Overview
As Money Forward continues to scale our product portfolio and engineering organization, strengthening developer productivity has become a strategic priority for the CTO Office and the broader MF Engineering group.
We are evolving our developer experience, platforms, and governance to support increasingly complex products and a growing number of engineers in Japan and Vietnam.
To accelerate this transformation, we are looking for a Principal Engineer who can take ownership of developer productivity as a company-wide capability.
You will be a key partner to the CTO, engineering leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders in defining and executing this strategy.
Responsibilities and Duties
You will lead developer productivity and developer experience initiatives across Money Forward Cloud and the wider group, working closely with engineering teams in Japan and Vietnam, the CISO and PRE/SRE organizations, as well as Product and management. While architecture and governance leaders own company-wide technical design, you will own how productively developers across the company work and how smoothly they can deliver high-quality software.
- Bridge the CTO, engineering leadership, and Product to surface real productivity problems, propose data-informed solutions, and align on which value areas to prioritize and invest in first.
- Make full use of DFP (our Backstage-based developer portal) and evolve it where it provides leverage—so product teams can self-serve common needs such as templates, shared libraries, CI/CD pipelines, standard patterns, and golden paths—treating it as one productivity lever rather than a goal in itself.
- Define and instrument engineering productivity: select appropriate metrics (such as DORA, SPACE, or team-specific indicators), measure honestly using our productivity-data stack (Apache DevLake, BigQuery, Looker Studio), and use these insights to identify friction points and demonstrate impact.
- Lead developer-experience and tooling programs end-to-end, including developer tooling, CI/CD and build-time improvements, internal documentation and templates, and especially the rollout of AI tools, agents, and workflows on our internal AI Platform—covering technical design, implementation, and adoption.
- Identify practices that work well in specific teams and scale them across the organization by codifying patterns, sharing knowledge, and driving adoption through communication, enablement, and change management.
- Partner with the CISO and PRE/SRE organizations on security and reliability initiatives that touch developer experience, ensuring secure and reliable defaults without owning those mandates directly.
- Partner with the FinOps owner to embed cost awareness into developer tooling and golden paths, helping teams make cost-effective architectural and operational choices while not owning the overall cost program yourself.
- Support the architecture and governance review process where it intersects with developer experience, ensuring that standards and guidelines are practical, discoverable, and easy for teams to adopt.
- Communicate clearly and credibly with both engineers and executives in English and Japanese, including proposals, status updates, decision records, post-implementation reviews, and success stories.
Required Skills and Experience
- Extensive experience as a senior or principal-level engineer leading cross-team or organization-wide initiatives related to developer productivity, platform engineering, or developer experience.
- Strong hands-on experience with modern CI/CD pipelines, build and test automation, and developer tooling for cloud-native applications.
- Practical experience designing and operating internal developer platforms or portals (e.g., Backstage or similar), including defining golden paths, templates, and shared services.
- Solid understanding of software engineering metrics and productivity frameworks (e.g., DORA, SPACE), including the ability to design meaningful metrics and avoid misuse.
- Experience working with data pipelines and analytics tools (e.g., Apache DevLake, BigQuery, Looker Studio or equivalents) to collect, transform, and visualize engineering data.
- Proven track record of partnering with security, reliability, and operations teams to embed good practices into development workflows.
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical design, run experiments, and deliver incremental improvements in complex, multi-team environments.
- Excellent communication skills in both Japanese and English, with the ability to tailor messages to engineers, managers, and executives.
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Experience building or operating large-scale, multi-language or multi-region engineering organizations, especially involving Japan and other countries (e.g., Vietnam).
- Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., code generation, code review, test generation) or implementing AI workflows into existing software delivery processes.
- Familiarity with FinOps or cost-optimization practices in cloud environments, especially as they relate to developer workflows and platform design.
- Experience in platform engineering, SRE, or PRE (Production Reliability Engineering), particularly where it intersects with developer experience and enablement.
- Background in driving organizational change, including rolling out new standards, processes, or platforms across many teams and measuring adoption and impact.
- Contributions to engineering communities (e.g., open-source projects, tech blogs, conferences) focused on productivity, developer experience, or platform engineering.
- Experience in AI development and/or experience in using AI tools to improve development processes.
- Money Forward is at a major turning point, shifting "from Cloud to AI." We are currently driving "AX (AI Transformation)"—the next step beyond DX—with the goal of providing "Digital Workers," where AI agents autonomously execute tasks. As we enter a phase of evolving into Japan's No. 1 back-office AI company by integrating AI agents into all of our products in the future, we are looking for individuals who can contribute to AI-driven development and value creation.(More information here)
Language Requirements
- Japanese Language Requirements
Business level (fluent, capable of handling communication with clients in Japanese). You should be able to participate in technical and non-technical discussions, lead meetings, and produce written documentation in Japanese. - English Language Requirements
Business level (fluent, capable of handling communication with clients in English). You should be able to collaborate effectively with global members, lead discussions, and produce technical documents in English.
Technology Stack
- Web Server-side：
- Languages / Frameworks：Java, Kotlin, Ruby, Go, TypeScript, Node.js, Python, PHP, etc.
- Frameworks / Libraries：Spring Boot, Rails, Next.js, React, etc. - Database：
- RDBMS / NoSQL：MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, etc. - Middleware：
- Containers / Web / Others：Docker, Nginx, Kafka, etc. - Platform：
- Cloud / Infra：AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, on-premise environments, etc. - Data / Analytics：
- Data Pipeline / Analytics：Apache DevLake, BigQuery, Looker Studio, etc. - Developer Experience / Internal Platform：
- Developer Portal / Platform：Backstage-based internal developer portal (DFP), internal AI platform, internal CI/CD platform, etc.
Tools Used
- Repository Management：
- GitHub, GitLab (depending on team) - CI/CD：
- GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Jenkins, Argo CD, etc. - Development Environment：
- Docker, Terraform, Terraform Enterprise, local development environments, VS Code and other IDEs, etc. - Monitoring / Logging：
- DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK stack, etc. - Project Management：
- Jira, Notion, Confluence, etc. - Communication：
- Slack, Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Meet), etc. - Security：
- Dependabot, Snyk, security scanning tools integrated into CI/CD, etc.
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. (*Excluding certain group companies)
- 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 | Principal Engineer (Developer Productivity) , CTO Office, Tokyo |
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| 雇用形態 | 正社員 |
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| 勤務地 | |
| Salary System | <Salary Range> Min 750,000 JPY / month（9,000,000 JPY / year）〜1,500,000 JPY / month（18,000,000 JPY / year） Each including fixed allowances of 218,360 JPY〜436,654 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 ■ Salary-based rent deduction benefit ■ 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 | 安武 弘晃 宮澤 弦 Ryu Kawano Suliawan 菊間 千乃 芦田 健 上田 梨々子 |
| 監査役 | 畠山 優実 田中 克幸 西山 茂 |
| グループCxO・VPox | 上利 陽太郎 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 梅田 康吉 |
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| 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% |