Engineering Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 2, 2026. First seen by Alion on May 7, 2024. paypaysec.com scores D on the Alion truth index.
About PayPay Securities
PayPay is a FinTech company that has surpassed 75 million users (as of August 2026) since its launch in 2018, is rapidly expanding its business scale as a payment platform used by approximately one out of every two smartphone users in Japan.
PayPay Securities Corporation provides a unique and familiar asset management service that anyone can easily use in their daily lives as a specialized smartphone brokerage firm that can be used through PayPay.
As a member of the PayPay Group, we are refining our products at an overwhelming speed that no other company can imitate, and we will promote the spread of cashless payments in Japan and the financial life platform that uses them at a dash. We are looking for people who are passionate about these things as professionals, who can identify issues on their own, and who can work together with others to create new value.
※ Please note that you cannot apply or be selected in parallel with PayPay Corporation, PayPay Card Corporation and PayPay Securities Corporation.
Job Description
PayPay Securities, as an important part of PayPay’s financial ecosystem, has launched “Point Management” with over 10 million users and “PayPay Asset Management, the first initiative in Japan that enables asset management on a payment application. Now that the business foundation of the financial ecosystem is finally in place, we intend to expand our business to change the structure of asset management in Japan, with the main target being those who have not yet started asset management or were not interested in it before.
To achieve our goal, PayPay Securities is preparing to bring in technical talents not only from Japan but also globally, just as we have done with PayPay’s product division. As an Engineering Manager, you will be collaborating with engineers, designers and QAs, and working in an environment where you can be one of the founding members to build up a new organization within PayPay Securities.
※ Please note that this job is for Japan Residents Only
Highlights of the opportunity:
- Be part of the team to build up a new organization and environment
- Develop skills in making business plans from a high perspective, through the high-level coordination with departments and affiliated companies within PayPay Group to support the top management’s decision
- Gain experience in a company that aiming to be the pioneer in the market to provide a brand new Mobile Securities services, which never had before during the era of Financial reformation
- Able to utilize PayPay’s services and user base
Responsibilities:
- Manage a team of Engineers responsible for the timely and high quality delivery of a product or project
- Leads the team in daily tasks, prioritizing tasks and making decisions based on changing business priorities
- Structures and facilitates team workflow and development and operational processes
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand requirements and reflect them in the team’s technical requirements
- Conduct 1-on-1s and performance evaluations with team members, takes responsibility for team output, and facilitates team evolution and member growth
- Plans future resource requirements and conducts recruiting activities
Qualifications:
- Professional experience in a technical management or leadership role
- Have a technical mindset and understand complex systems design
- Be solutions oriented
- Positive thinking and ability to maintain high performance in a fast-paced environment
- Have excellent oral, written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
- Business level in either English or Japanese (Native Japanese speaker or JLPT N1 equivalent)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Development and Management experience in the Securities and Financial industry
- In-house service operation experience
The ideal candidates at PayPay Securities
Working Conditions
Employment Status
- Full Time
Office Location
- Hybrid Workstyle (flexible working style including Remote and office) ※There are no fixed rules regarding office attendance in Product group; it depends on each individual's discretion.
Work Hours
- Super Flex Time (No Core Time)
- In principle, 9:00am-5:45pm + 1h break (actual working hours: 7h45m + 1h break)
Holidays
- Every Sat/Sun/National holidays (In Japan)
- Summer break (2 days / generally taken between July 1st and September 30th / subject to change depending on month of employment)
- Year-end and New Year holidays (12/31-1/3)
Paid leave
- Annual paid leave (1 to 10 days depending on the month of joining will be granted upon employment date)
Salary
- Annual salary paid in 12 installments (monthly)
- Based on skills, experience and abilities
- Review once a year
- Overtime allowance, Late overtime allowance, Commuting and transportation expenses, Work style support allowance
Benefits
- Social Insurances (Health insurance, Employee pension, Employment insurance and Industrial accident compensation insurance)
- 401K