Engineering Manager (Digital Bank)

Background for Recruitment

As a new initiative, Money Forward has begun considering the provision of BaaS/digital banking in collaboration with Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. 

We are currently seeking an Engineering Manager.

We are looking for colleagues to join us in this challenging project at the forefront of the industry, establishing a digital bank and building the financial systems of the future together.

Main Responsibilities

• Build and manage development teams across three countries: Japan, India, and Vietnam
• Lead the team to develop the digital bank system from scratch
• Design and develop systems with modern architecture using cloud infrastructure
• Regularly communicate with development team members to resolve technical issues, manage progress, and ensure quality
• Design system operations and maintenance with a view from the development stage to post-release
• After release, efficiently and safely conduct additional system development, operations, and maintenance

Required Skills and Experience

• Over 10 years of development experience and more than 3 years of engineering management experience
• Practical experience leading a development team of 30 or more members
• Experience in backend system development using Java or similar
• Practical experience related to frontend technologies such as Angular or NodeJS
• Experience with authentication and authorization technologies like OAuth 2.0, OIDC
• Experience in system development and operation using cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)
• Problem-solving skills and leadership for team management

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience in developing, operating, and maintaining mission-critical business systems in financial institutions (especially core banking systems)
• Knowledge and experience in collaboration with financial institutions and regulatory compliance (experience interacting with the Financial Services Agency is a plus)
• Project experience using Mambu
• Experience implementing continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD)
• Experience in building teams and operational flows based on DevOps culture
• Experience in AI development or development using AI tools
• As announced in Money Forward AI Vision 2025, Money Forward is working on business efficiency using AI and plans to introduce AI agents in all products in the future

Language Requirements

• Japanese: Business level
• English: Business level 

Ideal Candidates

• Those who want to build a new banking system from scratch in a challenging environment
• Individuals with the passion and execution ability to act from a user perspective and solve problems
• Those who can demonstrate technical leadership while collaborating with a global development team
• Individuals who aim for continuous improvement and can support team growth while valuing personal growth