Engineering Manager, Money Forward HOME

Mission of Money Forward

At Money Forward, we have infused the values we’ve cherished since our founding into our mission. Please take a moment to check out our Mission, Vision, and Values.

About Money Forward Home

Money Forward Home Co., Ltd. was established as a joint venture between Money Forward, Inc. and Sumitomo Mitsui Card Co., Ltd., and began its joint business on December 2, 2024. We aim to solve more customers' financial issues by integrating and maximizing the value of various personal financial services provided by Money Forward with cutting-edge cashless services based on digital technology offered by Sumitomo Mitsui Card and comprehensive financial services for individuals called 'Olive' provided by the SMBC Group.

About Money Forward Home

The main service of Money Forward Home Co., Ltd., "Money Forward ME," is a household budgeting and asset management app that ranks No. 1 in usage and recognition (※1). It has steadily grown, with a cumulative user base of 16.1 million and 597,000 paying users. The core functionality of "Money Forward ME" is built on aggregation technology, which automatically retrieves data such as balances and transaction histories by linking with accounts from banks, credit cards, and securities. The service is created based on data obtained through this aggregation and data manually entered by users.

About Money Forward ME

※1: Research commissioned to: Macromill, Inc. / Survey target and number of respondents: 1,034 users of household budgeting apps aged 20-60, 1,034 users of asset management apps aged 20-60 / Survey period: Household budgeting apps from August 13, 2024, to August 14, 2024, asset management apps from August 13, 2024, to August 16, 2024 / Survey method: Internet research / Household budgeting apps refer to apps that allow users to manage their household budgets using smartphones or tablets. Asset management apps refer to apps that allow users to centrally manage multiple assets using smartphones or tablets.

*This position is employed by Money Forward, Inc. and seconded to Money Forward Home Co., Ltd., with evaluation systems and benefits aligned with Money Forward.

Overview

Money Forward ME is entering its next stage of growth by transferring its development and operational functions to a joint venture to provide new financial services in collaboration with the SMBC Group's "Olive" and "V Points." 

In this period of transformation, we are facing many challenges while seizing significant opportunities as well. We are looking for individuals who can respond flexibly to these challenges and enjoy working in a dynamic environment. The role of the Engineering Manager is particularly crucial, and we expect you to act as a successor to the current head of the development department, overseeing the entire department and demonstrating leadership in the near future.

Main Responsibilities

• Team Building
  • Build a team to maximize the output of the engineering team by enhancing both quality and productivity.
• People Management
  • Improve the growth environment for individual engineers within a global engineering team, including their development, evaluation, and recruitment.
• Project Management
  • Take ownership of projects involving the Product Development Department, and spearhead coordination within the engineering organization.
  • Collaborate with various counterparts, including the engineering, business, and PdM teams, to manage projects and drive them to a successful completion.

Required Skills and Experience

• Experience with people management in an engineering organization of 5 or more, including their development, evaluation and recruitment.
• Over 5 years of professional experience as an engineer.
• Experience in driving projects forward by collaborating with multinational development teams in English.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience as Tech Lead, or in Engineering Management in a development organization of 10 or more several dozen people.
• Experience in designing, developing, and operating cloud infrastructure.
• Experience in designing, developing, and operating microservices.
• Experience in speaking at or organizing study sessions and conferences.

Technical Stack

• Languages : Ruby, Java, Kotlin, Swift
• Frameworks : Ruby on Rails, SpringBoot
• Databases : MySQL
• Infrastructure/Middleware : AWS (EKS, S3, RDS, etc...), GCP (BigQuery, Firebase), Cloudflare, Kubernetes, Envoy, Nginx, Redis, Memcached, HAProxy
• IaC : Terraform

Tools used

• Source Code Management : GitHub
• CI/CD : CircleCI, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Bitrise, Terraform Cloud
• Monitoring : Datadog, Rollbar
• Communication : Slack, Zoom
• Project Management : JIRA

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: Latest CPU-equipped PC (macOS or Windows). Customization and replacement to the latest OS are possible according to business requirements.
• System for improving the development environment: Necessary peripherals (display, mouse, keyboard, etc.) can be purchased as equipment. Generally, you can choose from standard catalog products, but non-catalog products can also be requested if conditions are met.
• Money Forward Library: A library system with free lending of books from technical to management books. Desired books can be purchased at company expense.
• Referral-driven: Support for meal expenses for referral recruitment and a reward system for referrers.
• Conference participation support: Partial company coverage for participation in domestic and international conferences such as RubyKaigi and Google I/O.

Language Skills Required

• Japanese:
  • Not mandatory for work, but willingness to learn Japanese is desired.
• English:
  • Business Level (TOEIC 700+)

(Note: If you have other qualifications or experiences demonstrating English proficiency, such as EIKEN Pre-1, EIKEN 2nd Grade (CSE score 1950+), TOEFL iBT 60+, IELTS 5.0+, or Cambridge FCE.), feel free to discuss with us, 

For those without a TOEIC 700+ equivalent score, they will be asked to take a designated test during the interview process (generally after the first interview).