Overview

At Money Forward Inc., we are dedicated to transforming financial services using advanced technology. With over 50 services for individuals and businesses, including popular products like "Money Forward ME" and "Money Forward Cloud," we help make managing money easier. We use cutting-edge "account aggregation" technology to gather user data, turning it into useful insights for our customers.

Our department leads the way in using the latest technologies to improve our products. We focus on solving engineering problems across the company and increasing the value of our services. In the future, we aim to boost productivity by driving standardization efforts, addressing technical debt, and developing common platforms that can be used across the organization.

We are looking for engineers with expertise in designing and building reliable, efficient solutions that enhance user experience and support our growth. A key part of this role is driving standardization initiatives across our platforms. You will have the opportunity to apply your expertise to tackle evolving challenges in technology, society, and finance, while contributing to the development of essential infrastructure services and helping to expand our business.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Set project specifications and guide the technical direction of initiatives, ensuring alignment with overall business goals.
• Establish and maintain a framework of technical standards and procedures to ensure consistency across projects and teams.
• Oversee the quality of software and system modifications, ensuring that all changes meet high standards of performance, security, and reliability.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members, especially during troubleshooting and problem-solving efforts.
• Analyze existing operations to identify risks, inefficiencies, and redundancies, and develop strategies to address them.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments to design innovative solutions that enhance system efficiency, scalability, and reliability.
• Gain extensive business knowledge, particularly in managing data systems through account aggregation and applying this knowledge across services.
• Contribute to the planning and implementation of infrastructure measures that enhance service stability and support long-term technological and operational goals.
• Lead and drive standardization efforts across the organization to ensure cohesive and efficient engineering practices.

Qualification

• 10+ years of experience in the development and operation of medium to large-scale web services, with a strong foundation in Golang.
• Proven expertise in designing and implementing Web APIs and microservices, ensuring they are scalable, robust, and aligned with industry best practices.
• Deep knowledge of relational databases and data modeling, with extensive experience in SQL and database design.
• Extensive experience in cloud computing, particularly with AWS, and a track record of building and managing cloud-based systems.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to lead and drive standardization initiatives across teams and projects.
• Experience in software architecture and systems testing, with a focus on ensuring the scalability, performance, and reliability of solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical guidance, mentor engineers, and make critical decisions essential for successful project management and execution.
• Wide knowledge base across various technologies, with the ability to apply this knowledge to lead and collaborate on cross-functional initiatives.
• Effective communication skills for collaborating across organizational boundaries and managing inter-team projects.
• Proven leadership in managing and mentoring teams, fostering growth, and promoting best practices within the engineering organization.

Nice-to-have

• Experience with Kafka and message-driven architectures, enabling efficient, scalable, and decoupled system design.
• Familiarity with Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles, allowing for better alignment of software design with business domains.
• Experience working in multinational teams, with an understanding of diverse cultural and communication dynamics.
• Advanced expertise in cloud computing, with hands-on experience in designing and optimizing AWS-based systems.
• Experience with Agile methodologies, including involvement in Scrum ceremonies like sprint planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives, and daily standups.

Required language skills

• Business level English proficiency (TOEIC score of 700 or above equivalent)
• Japanese proficiency is a bonus (not mandatory)

Those who fit

• A shared belief in Money Forward's Mission/Vision/Values/Culture.
• Passionate about leveraging technology to transform financial services.
• Strong sense of ownership and ability to drive projects to completion.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced international environment.
• Able to communicate effectively across teams and independently resolve complex issues between departments.

Tech Stack

• Language: Go, Java
• Database: MySQL, DynamoDB, Redis
• Infrastructure/Middleware: Terraform, Kubernetes, AWS (EKS, ECR, RDS, S3, SQS, SNS, etc…), GCP, Docker, Kafka, NginX, Consul

Tools Used

• Communication: Slack, Kibela, Zoom
• Monitoring: Datadog, Rollbar, Sentry
• Repository Management: GitHub
• CI/CD: Argo CD, Circle CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions
• Ticket Management: Jira
• Security: Dependabot, Sonarqube

Location, Hybrid Work

As a standard practice, a minimum of 2 days work from office attendance is mandatory, designated as team office days. Additionally, employees are encouraged to spend 3 or more days in the office.
The specific "team office days" may vary depending on the assigned team.
This policy may be subject to change based on the company's needs and work circumstances.

Working hours

• Flexible Working Hours (No core time)

Vacations

• Two days off per week (Saturday and Sunday)
• Japanese national holidays
• Paid holiday: 10 days (first year) *Number of paid holidays increases (+1 day) every year up to 20 days a year.
• Summer vacation days: 3 days
• Winter vacations days: 2 days

Benefit

• Health insurance
• Employee stock ownership plan
• Full transportation coverage
• The latest computer (if considered necessary for work, limitless upgrade on specs and purchases of peripheral equipment are allowed.)
• Seminar participation support
• Book purchases
• Copyright of OSS belongs to individuals

Relocation Support for Overseas Candidates

• Working Visa
• Flight ticket to Japan
• Relocation Bonus
• Temporary fully furnished apartment for the first month

Selection Process

Casual interview/Document Screening
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Coding assignment
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First interview
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Second interview
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Final interview *Reference checks may be required before or after the interview.
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Job offer and Meeting

*The selection process may change

Reference checks
Money Forward may ask you for the reference checks using an online service, called "back check".
Mutual understanding is limited in the selection process only. Therefore, we would like to refer to the information about you from your supervisor and colleagues working together at the current or previous company so that we can make a more reliable match and to lead to your early success after joining our company.
*No pass/fail decision will be made on the basis of the reference checks only.
*The fact that you are applying for us will not be disclosed to your references.