Senior Data Science Engineer / Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Applied Insights)

About PayPay

PayPay is a FinTech company that has grown to over 70M (as of July 2025) users since its launch in 2018. Our team is hugely diverse with members from over 50 different countries.

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 realize 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. We are looking for people who can embrace this challenge, refresh the product at breakneck speed and promote PayPay with professionalism and passion.

※ Please note that you cannot apply or be selected in parallel with PayPay Corporation, PayPay Card Corporation and PayPay Securities Corporation.

Job Description

PayPay's growth is driving a rapid expansion of PayPay product teams, and the need for a robust data platform that drives cutting-edge data science and powers machine learning innovations is more critical than ever in order to support our growing business needs. We are looking for a Senior Data Science Engineer or Senior Machine Learning Engineer for the Applied Insights department.

Team Missions

The team's primary focus is building and deploying models that directly power PayPay products, with secondary responsibility for experimentation and data-driven insights.

The team drives product improvements by engineering systems founded on a scientific understanding of user and merchant behavior.

The scope of work spans engineering, product science, data science, machine learning, statistical inference, optimization, and BI analytics.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end design, implementation, evaluation, and maintenance of machine learning models for prediction, recommendation, anti-fraud, etc. from problem framing to production

Lead architectural decisions for data science systems. Process, analyze, and visualize user and merchant data, providing data-driven insights that influence product strategy for technical and business divisions.

Collaborate with data engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to build robust production systems

Required Qualifications

Bachelors in a quantitative field such as Computer Science, Machine Learning, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Physics, or equivalent

Verbal and written communication skills in English. English is the primary working language for the team; Japanese is beneficial for cross-functional collaboration.

More than five years of work experience as a data scientist, machine learning engineer, or equivalent role

Experience in Python and SQL (any variant)

Preferred Qualifications

Masters or PhD in a quantitative field such as Computer Science, Machine Learning, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Physics, or equivalent

More than seven years of experience as a data scientist, machine learning engineer, or equivalent role

Experience with Big Data technologies like BigQuery, Spark, Hadoop, AWS Redshift, Kafka, or Kinesis streaming

Experience with recommendation systems, deep learning, NLP, optimization, or anti-fraud systems

Experience with AWS services such as Glue, SageMaker, Athena, and S3

Experience with Databricks or Snowflake

Experience designing and conducting A/B and hypothesis tests

Experience building and maintaining microservices

Verbal and written communication skills in Japanese

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 ※ You will be expected to work in the office, 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 + 1h break (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

Other Information:

PayPay Inside-Out (Corporate Blog) /JP

PayPay Inside-out (Corporate Blog) /ENG

PayPay Product Blog /JP

PayPay Product Blog /ENG

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