Only applicants residing in Japan are eligible to apply.

Overview

With the mission of 'Money Forward. Move your life forward.', Money Forward offers a wide range of services and products, including personal household accounting and asset management services, back-office SaaS services for corporations, and Fintech promotion services for financial institutions, catering to both B2C and B2B markets.

The Money Forward Business Company, which we are currently recruiting for, operates the corporate back-office SaaS service 'Money Forward Cloud,' which accounts for more than 60% of the Money Forward Group's revenue. This service integrates various back-office data, automates tasks, and streamlines cumbersome accounting and HR operations.

'Money Forward Cloud,' which offers more than 30 services, is strengthening its platform engineering team to create an environment where service developers can focus on delivering more value to users. By centrally managing the complexity of combined experiences and data integration, we aim to reduce the cognitive load on service developers and improve the overall product quality across the company.

Responsibilities and Duties

■ Assigned Department: MFBC-CTO Office, Frontend Promotion Department

As the frontend team of the cross-development organization (MFBC-CTO Office) responsible for the Business domain of the Money Forward Group, we address cross-cutting frontend challenges, including the construction and operation of a design system that serves as the foundation for UI development across services.

Through activities to expand the introduction of the design system to over 30 products, which have varying levels of technology and UI quality, we aim to improve basic qualities such as UI development productivity, consistency, and accessibility. Additionally, by strengthening collaboration with developers and designers from each team, we will enhance knowledge sharing and information dissemination related to frontend, thereby boosting the overall frontend development capabilities of the organization.

Responsibilities include:

• Building and operating the design system (Money Forward UI) for Money Forward Cloud
• Strengthening collaboration with engineers, designers, and PdMs of each product through the expansion of the design system
• Standardizing policies and processes in the frontend domain and UI development across MFBC
• Promoting accessibility improvements throughout the company
• Continuously sharing knowledge and disseminating information related to frontend technology
• Forming and activating the internal frontend engineer community

Required Skills and Experience

• Over 3 years of experience as a web application engineer
• Over 3 years of experience using React and TypeScript professionally
• Deep understanding of HTML/CSS/JavaScript
• Basic understanding of web accessibility

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience in building or promoting the introduction of a design system
• Experience in improving product web accessibility or raising team members' awareness of accessibility
• Project management experience
• People management experience in development teams
• Experience in software architecture design
• Experience in designing and developing web APIs
• Experience in web application development using frameworks like Next.js, Vite, React Router
• 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. 

Language Requirements

• Business-level English proficiency (equivalent to TOEIC score of 700 or higher)
• Business-level Japanese proficiency (equivalent to JLPT N2 or higher)
  • Ability to speak Japanese smoothly with designers, PdM, etc.

Technology Stack・Tools Used

• TypeScript, React, HTML, CSS
• Next.js, Vite, React Router
• Panda CSS, Tailwind CSS
• Vitest, Jest, Storybook, Chromatic
• Node.js, pnpm
• Repository management: GitHub
• UI design: Figma
• Project management: Jira
• Communication: Slack, Zoom, 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.