributed system.
- Experience in developing distributed platform systems such as Messaging Platforms, Pub/Sub Systems, Databases, Distributed Computing Frameworks, and Schedulers.
Qualifications:
- Degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science or 7+ years equivalent experience in software development
- Strong fundamentals in data structure, algorithm, operating system and object-oriented programming
- Deep understanding of concurrency, distributed computing, large-scale system, messaging and algorithm
- Software development experience in one or more general-purpose programming languages
- Interest and ability to learn new technology stacks as needed
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in working for system development in finance, payment, or similar industries
- Experience with AWS services
- Contribute to open-source projects
- Language ability in Japanese and English is a plus (We have a professional translator but it is nice to have language skills)
About PayPay
PayPay, a FinTech company that has achieved more than 65M users (as of August 2024) within around six years since its launch in 2018, is rapidly expanding its business scale as a payment platform used by approximately one out of every two smartphone users in Japan.
The company has a diverse team of professionals from more than 50 countries and is building a world-class engineering organization.
PayPay's biggest competitor is "cash". They are seeking people who can accept this challenge positively, brush up on the product at a tremendous speed that other companies could never achieve, and who are passionate about promoting and spreading such a financial life platform in a short time along with professionalism.
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