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.
Within the Money Forward Business Segment (MFBS), Money Forward Cloud is a component-based cloud ERP composed of multiple service groups. While these groups provide flexibility for users to choose combinations based on their needs, developing them in isolation can lead to data silos, inconsistent user experiences, and reduced development efficiency. To solve this, our Business Platform Development (BPD) division builds the common foundations that unify these services and ensures their stable use across the company.
Our division is responsible for developing and managing shared microservices and backend systems that power workflows and platform functionality across Money Forward Cloud. We work to standardize services, improve collaboration across products, and enhance performance and scalability. By organizing complex system logic, addressing technical debt, and documenting our knowledge, we aim to create a reliable, maintainable, and future-ready platform that delivers consistent value for both developers and end-users.
We are looking for an Engineering Manager who can balance people leadership, delivery ownership, and technical direction while working closely with the team in an Agile environment. In this role, you will guide Agile execution, align stakeholders, and support engineers through coaching, feedback, and clear prioritization.
You will be accountable for delivery, team health, and technical quality—partnering with Tech Leads and senior engineers on design and implementation, and contributing hands-on when it meaningfully supports the team. You will sit at the center of execution, ensuring clarity, focus, and sustainable progress while shaping the developer experience and reliability of Money Forward’s common platform services.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Build and develop a high-performing engineering team by improving both delivery quality and productivity through clear goals, healthy processes, and strong collaboration.
- Own people management for the team, including coaching, career development, performance evaluation, and hiring, within a global and diverse engineering organization.
- Take accountability for delivery and execution across projects in collaboration with Product Managers, Tech Leads, and business stakeholders.
- Guide Agile execution at the team level, ensuring planning, prioritization, and progress tracking support predictable and sustainable delivery.
- Act as a key communication bridge between engineering, product, and business teams to align priorities, manage expectations, and maintain transparency.
- Support technical direction and quality by working closely with Tech Leads and senior engineers, participating in design discussions and reviews as needed.
- Monitor team health, delivery metrics, and risks using tools such as Jira, and drive continuous improvement in both processes and outcomes.
- Contribute to mid- to long-term planning by aligning team goals with broader platform and organizational strategy.
Required Skills and Experience
- 5+ years of professional experience as a software engineer, with sufficient technical depth to guide design discussions and evaluate engineering quality.
- Proven experience managing engineers (typically 5+), including coaching, performance evaluation, and hiring.
- Experience leading or managing development teams in an Agile environment, with accountability for delivery outcomes and team health.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders such as Product Managers, designers, and business teams to drive projects forward.
- Experience working with globally distributed or multinational engineering teams, including communication and coordination in English.
- Solid understanding of backend systems, software architecture, and modern web or platform-based services (hands-on coding experience required in past roles).
- Strong ownership mindset, with the ability to prioritize, make decisions, and drive progress in fast-moving environments.
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Experience as a Tech Lead or Engineering Manager in an organization of 10+ engineers, including scaling teams and processes over time.
- Experience designing, developing, or operating cloud-based systems and microservices in a production environment.
- Familiarity with modern platform or backend architectures, including distributed systems or event-driven designs.
- Experience improving services and teams over a long lifecycle, including modernization, refactoring, or operational stability improvements.
- Experience conducting and receiving code reviews, with the ability to guide engineering quality without micromanagement.
- Experience in people evaluation, talent development, and addressing organizational or team-level challenges.
- Experience working in a multi-national, cross-timezone team environment.
- Experience speaking at, organizing, or contributing to internal or external tech talks, study sessions, or engineering communities.
- Exposure to AI-assisted development or productivity tools (e.g., AI coding assistants, internal AI tools), and interest in leveraging AI to improve engineering efficiency.
- 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. (More information here)
Language Requirements
- Business level English proficiency (TOEIC score of 700 or above equivalent).
- Japanese proficiency is not required but nice to have.
Who We’re Looking For
- A shared belief in Money Forward's Mission/Vision/Values/Culture.
- Passionate about leveraging technology to improve lives and drive impact in financial services.
- Strong sense of responsibility and autonomy—drives progress rather than waiting for direction.
- Thrives in a collaborative, diverse, and globally distributed environment.
What Success Looks Like
- The engineering team consistently delivers value at a sustainable pace, with improved predictability, quality, and ownership.
- Engineers grow in skill, confidence, and autonomy through clear expectations, regular feedback, and a healthy team environment.
- Team structure, processes, and priorities are continuously refined to maximize overall output, regardless of specific development methodology.
- Collaboration between engineering, product, and business stakeholders is smooth, transparent, and built on trust.
- Platform and backend initiatives progress steadily, with technical risks managed proactively in partnership with Tech Leads and senior engineers.
Technology 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, Notion, Zoom
- Monitoring: Datadog, Rollbar, Sentry
- Repository Management: GitHub
- CI/CD: Argo CD, Circle CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions
- Ticket Management: Jira
- Security: Dependabot, Sonarqube
- AI-Assisted Development Tools: Claude Code, Cursor, and other AI coding / productivity tools
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.
| 職種 / 募集ポジション | Engineering Manager, Business Platform Development Division, Tokyo |
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| 雇用形態 | 正社員 |
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| Salary System | <Salary Range> Min 750,000 JPY / month（9,000,000 JPY / year）- 1,250,000 JPY / month（15,000,000 JPY / year） Each including fixed allowances of 216,439 JPY - 360,732 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 reference check service tool. 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 石原 千亜希 |
| 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 田中 克幸 瓜生 英敏 |
| CxO・VPox | 瀧 俊雄 山田 一也 坂 裕和 松岡 俊 伊藤 セルジオ 大輔 関田 雅和 松久 正幸 野村 一仁 長尾 祐美子 渋谷 亮 金井 恵子 上利 陽太郎 梅田 康吉 |
| 執行役員 | 田平 公伸 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 小山 幸宏 渡辺 恵伍 松村 道夫 岩崎 大 |
| 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2丁目6-50 福岡大名ガーデンシティ 16F |
| 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 | 2021年11月末 93.8％ 2022年11月末 90.0% 2023年11月末 76.6％ 2024年11月末 88.7% |