Software Engineer III, Money Forward i, Tokyo

Money Forward i?

Money Forward i, Inc. (MFi) is a subsidiary of the Money Forward group and was created in February 2021 to develop a new and intuitive SaaS management platform for the global market, called "Admina".

We focused on creating a service that was more in tune with the needs of global users by starting with an international product team and committing to a simple and intuitive design. We have continued to grow the operations to incorporate talent from around the world to ensure that we develop the most diverse and versatile service to meet the needs of SaaS users worldwide.

We pride ourselves on being an internationally diverse team that can work in harmony to overcome globalization challenges.

*Hired as an employee of Money Forward and assigned to Money Forward i.

Overview

As a Software Engineer in the Data Aggregation Platform Team or the Web Team , you will be responsible for developing scalable, resilient backend systems that power our core Admina services.

The Data Aggregation Platform Team focuses on centralizing data from 300+ SaaS applications, while the Web Team is responsible for developing and maintaining the web services that deliver a seamless and performant experience for our users. Depending on your skills and interests, you may be assigned to either team.

We are a small but diverse team with members from multiple nationalities. We build, we write blogs, we learn, and we share. We also actively leverage AI tools to accelerate development, improve code quality, and enhance our productivity. If you enjoy developing products that matter, working with cutting-edge technologies, and moving fast in a collaborative environment, you will love working with us!

Responsibilities and Duties

• Evolving our platform through solid backend architecture and best practices
• Create reusable, effective, and scalable TypeScript code
• Operation of an application on a production environment (monitoring, investigation)
• Collaborate closely with other teams (Frontend, Infrastructure, Product, etc.) to ensure seamless integration and product delivery

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering etc
• Deep knowledge in computer science or related field
• 3 years of professional experience in backend development
• Experience with Node.js/TypeScript and Node.js frameworks like NestJS (or other generalized programming languages such as Java, C#, Golang...etc )
• Experiences in designing tables/working with relational databases such as MySQL
• Familiarity with Docker
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Excellent verbal and interpersonal communication skills

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Develop production-quality applications in a Node.js framework such as NestJS
• Experiences in building web crawler frameworks (Puppeteer, Selenium...etc)
• Experiences with NoSQL database DynamoDB and ElasticSearch
• Experiences in running and operating applications on cloud infrastructure (especially AWS and Terraform)
• Experiences in designing/implementing/operating microservice/serverless architecture
• Experiences with asynchronous programming and architecture

Language Requirements

• Business Level English
• Japanese not required

Tech Stack

• Backend: Nest.js (Typescript)
• Frontend: Vue.js/Nuxt.js (we are migrating to React.js), Typescript, TailwindCSS
• Infrastructure: MySQL, ElasticSearch, AWS (ECS, SQS, Lambda, DynamoDB), Terraform
• Monitoring & CI/CD: Datadog, Rollbar, GitHub Action