Overview
Money Forward aims to move people’s lives forward by offering various SaaS applications for Back-office operations and eliminating non-essential work from complex daily tasks, and radically changing the quality of and time spent on work.
The Technical Revitalization Division is a specialized team within the CTO Office, empowered by the CTO to support product development teams in addressing technical challenges and enhancing existing architectures.
Currently, we are deploying engineers to support the revitalization of an HR domain product, Money Forward Cloud Payroll . Additionally, we are seeking two more engineers for full-time assignments to assist in transitioning another product, Money Forward Cloud HRIS (Human Resource Information System) , to Kotlin.
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will be responsible for leading projects primarily using Kotlin. Our products are currently in its growth phase, so we are actively seeking someone who can design an architecture and development strategy to accommodate future user expansion at scale.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend systems with Kotlin or Java, ensuring scalability and reliability.
- Engage in collaborative efforts with cross-functional teams to conceptualize, architect, and implement new features that enhance our SaaS offerings.
- Understand existing features and define the best short, medium and long term strategy to migrate or re-architect systems to support our SaaS platform’s growth and scalability for.
- Identify and address issues which affect our products and lead the efforts to implement solutions across teams by making key technical decisions which define our future engineering direction.
- Proactively identify and address cross-product performance bottlenecks, ensuring the efficiency and responsiveness of our services.
- Design and implement robust and maintainable APIs that support both internal and external integrations.
- Work closely with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers to understand requirements and deliver high-quality solutions.
- Proactively engage in knowledge sharing across teams and the organization, promoting a culture of learning and development.
- Create and maintain technical documentation for systems, APIs, and processes.
- Collaborate with support teams to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues promptly.
Required Skills and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of overall hands-on experience in software engineering, developing and operating web applications, specially using technologies like Kotlin or Java.
- Experience with design, development, and operation of service-oriented or microservices architecture, demonstrating an understanding of scalable and modular architecture.
- Experience in architecture design and technology selection, showcasing the ability to make informed decisions for optimal solutions.
- Demonstrated ability to independently analyze, design, and refactor using various design patterns and identify and address anti-patterns.
- Proficiency in tuning middleware components, including database optimization and performance improvement strategies.
- Flexibility and adaptability to work with diverse technology stacks, with motivation to learn technologies like Ruby on Rails, Frontend frameworks and others in order to optimize our new systems.
- Proven track record of actively participating in team-based quality improvement efforts through code reviews and test code implementation.
- Hands-on experience with test design, creation, and operation using documentation or testing tools like JUnit, Kotest, RSpec, Jest, or similar.
- Experience in mentoring other engineers, demonstrating the ability to guide and support fellow team members in their professional growth.
- Experience in managing incident response, including efficient discovery, thorough investigation of root causes, prompt resolution, and implementation of permanent solutions.
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Familiarity with Ruby, Ruby on Rails, React or Vue.js.
- Experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience with event driven architectures and similar patterns to optimize performance across our systems.
- Previous experience working with Scrum and Agile development methodologies, contributing to efficient and collaborative project delivery.
- Previous exposure to a SaaS environment will be considered an advantage.
Language Requirements
- English: Fluent in both written and spoken
- Japanese: Not required (Interest in learning is a plus)
Technology Stack
Backend: Kotlin, Java, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, GraphQL, gRPC, Sidekiq Pro, RSpec
Frontend: TypeScript, Next.js, Vue.js, Nuxt.js, Jest
Infrastructure: Amazon EKS, Aurora, ElastiCache, S3
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform
Repositories: GitHub
Project management: JIRA
Monitoring: Datadog, Rollbar
CI/CD: CircleCI, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions
Communication Tools: Zoom, Slack, Figma, 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."
Relocation Support for Overseas Candidates
- Communication Support
- Terakoya (Japanese study buddy program)
- In-house Translation & Interpretation team
- Active English-speaking employee community within the company
- Culture and Language exchange events
- Relocation Support
- Working and dependent visa sponsorship and application assistance
- Flight tickets (for employee and their dependent family)
- Airport pick-up
- Temporary fully furnished apartment
- Relocation bonus for initial life setup
- Settling-in support after arrival in Japan
For further information about our relocation support and other benefits, please visit our careers page at https://recruit.moneyforward.com/en.
We are committed to making your transition to Japan and our company as seamless as possible, and we look forward to welcoming you to our team.
| 職種 / 募集ポジション | Senior Backend Engineer (Kotlin, Technical Revitalization Division under CTO Office) |
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| 雇用形態 | 正社員 |
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| Salary System | <Salary Range> Min 534,000 JPY / month（6,408,000 JPY / year）〜834,000 JPY / month（10,008,000 JPY / year） Each including fixed allowances of 154,098 JPY〜240,687 JPY / month. |
| Bonus | A「High Performance Bonus」may be paid to employees who receive high evaluations based on semi-annual evaluations in addition to their salary. ※Please note that the remuneration of the High Performance Bonus is subject to change according to the company's performance. |
| Probation Period | 3 months from join date |
| Working Hour System | Discretionary Labor System for Professional Work ※Conditions apply; subject to change to Flextime System. |
| Working Hours | 9:30 - 18:30 (60 min break) are the basic working hours. However, employees are able to choose their working hours at their own discretion. ※There is potential for overtime work outside the determined hours. |
| Work Style Policy | Hybrid work style ・As a standard practice, employees are required to work at the office a minimum of 2 days per week. Employees are encouraged to spend 3 or more days in the office. (This policy may be subject to change based on the company and job circumstances) ・The specific "team office days" may vary depending on the assigned team. |
| Holidays/Vacations | ■ Saturdays / Sundays / Japanese national holidays ■ Paid holidays ■ Summer holidays (3 days) ■ Winter holidays (2 days) ■ Year-end and New Year’s holidays (Dec 31st～Jan 3rd) |
| Benefits | ■ Various social insurances (employee pension, health insurance, employment insurance, industrial accident compensation insurance) ■ Neighborhood housing allowance and neighborhood moving allowance ■ Health check and gynecological checkup ■ Influenza vaccine ■ Book purchases support ■ Defined-contribution corporate pension ■ Employee stock ownership plan ■ Preferential treatment when using the following services（limited to businesses under contract with Money Forward） - Rental agency - Housekeeping services - Babysitting - Online English conversation school |
| Selection Process１ | Casual interview/Document Screening ↓ First interview (Depending on the position, there may be a technical assignment before the interview) ↓ Several interviews (The number of interviews depends on the position) ↓ Final interview (We may ask for a reference check before or after the interview) ↓ Job offer/Offer meeting ※The process may be subject to change depending on the case. |
| Selection Process２ | ■ What are reference checks? Money Forward may ask for your cooperation with reference checks using a service called “back check.” We believe that mutual understanding is limited to the selection process alone. Therefore, we would like to gather information about you from your supervisor and colleagues at your current or former company to ensure a more reliable match and facilitate your early success after joining our company. ※We do not make employment decisions based solely on the contents of reference checks. ※The fact that you are in the selection process with us will not be disclosed to referees. |
| Notes | - Range of change in job description: Work as determined by the company - Range of change in work location: Work location as determined by the company |
| Reference Information | https://recruit.moneyforward.com/#introduction |
| 会社名 | 株式会社マネーフォワード |
|---|---|
| 代表者 | 代表取締役社長グループCEO 辻 庸介 |
| 創業 | 2012年5月 |
| 取締役 | 金坂 直哉 中出 匠哉 竹田 正信 |
| 社外取締役 | 田中 正明 倉林 陽 安武 弘晃 宮澤 弦 Ryu Kawano Suliawan 菊間 千乃 |
| 監査役 | 畠山 優実 上田 洋三 田中 克幸 瓜生 英敏 |
| CxO・VPox | 瀧 俊雄 坂 裕和 松岡 俊 伊藤 セルジオ 大輔 関田 雅和 松久 正幸 石原 千亜希 野村 一仁 長尾 祐美子 渋谷 亮 金井 恵子 |
| 執行役員 | 山田 一也 本川 大輔 冨山 直道 木村 友彦 永井 博 駒口 哲也 廣原 亜樹 島村 誠一郎 永井 七奈 木村 慎治 丸山 嘉伸 吉本 憲文 工藤 裕之 島内 広史 |
| オフィス | 本社オフィス 〒108-0023 東京都港区芝浦3-1-21 msb Tamachi 田町ステーションタワーS 21F 北海道支社 〒060-0061 北海道札幌市中央区南一条西4-5-1 札幌大手町ビル3階 東北支社 〒980-0021 宮城県仙台市青葉区中央2-2-10 仙都会館 5F 東海支社、名古屋開発拠点 〒450-6213 愛知県名古屋市中村区名駅4-7-1 ミッドランドスクエア 13F 京都支社、京都開発拠点 〒604-8004 京都府京都市中京区三条通河原町東入中島町78番地 明治屋京都ビル 4階 関西支社、大阪開発拠点 〒541-0042 大阪府大阪市中央区今橋 2-5-8 トレードピア淀屋橋 9階 広島支社 〒730-0015 広島市中区橋本町9-7 ビル博丈5F 九州・沖縄支社、福岡開発拠点 〒810-0041 福岡県福岡市中央区大名1-12-60 FPGリンクス大名Ⅱ 5F・6F |
| 社内コミュニケーション活性化の取り組み | ■全社週次/月次朝会/半期総会 ■代表との意見交換会（CEOセッション） ■全社懇親会（MF Happy Hour） ■他部門社員との交流会（シャッフルランチ・ディナー） ■上長との定期1on1（ツキイチ面談） ■社内公募制度（MFチャレンジシステム） ■社員満足度調査（MFグループサーベイ） ※一部正社員のみ |
| 労働条件 | 屋内原則禁煙（喫煙室あり）等 |
| 中途採用比率 | 2018年11月末 85.0% 2019年11月末 84.4％ 2020年11月末 70.6% 2021年11月末 93.8％ 2022年11月末 90.03% 2023年11月末 76.6％ |