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Job ID : 1600134 Date Updated : June 29th, 2026
Senior Java Engineer - Payments Lead

Senior Java Engineer - Lead Payments Gateway Design

Location Tokyo - 23 Wards
Job Type Temporary
Salary 6 million yen ~ 8 million yen

Job Description

This role offers the opportunity to lead core design and development for a high-traffic payment gateway within a global platform environment. You will act as a hands-on technical leader, driving both system quality and team capability through design excellence and execution.

Client Details

Our client is a large, global technology-driven organization within the e-commerce and fintech space. They operate highly scalable platforms supporting international payment services and are known for strong engineering standards and secure system architecture.

Description

Design & Development

  • Lead basic design for new features and payment system integrations (architecture, components, database schema)
  • Define and maintain coding standards and design guidelines
  • Develop, test, and deploy production-grade Java applications end-to-end
Review & Quality Improvement
  • Review system designs to identify structural risks early
  • Conduct code reviews with a focus on maintainability, correctness, and security
  • Provide clear, actionable feedback to support team learning and improvement
  • Identify recurring issues and formalize solutions through documentation
Team Enablement
  • Bridge the gap between architecture and implementation across teams
  • Support engineers and team leads in aligning design intent with execution
  • Elevate overall engineering quality through mentorship and technical leadership

Job Offer

  • Opportunity to design and influence mission-critical payment systems
  • Senior-level ownership with real impact on platform quality and scalability
  • Collaborative engineering culture focused on continuous improvement

To apply online please click the 'Apply' button below. For a confidential discussion about this role please contact Serena Wu on +81 3 6627 6137.

General Requirements

Minimum Experience Level No experience
Career Level Mid Career
Minimum English Level Fluent
Minimum Japanese Level Basic
Minimum Education Level Bachelor's Degree
Visa Status Permission to work in Japan required

Required Skills

  • 8+ years of Java development experience
  • Proven track record delivering production systems in high-traffic, transaction-critical environments
  • Strong capability in leading system design (architecture, components, database schema)
  • Experience conducting code reviews and enforcing coding standards
  • Ability to quickly understand and assess unfamiliar codebases
Preferred Skills
  • Experience with payment gateway systems or financial integrations
  • Familiarity with Spring (MVC/Boot), MyBatis, JUnit/Mockito
  • Experience with DevOps tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git, Gradle)
  • Agile/Scrum development experience
  • AWS or other cloud infrastructure experience
Language Requirements
  • English: Business level (e.g., TOEIC 800+)
  • Japanese: Not required (conversational level is a plus)

Job Location

  • Tokyo - 23 Wards

Work Conditions

Job Type Temporary
Salary 6 million yen ~ 8 million yen
Industry Internet, Web Services

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