Overview

Since our founding in 2012, Money Forward has rapidly ascended to become one of Japan's leading financial technology companies. With a diverse portfolio of products, our B2B SaaS alone serves over 200,000 paying users.

Our Sole Proprietor Development Department is dedicated to the mission of "Moving work and life forward for individual workers." We envision a world where individual workers are liberated from the challenges of business operations and financial concerns, empowering them to work with passion and efficiency.

We work closely with product managers and designers to deliver a user-friendly product, aiming to reduce the burden on users. Our commitment often extends beyond product development as we engage in innovative projects to fulfill our mission.

Money Forward ME, Japan's largest household accounting service, is a prime example of a service that allows users to complete their tax filings without hassle or confusion.

In response to the evolving landscape of the "increase in Sole Proprietor 2.0" and the "increase in the population with side jobs," we plan to develop features in collaboration with Money Forward ME targeting sole proprietors and people with side jobs, as well as develop mobile apps that can handle tax filing processes.

Responsibility

You will be responsible for the overall development and operation of an Android app, "Money Forward Cloud Tax Return". The app provides features that cover most of the sole proprietors’ business, from starting their activity, handling their accounting, to their tax filing.We are looking for a professional who can develop integration features with Money Forward ME and other Money Forward services to enhance its value for sole proprietors. This role also includes reviewing and optimizing the app's architecture as well as implementing process improvements. While knowledge of accounting is beneficial, our team includes many domain experts, such as tax accountants and certified public accountants, ensuring you have ample support to get up to speed.

Daily Responsibilities

• Design and develop our Android app to increase the value of Money Forward Cloud for our users
• Maximize team performance via development process improvements
• Propose and implement improvement measures based on data utilization, and hypothesis verification through log analysis
• Choose appropriate technologies and architecture designs in response to rapidly changing situations

Workflow

Daily progress checks and mutual support using Kanban
Regular team retrospectives and KPT (Keep, Problem, Try)
Continuous improvement of products that do not directly contribute to KPIs

What You Can Gain from This Position

• The ability to propose improvement measures using qualitative and quantitative information such as data analysis and user interview results
• You will gain insights in building new systems and processes and work on team building in the growing organization.
• Depending on what your expectations are, we would encourage you to also work on iOS, Rails, TypeScript, etc. development.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of practical experience as an Android app engineer (6 years is preferable)
• Knowledge of Kotlin, Kotlin Coroutines
• Knowledge of Jetpack Compose
• Development experience using a design pattern such as MVVM
• Practical experience of reviewing code

Language Requirement

• English: Fluent in both written and spoken
• Japanese: None

Nice-to-have

Any of the following would be a plus:

• Development experience with iOS apps or web applications
• Experience in developing Web APIs
• Knowledge of GraphQL
• Knowledge of Material design
• Knowledge of design tools such as Figma
• Knowledge of unit testing / UI testing and testing strategies
• Practical experience in team development such as Scrum or other agile development methodologies
• Japanese fluency

Tech Stack & Tools

Language: Kotlin
UI: Jetpack Compose + XML views
Architecture: MVVM
Project Management: Asana
Communication Tools: GitHub
CI/CD: Firebase App Distribution, CircleCI, GitHub Actions
Development Environment: Android Studio
Communication Tools: Slack, Zoom, Kibela

Location, Work Style Policy

• Location: Tokyo, Japan
• Hybrid Work
  • As a standard practice, a minimum of 2 days work from office attendance is mandatory, designated as team office days. All employees are encouraged to spend 3 or more days in the office.
  • The specific "team office days" may vary depending on the assigned team.
  • This policy may be subject to change based on the company's needs and work circumstances.

Working hours

Flexible Working Hours (No core time)

Vacations

• Two days off per week (Saturday and Sunday)
• Japanese national holidays (16 national holidays in 2021)
• Paid holiday: 10 days (first year) *Number of paid holidays increases (+1 day) every year up to 20 days a year.
• Summer vacation days: 3 days
• Winter vacations days: 2 days

Benefit

• Medical insurance
• Employee stock ownership plan
• Full transportation coverage
• The latest computer (Unlimited upgrade or purchase when needed for development is　available upon approval.)
• Seminar participation support
• Book purchases
• Copyright of OSS belongs to individuals

Relocation Support for Overseas Candidates

• Communication Support
  • Online Japanese learning sessions are available for Japanese begginers
    • Terakoya (Japanese study buddy program)
    • In-house Translation & Interpretation team
  • Active English-speaking employee community within the company
  • Culture and Language exchange events
• Relocation Support
  • Visa sponsorship and assistance are available for all eligible person
  • Flight tickets (for employee and their dependent family)
  • Airport pick-up
  • Temporary fully furnished apartment
    • 1st month: free
    • 2nd and 3rd month - corporate discount available upon request
  • Relocation bonus for initial life setup
  • Settling-in support after arrival in Japan
    • City office and bank account opening tour
    • Information sharing about mobile plans, credit card applications, etc..