Full Stack Engineer

Remote OK - Anywhere in Japan
Full-time
November 17, 2023

At Moneytree, we help people share their confidential financial information with trusted third parties. Our technology is used by major banks, accounting software companies, and fintech companies in Japan. Key clients include Mizuho, SMBC, Mitsubishi UFJ Nicos, TKC and Yayoi, and our apps are used and trusted by millions of people around the world.

We will give you the freedom and responsibility to do your greatest work. We will provide the best tools and trust you to use them effectively. We are flexible, supportive, meritocratic and expect you to grow as a professional.

In this role, you will

Designing and building RESTful APIs in Ruby.
Building Web UIs / SDKs in TypeScript & React
Manage server-side infrastructure in Heroku and AWS.
Collaborate with other engineers on the team to design, build, and maintain the above systems.
Instrument and maintain our production systems to ensure a reliable and observable production environment.
Apply technical expertise to investigate and resolve customer software issues related to LINK products.
Learning the finance domain in-depth, including banking, insurance, e-commerce, credit cards, and other types of financial institutions.
Remain up to date with the terminology, concepts, and best practices for coding Web apps.
Communicate with our stakeholders to understand their needs and experiences, identify tasks, provide estimates, and meet production deadlines.
Suggest and implement new solutions for our customers.

We are looking for

Ownership of our Web systems end to end.
Knowledge of Ruby on Rails, TypeScript, React
Knowledge of Web API authentication schemes such as OpenID and OAuth.
In-depth understanding of how Web applications work end to end (HTTP, Web services, REST APIs).
Understanding general concepts of distributed systems (microservices, message queues, load balancing, caching, etc.).
Experience working with any public cloud provider, such as AWS or GCP is welcomed.
Experience integrating Web applications into native mobile applications (using WebView) is welcomed.
Ability to deliver complete work integrated with the larger system, with test coverage and documentation necessary for high quality.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to perform in a team environment.
Ability to learn new software and technologies
You always advocate for technical excellence and can suggest practical tradeoffs where required.
You will communicate in English on a daily basis. Proficiency in Japanese is welcomed but not strictly required.

Benefits

Working remotely
Flexible working hours
Employee stock option program participation
Referral bonus of 250,000 JPY per successful hire
Communication allowance (10,000 JPY/month)
Remote work allowance (3000 JPY/month)
20 annual paid leave
10 annual sick and carer leave
Health and social insurance support
Ability to work from overseas for short periods
Learning support (7500 JPY/quarter)

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About Moneytree

Moneytree is a fin-tech start-up founded by three foreign entrepreneurs in Tokyo. Their Moneytree Link product provides a "utility layer for connecting financial services" that serves banks and other fin-tech companies, but they also have a popular consumer app that helps people manage their finances. They're a truly international company with an English-first environment and a high technical skill level for engineers, so it sounds like a really great place to work!

Salary
Moneytree's salary structure is designed to offer a base salary along with stock options. Stock options are still a relative rarity in Japan, so Moneytree is one of a reasonably small list of Japanese companies offering them.
Japanese Language Policy
Japanese is not required for engineers, but it is desirable.

As a customer-centric company building products for Japanese customers, Japanese fluency is required for product managers and product designers in order to do users research, product discovery etc.
Visa Sponsorship
- With the current pandemic, we are only accepting applicants with valid working visas in Japan.
- We offer support for visa renewal to new hires with valid working visas in Japan.
Paid Leave
Moneytree's paid time off policy is awesome.

They offer 20 paid holidays in addition to 10 sick/care leave days.

The legal minimum number of paid time off days in Japan is 10 for an employee's first year, so this is what you'll get at the majority of companies. The fact that Moneytree doubles this to 20 really makes them stand out from other companies in Tokyo.

And then there's their sick day policy. Since these aren't legally mandated in Japan, most companies don't have them at all. Moneytree really goes above and beyond here with 10.
Benefits
💹 Employee stock option program participation

💻 New tech gear

🏠 Remote work allowance

📕 Book purchases

🏋 Gym benefit

👶 Financial support for childcare costs

👶 Parental Leave

👍 Residential rent tax benefits (i.e. company housing / 'shataku')

🧡 Communication (phone + internet bills) support allowance (10,000 JPY/month)

💛 Referral bounty

🚃 Commuter allowance

🏥 Healthcare insurance

💟 Social security / insurance benefits included
Engineer Interview Process
This may depend somewhat on the position but in general, the steps are as follows:
- CV screening (+ survey to fill out for some positions)
- Casual screening meeting (onsite or remote)
- Pair programming
- Topgrading
- Provisional offer + reference check
Remote Work
Moneytree is a remote-first company, so you can work remotely from anywhere in Japan. Those who wish to work from their Tokyo office are allowed to (as long as there's not a state of emergency in effect), but it's also fine to work 100% remotely. Their hybrid approach ensures that everyone can work in the style that allows them to feel secure and safe.

Even once COVID-19 is no longer a concern, Moneytree intends to continue their full remote policy.

※ You will be required to come to Japan if you are living abroad.
Work style
Work hours: 10:00-19:00, core working hours 10:00-16:00
Diversity
Moneytree has been a globally-minded, diverse company from the start. It was founded by 3 foreigners and over 50% of their total members are from outside of Japan, with over 20 nationalities represented. Women account for around 1/3 of their staff, which is on the higher side for tech start-ups.

They maintain a meritocratic culture and conduct quarterly performance reviews with feedback from managers, plus 360 feedback from 3 key people you work closely with cross-functionally.

This helps them track staff performance in an objective way regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender (including transgender), age, sexual orientation, or beliefs (including lack of religion or beliefs).