Lead Backend Engineer

PayPay Card

Backend

Java

About this role

This lead backend engineering role sits within the product development organization and supports core systems for credit screening, credit assessment, and debt collection in a credit card and fintech business. The work covers mission-critical platforms and modernization of long-used internal systems, with close coordination across product management, business departments, and development teams.

The engineer leads backend architecture, technology selection, design reviews, and technical direction across multiple teams. Responsibilities include designing for availability, performance, security, and auditability; improving development productivity through standardization; analyzing incidents and preventing recurrence; and implementing important functions or resolving difficult technical issues when needed. The stated stack includes Java, Kotlin, TypeScript, Python, Spring Boot, MyBatis, GitHub, JUnit, Docker, AWS services, Vue.js, GCP BigQuery, and MySQL through RDS.

Applicants must have Java or Kotlin web application or API development experience, business-system development experience with an RDBMS, experience leading system design or technology selection, and experience making technical decisions with multiple stakeholders. Experience designing, developing, and operating systems in a cloud environment is also required.

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