Cloud Platform Engineer (DB Specialist)

Job Description

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.
PayPay is looking for Cloud Platform Engineers who specialize in databases at scale on mission critical systems.

Main 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 Group.

Tech Stack

| Python, Shell, Go, SQL, PL/SQL    
| Aurora, MySQL, PostgreSQL, TiDB, Redis, Valkey, DynamoDB    
| AWS    
| GitHub, Terraform, Jenkins, Ansible, Flyway    
| Victoria Metrics, Grafana, Prometheus    
| Slack, Zoom, Jira, Confluence    

Qualifications

• More than 5 years of DBA experience with a minimum of 3 years MySQL or PostgreSQL experience.
• More than 3 years of AWS experience in recent years
• 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,…)

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 NoSQL such as Redis, Valkey and DynamoDB
• Experience working with NewSQL databases (like TiDB)
• Experience with DBs cost reduction
• Experience with DBs Disaster Recovery strategies

PayPay 5 senses

• Please refer PayPay 5 senses to learn what we value at work.

Working Conditions 

Employment Status

• Full Time

Office Location

• Hybrid Workstyle (flexible working style including Remote and office)
• ※ You will be expected to work both in the office and remotely, in alignment with organizational guidelines and team objectives.
• LIFE in JAPAN FACTBOOK

Work Hours

• Super Flex Time (No Core Time)
• In principle, 9:00am-5:45pm (actual working hours: 7h45m + 1h break)

Holidays

• Every Sat/Sun/National holidays (In Japan)/New Year’s break/Company-designated Special days

Paid leave

• 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.

Salary

• Annual salary paid in 12 installments (monthly)
• Based on skills, experience, and abilities
• Reviewed once a year
• Late overtime allowance

  ※Payroll payment can be changed to digital salary payment “PayPay Paycheck” for an amount set by you

Benefits

• Social Insurance (health insurance, employee pension, employment insurance and compensation insurance)
• 401K
• Translation/Interpretation support
• VISA sponsor + Relocation support