Principal Software Engineer

Job Description

PayPay is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to contribute to the development and maintenance of its systems. The ideal candidate will be a problem solver with a deep understanding of software and platform functionalities. This role involves creative thinking and the ability to work on challenging problems.

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
• 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!

Requirements:

• 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
• 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.

PayPay offers:

• Flexible work schedule
• Choice of tools (both hardware and software)
• Opportunity to work on tough problems
• Social Insurance (health insurance, employee pension, employment insurance and compensation insurance)
• 401K
• Translation/Interpretation support
• VISA sponsor + Relocation support