Data Engineer (Data Strategy Office)

Tokyo
Partial Remote
Full-time
May 16, 2025

【Only applicants residing in Japan are eligible to apply.】

Overview

Since its establishment in December 2020, the Data Engineering Department has been responsible for building and maintaining the infrastructure for data analysis and MLOps, aiming to achieve an "Autonomous Back Office" and "Data Democratization."

We have a department focused on data utilization, and we are also actively hiring and training data analysts and analytics engineers within our product divisions. Our goal is to provide a strong foundation that allows data users to focus on core themes such as analysis and ML.

Responsibility

Develop and operate cross-company data infrastructure.
Manage data integration and data pipelines.
Aggregate data from various internal products, services, and CRM tools into a data lake.
Appropriately distribute the data collected in the data lake to analysis and ML platforms.
Build and maintain data analysis infrastructure.
Optimize DWH performance.
Ensure data quality.

Required Skills and Experience

Development experience with Python
Development and operational experience using AWS and Google Cloud

Preferred Skills and Experience

Experience in developing data lake and DWH infrastructure.
Experience in developing web applications.
Experience in data processing with distributed systems.
Experience in database performance tuning.
Experience in AI development and/or experience in using AI tools to improve development processes.
Money Forward recently announced our AI Strategy roadmap which focuses on improving AI-driven operational efficiencies, as well as integrating AI agents into our products to deliver better value to our users. (More information here)

Who we are looking for

Someone who strongly resonates with Money Forward's vision.
Someone who sees the potential in Money Forward's data.
Someone committed to contributing to the team and society.

Tech Stack

Main languages: Python, SQL
Cloud: AWS, Google Cloud, Azure
ETL: AWS DMS, AWS Glue, Cloud Composer, Apache Airflow, Trocco, Databricks, Fivetran
DWH/Analytics environment: BigQuery, Databricks

Tools

Configuration management: Terraform
CI/CD: GitHub Actions
Monitoring and logging: Datadog, Cloud Monitoring, CloudWatch
Project management: JIRA Cloud, Miro
Documentation: Kibela, Google Workspace

Required Language Skills

Japanese Language Proficiency: Not required
English Language Proficiency: Business level
- Ability to perform the main duties listed above smoothly in English
- Includes conducting interviews and people management tasks in English

*Presentation of quantitative evaluation information equivalent to a TOEIC score of 700 or higher is required
*If you have other qualifications or experiences that demonstrate your English proficiency, please consult with us
Examples: EIKEN Pre-1st Grade, EIKEN 2nd Grade (EIKEN CSE Score 1950 or higher), TOEFL iBT 60 or higher, IELTS 5.0 or higher, Cambridge English FCE, etc.
*Other qualifications or experiences that demonstrate English proficiency are negotiable
*Candidates who do not possess qualifications equivalent to a TOEIC score of 700 or higher will be required to take a company-designated test during the selection process (generally expected after the first interview)

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.

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About Money Forward

Money Forward, founded in 2012, strives to deliver exceptional value to users in various business domains. As a leading FinTech company, we offer over 40 services, ranging from personal finance management to B2B SaaS products.

We have been growing rapidly, and we are expanding our global hiring to help further expand the company. That means that we are open to hiring those with limited or no Japanese language proficiency.

Money Forward is one of Japan's hottest FinTech companies and it is now a great opportunity to be a part of one of our continued growths!

Paid Leave
- Saturday and Sunday
- Japanese national holidays
- Paid holiday: 10 days (first year) *The number of paid holidays increases by 1 day every year up to 20 days a year.
- Summer vacation days: 3 days
- Winter vacations days: 2 days
Benefits
🚃 Commuter allowance

💟 Comprehensive Health Insurance Coverage

🩺 Annual medical check-up

💻 Supply of necessary equipment (PC, Monitor, Keyboard, etc.)

📕 Support for purchasing necessary books and learning materials

💜 Internal study sessions to enhance technical knowledge and skills

💛 Support for attending conferences or seminars
Remote Work
Money Forward requires 1 in-office day per week (so up to 4 days per week of remote work).
Work style
In terms of work hours, Money Forward offers a full flex time schedule. There may be core time in certain circumstances (e.g., new grad positions), but for mid-level or above, there is no core time for engineering or product teams. In that case, your work hours will be completely flexible.
Our Culture

In 2016, we created our MVVC (Mission, Vision, Values, Culture) to unite our members under a common language, and to express the values we wished to emphasize in the way we approach our work.

Imposing specific ideas of how we “should be” often leaves a gap between what people are asked to do and how they feel. We want each member of Money Forward to interpret our Values and Culture for themselves, adapting their own approach to embodying our MVVC on their own terms.

In this way, our Culture takes shape through gathering everyone’s ideas about “how we want to be”.

As all members feel personally involved in creating our Culture, the MVVC have received much love over the past seven years.

Even if our Culture needs to be updated over time, one thing we will never change is the idea of “let’s make it together”, where each of our members has a hand in co-creating who we are as a company.

Mission

Money Forward. Move your life forward.

Vision

Becoming the financial platform for all

Values

User Focus, Tech & Design, Fairness

Culture

Speed, Professional, Teamwork, Respect, Evolution, Fun

🌏 Globalization

Objective
- Hire talented and diverse engineers globally
- Expand into a global tech company and deliver more enhanced value to users
Target
- Establish English as the common language across all engineering teams in the company
- Target Completion: By the end of 2024
Achievements so far
- 100+ Non-Japanese members from 20+ countries are currently working in the company
- No Japanese language proficiency required for candidates in many departments
- Launched an in-house English training program for Japanese employees 💙🌏
Interview: How Money Forward built an English-first team in Japan
- Money Forward’s English Transformation: A Blueprint for Engineering Teams in Japan in 2025
- エンジニア採用の未来：マネーフォワードが挑んだ「エンジニア組織完全英語化」の真相
Article by CEO Yosuke Tsuji
- Money Forward AI Vision 2025