Platform Engineer | Relocation Offered

Platform EngineerTokyo, JapanPayPay CardAdvanced relocation packageAdaptation tipsFlight ticketLanguage coursesMoney for moving expensesTemporary housingHousing search assistanceVisa servicesAbout PayPay CardPayPay Card Corporation was established in 2021 to provide users with a FinTech service that is more accessible and convenient compared to previous credit cards and credit services, by integrating with the PayPay payment platform, which has surpassed 70 million users since its launch (as of July 2025).We are looking for people who are passionate about refining our products at an overwhelming speed that other companies cannot match, as well as professionals who are interested in promoting the spread of cashless payments in Japan and the use of these payments as a financial life platform. Let us work together to create new value for users. Please note that you cannot apply or be selected in parallel with PayPay Corporation, PayPay Card Corporation and PayPay Securities Corporation.PositionPayPay Card is looking for a Cloud infrastructure and platform engineer for PayPay Card's cloud system. This role will be responsible for the engineering of Cloud Infrastructure Platforms to provide robust, reliable and cost-efficient Platform so that we can deliver the best experience for our growing customers base.Main ResponsibilitiesArchitect and build a robust, scalable and stable infrastructureArchitect and build Infrastructure that is easily maintainable during patching and upgradesArchitect and build Infrastructure with AWS regional level failure toleranceWork together with our Security Engineers to provision a secure InfrastructureAutomations for AWS Deployments to ensure fast delivery of Cloud Services to our developersProvide through Automations means for developers to easily deploy resources on AWSTech stackAWS: VPC, EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, Cloudfront, MWAA, RDS, ElastiCache, DynamoDB, Opensearch, S3, CloudWatch, Cognito, SQS, KMS, Secret Manager, KMS, MSK, CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, CodePipeline, CloudFormation and other servicesTerraform, Github Actions, Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, Atlantis, ArgoCD, OpenTelemetryYour qualificationRequired QualificationsMore than 5 years of technical experience in Cloud based Infrastructure PlatformAbility to demonstrate high degree of ownership in a Production environmentGood understanding of Cloud security best practices and payment industry compliance standardsExpertise in designing, building and troubleshooting large-scale streaming and distributed systems using Kafka.Expertise in building Robust platforms based on NoSQL/KVS datastores like DynamoDB, Opensearch/ Elasticsearch and Redis.Experience in Cloud infrastructure and platform systems availability, performance and cost managementExtensive technical hands-on experience of Computing, Storage and Analytical Services on Cloud(AWS)Experience with IAC tools in AWS such as Terraform, CloudFormation, CDKExperience with Cloud Services Monitoring, Detection and ResponseExperience in Cloud Services Performance Tuning, cost controls and managementExperience in Cloud Infrastructure Service patching and upgradesPayPay DevOps emphasize automation. Demonstrated skill with the following are required:PythonShellScriptingGo/ Rust (optional) Have excellent oral, written, verbal and interpersonal communication skillsPreferred QualificationsBachelor’s degree and above in a technology related fieldExperience with other cloud service providers (e.g GCP, Azure)Experience with Kubernetes (CKA, CKAD or CKS)Experience with Event-Driven Architecture (Kafka preferred)Experience using and contributing to Open Source toolsExperience in managing IT compliance and security riskPublished papers / blogs / articles - Relevant and verifiable certificationsBilingual in English and Japanese is nice to have, but not required. Proficiency in either language is fineAdditional detailsEmployment statusFull timeOffice locationHybrid workstyle (flexible working style including remote and office) There are no fixed rules regarding office attendance in Technology group; it depends on each individual's discretion.Work hoursFull flex time (no core time)In principle, 9:00am ~ 5:45pm (actual working hours: 7h45m + 1h break)HolidaysEvery Sat/Sun/National holidays (In Japan)/New Year's break/Company-designated Special daysPaid leaveAnnual 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 Group'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.SalaryAnnual salary paid in 12 installments (monthly)Reviewed once a yearSpecial Incentive once a year (based on company performance and individual contribution and evaluation)Overtime allowance, Late overtime allowance, Commuting and transportation expenses, Work style support allowanceBenefitsSocial Insurance (health insurance, employee pension, employment insurance and compensation insurance)401KOther InformationPayPay Inside-Out (Corporate Blog)JPENGRecruiting FACTBOOK for PayPay CardJPEngineer Python DevOps Cloud Kubernetes Azure Kafka Terraform Platform GCP Elasticsearch Lambda Redis Prometheus CloudFormation DynamoDB Grafana Google Cloud CDK Platform Engineer Amazon Web Services Cloud Infrastructure Distributed Systems Google Cloud Platform Apache Kafka Shell Scripting AWS CloudFormation Cloud Platform Engineer GitHub Actions Argo CD