Overview

Money Forward is dedicated to transforming people's lives by offering innovative SaaS applications that streamline back-office operations, eliminate non-essential tasks, and significantly improve the quality and efficiency of work. In the HR domain, we offer a suite of seven products designed to meet diverse organizational needs:

• Money Forward Cloud Payroll
• Money Forward Cloud My Number
• Money Forward Cloud Attendance
• Money Forward Cloud Social Insurance
• Money Forward Cloud HRIS (Human Resource Information System)
• Money Forward Cloud Tax Adjustment
• Money Forward Cloud Corporate Housing Benefits

Since its launch in 2021, Money Forward Cloud HRS has experienced rapid user base expansion and is currently in a dynamic growth phase. Our development plan focuses on implementing advanced features, such as granular permissions management and enhanced custom items, while also improving performance and optimizing architecture for large-scale enterprises.

As the Engineering Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving the success of our expanding engineering team. You will oversee and lead the development efforts of several key products, ensuring their continued growth, innovation, and excellence. Collaborating closely with leaders and Product Managers from various development teams, you will employ strategic initiatives to address challenges and drive solutions. This role requires a decisive individual capable of envisioning and facilitating the future growth of our development organization, which is expected to expand by 35% within the year.

Responsibilities and Duties

Drawing upon your extensive experience in managing a development organization and the product development, you will assume the following roles and responsibilities within the HR engineering organization:

• Lead and Oversee Development: Guide the development of HR domain products, ensuring alignment with the product roadmap and organizational goals.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams to address technical challenges, optimize resource allocation, and drive hiring processes.
• Strategic Growth and Productivity: Develop and implement strategies to enhance productivity and foster growth within the engineering organization, focusing on scalability for large enterprises.
• Consensus Building: Facilitate mutual understanding and consensus-building across the development organization, including non-engineering stakeholders, to ensure cohesive project execution.
• Mentorship and Development: Mentor and develop team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth, and identifying potential leaders for future roles.
• Engineering Excellence: Ensure rigorous engineering practices and maintain high standards of execution across diverse projects, aligning with business and customer requirements.
• Supportive Team Environment: Create an environment where team members feel encouraged to share their ideas and pursue professional growth.

Required Skills and Experience

• Proven experience in leading and managing a development team of more than 10 people.
• Approximately 5+ years of experience in web service development as an engineer.
• Strong strategic planning and decision-making skills with an organizational impact.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence outcomes across multiple teams and cross-functional partners.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience managing global teams and fostering cross-cultural collaboration.
• Strong track record of managing engineering teams, including hiring, evaluation, and training, in a development organization of several dozen people.
• Proficiency in developing services using Ruby on Rails.
• Experience designing, developing, and operating cloud infrastructure, focusing on platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Experience in microservice design, development, and operation.
• Experience in presenting at and organizing workshops and conferences related to the field.
• Familiarity with Scrum and Agile development methodologies.

Language Requirements

• English: Business Level 
• Japanese: Business Level

Technology Stack

• Backend: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, GraphQL, gRPC, Sidekiq Pro, RSpec, Kotlin
• Frontend: TypeScript,Next.js,Vue.js, Nuxt.js, Bootstrap-vue, Vue apollo, Jest
• Infrastructure: Amazon EKS, Aurora, ElastiCache, S3 etc
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform

Tools Used

• Repositories: GitHub
• Project management: JIRA
• Monitoring: Datadog, Rollbar
• CI/CD: CircleCI, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions
• Communication Tools: Zoom, Slack, Figma, Miro

Work Environment

At Money Forward, we provide an environment where we can create world-class services together, and we are looking forward to welcoming you.

• Provided PC Specs: We provide PCs equipped with the latest CPUs (MacOS or Windows). Custom-made PCs tailored to business requirements and replacements with the latest OS are also possible.
• Systems to Enhance the Development Environment: Peripheral devices necessary for work (such as displays, mice, keyboards) can be purchased as office supplies. Generally, you can choose from standard products (catalog), and if conditions are met, you can apply for non-standard products as well.
• Money Forward Library: We have a library system where you can freely borrow books, ranging from technical books to management books. Desired books can be purchased at the company's expense.
• Referral Driven: We cover the cost of recruitment meals. There is a referral reward system.
• Conference Participation Support: The company partially covers participation in domestic and international conferences, such as RubyKaigi and Google I/O.