--- title: '01.Backend Engineer at PayPay India' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/01-backend-engineer-paypay-india-gurugram-vzwbs46193ct' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-08' --- # 01.Backend Engineer at PayPay India - **Company:** PayPay India - **Location:** Gurugram, India - **Posted:** 2023-03-08 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/pay2dc/jobs/4024283006 ## Job description ## About PayPay India PayPay, a fintech company providing a service enjoyed by over 75 million users since its launch in 2018 in Japan. The company is now home to a very diverse team of members from more than 50 countries. We grew to a team of several thousand employees in Japan but are far from over. We are still in the Day 1. Every day, new members join us from all over the world to create new value and deliver it to society. Why India ? To build our Payment services, we got technical cooperation from Paytm (A large payment service company in India). And based on their customer-first technologies , we created and expanded the smartphone payment service in Japan. Therefore, we have decided to establish a development base in India, because it is a major IT country with many talented engineers, as evidenced by the fact that cutting-edge mobile payments can continue to be generated. ## OUR VISION IS UNLIMITED We dare to believe that we do not need a clear vision to create a future beyond our imagination. PayPay will always stay true to our roots and realise a vision (future) that no one else can imagine by constantly taking risks and challenging ourselves. With this mindset, you will be presented with new and exciting opportunities on a daily basis and have the opportunity to grow and reach new dimensions that you could never have imagined. AI-First Culture at PayPay At PayPay, we believe the future of software development is AI-augmented engineering. Every engineer is expected to actively leverage AI tools for code reviews, testing, documentation, debugging, and productivity improvements. AI is not optional — it is a mandatory part of our daily engineering workflow. Candidates must demonstrate both hands-on experience and the right mindset to integrate AI effectively into their workflow, while maintaining the engineering rigor, ownership, and problem-solving skills that only humans can provide. Job Description PayPay India is looking for a Backend engineer to work on our payment system to deliver the best payment experience for our customers. Main Responsibilities - Design large scale systems with high complexity to support our high throughput applications. - Understand how to leverage infrastructure for solving such large scale problems. - Develop tools and contribute to open source wherever possible. - Adopt problem solving as a way of life – always go to root cause! Support the code you write in production. Tech Stack We select the best combination of tech at times. | Java, Kotlin, Scala | Spring Boot, JUnit, Reselience4j, Feign | MySQL/AuoraDB, DynamoDB, ELK, Kafka, Redis, TiDB | Docker, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, AWS, GCP | GitHub, IntelliJ, Gradle, Maven, npm/yarn, Flyway, Jenkins, snyk, | Bigquery, Kibana, Spark | PlantUML, draw.io, miro.com | Slack, Zoom ## Qualifications - 4+ years of Experience in using Java under professional environment, or if you are non-Java user, excellent skills in generalized programming languages, such as Scala, Python and Go. - Interest and ability to learn other coding languages as needed. - Experience with NoSQL databases and distributed cache. - Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms and object oriented programming. - In-depth understanding of concurrency and distributed computing. - Degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science or 5+ years equivalent experience in SaaS platform development. - Business of English or Japanese ## Preferred Qualifications - Experience with implementing platform components such as RESTful APIs, Pub/Sub Systems, Database Clients. - Experience with AWS services. - Experience in working for system development in finance, payment, or similar industries - Experience in system design, development of web system which handles massive amount of transactions or requires scalability - Experience in microservices - Leverage AI/LLM-based tools in daily workflows (e.g., code development, reviews, testing, debugging, documentation), while ensuring human oversight, judgment, and accountability drive the final product. Remarks ＊Please note that you cannot apply for PayPay (Japan-based jobs) or other positions in parallel or in duplicate. PayPay 5 senses - Please refer [PayPay 5 senses](https://speakerdeck.com/paypaycorporation/e1f1b5f41d8b3b6f7982ed4ca7619d58)to learn what we value at work. ## About PayPay India ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: PayPay India is the Indian development center of PayPay Corporation, Japan’s leading mobile payment platform with over 70 million users. - **Entity Type**: Private (wholly-owned subsidiary of PayPay Corporation, which is owned by SoftBank Group and Z Holdings) - **Headquarters**: Haryana, Republic of India - **Founded**: October 2022 (originally as Pay2 Development Center Private Limited; renamed to PayPay India Private Limited in May 2024) - **Representative**: Munenori Hirakawa ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Fintech – mobile payments, digital financial services - **Target customers**: B2C (Japanese consumers using PayPay), B2B (merchants accepting PayPay), and internal (development services for the parent company) - **Mission**: “Make the #1 FinTech company in Japan” – driven by a user-first, technology-first philosophy. ## Products & Services - **PayPay App**: The flagship mobile payment service in Japan, enabling QR code payments, tax/bill payments, online shopping, restaurant/hotel bookings, and financial services (banking, securities, loans, insurance). The India office develops and enhances this product in parallel with teams in Japan and Canada. - **PayPay for Merchants**: Payment acceptance solutions for businesses of all sizes. - **PayPay Financial Platform**: A growing ecosystem including fund transfers, credit card handling, bank agency services, and more (PayPay Corporation is licensed for multiple financial services). ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (PayPay Corporation is private; parent SoftBank Group is public, but no separate valuation for PayPay India). - **Key Metric**: PayPay Corporation has **over 70 million users** (as of July 2025) and captured **two-thirds of the code payment market in Japan**. PayPay India’s team has grown to **over 60 employees** (as of April 2024) and is actively hiring. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: PayPay Corporation is backed by SoftBank Group and Z Holdings (Yahoo Japan). The initial technology partnership was with Paytm (India). - **Growth Signals**: Renamed from “Pay2 Development Center” to “PayPay India” in May 2024 to accelerate local hiring and development. The team is expanding rapidly, with a focus on building a parallel development system alongside Japan and Canada. ## Competitive Advantages - **Dominant Market Position**: PayPay is the #1 mobile payment platform in Japan, giving the India team direct impact on a massive, real-world financial ecosystem. - **Access to Cutting-Edge Fintech**: The India office works on the same codebase and technology stack as the core product, with exposure to advanced payment infrastructure, security, and scalability challenges. - **Global, Diverse Team**: Engineers from over 50 nationalities collaborate across Japan, Canada, and India, fostering a multicultural, innovation-driven environment. - **User-First Culture**: The “PayPay 5 senses” framework ensures every decision prioritizes user experience and speed. ## Strategic Focus - **Scale the India Development Center**: Aggressively hire top engineering talent to accelerate product development and improve quality. - **Parallel Development Model**: Work alongside Japan and Canada teams to build and release features faster, maintaining the rapid iteration pace that PayPay is known for. - **Expand the Financial Platform**: Continue adding new services (banking, insurance, investments) to transform PayPay into a comprehensive financial life platform. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: “USER FIRST AND TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN” – a fast-paced, ownership-driven environment where engineers are empowered to challenge the status quo. The “PayPay 5 senses” (e.g., “Be obsessed with users”, “Move fast”) guide daily work. - **Work Policy**: Emphasizes a “work style unrestricted by place or time” – remote/hybrid flexibility is likely, with a focus on output over hours. - **Diversity**: Colleagues from ~50 countries, with English as a common language. The India office is a key part of a global engineering network. - **Impact**: Work on a product used by 70M+ people, with the goal of replacing cash – a massive, meaningful challenge. - **Growth**: Rapid hiring and promotion opportunities as the India office scales from 60+ employees to a much larger team. ## Sources 1. [paypay.co.in](https://paypay.co.in/) – Company overview and product description 2. [paypay.co.in/about](https://paypay.co.in/about/) – About page with location, representative, founding date 3. [paypay.co.in/career](https://paypay.co.in/career/) – Careers page with culture and hiring focus 4. [paypay.co.in/career/about](https://paypay.co.in/career/about/) – Detailed about page for careers, including mission and team composition 5. [about.paypay.ne.jp](https://about.paypay.ne.jp/en/pr/20240607/01/) – Press release on name change to PayPay India Private Limited, team size, and background ## Other roles at PayPay India - [05. 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