Overview
We are seeking an SRE Team Lead to strengthen our Site Reliability Engineering capabilities and support the continuous scaling of our services.
As our systems grow in complexity and business impact, we need a leader who can drive both operational excellence and infrastructure modernization.
This role will play a key part in aligning SRE initiatives with departmental and company-wide goals, ensuring reliability, security, and cost efficiency across our platforms.
You will help shape the direction of the SRE team and build a foundation for sustainable growth.
Responsibilities and Duties
As the SRE Team Lead, you will be responsible for leading and developing the SRE team, including setting team goals in collaboration with the department manager and managing day-to-day tasks and priorities.
You will conduct regular 1:1s with team members, provide coaching, and ensure the team is working effectively towards agreed objectives. The role involves close cross-functional engagement with product, engineering, and other stakeholders to coordinate reliability improvements and technical initiatives.
From a technical standpoint, you will oversee system observability and monitoring, ensuring clear visibility into system health and performance. You will lead efforts in infrastructure cost optimization, technical migration and modernization, and security hardening of software delivery processes. You will also direct infrastructure provisioning and deployment activities, promoting automation, robustness, and adherence to best practices.
Job Satisfaction and Experience Gained
In this role, you will gain extensive experience leading an SRE organization that directly impacts business continuity and customer satisfaction.
You will have the opportunity to design and improve large-scale observability, deployment, and reliability processes while balancing cost, performance, and security.
Working closely with cross-functional stakeholders, you will develop strong leadership and communication skills, as well as deepen your expertise in modern infrastructure, DevOps, and SRE practices.
This position offers the chance to influence strategic technical decisions and see your initiatives reflected in measurable improvements to system reliability and efficiency.
Expected Role
The SRE Team Lead is expected to act as both a people leader and a technical leader for the SRE team.
You will translate business and departmental objectives into clear technical goals and execution plans, allocating tasks and resources effectively. In addition, you are expected to be a key partner to the department manager, providing insights on reliability, risk, and operational readiness, and helping to prioritize initiatives.
Your role includes ensuring that the team operates with a strong focus on outcomes, quality, and continuous improvement.
Expected Mindset
We expect you to have a proactive, ownership-driven mindset, taking responsibility for the reliability and efficiency of our systems rather than reacting only when issues arise.
You should value collaboration, actively engaging with other teams and stakeholders to align priorities and share knowledge.
A data-driven and improvement-oriented attitude is important, using metrics and observability to guide decisions and constantly looking for ways to optimize and modernize our infrastructure.
You should also be committed to mentoring and supporting team members, fostering a culture of trust, transparency, and learning.
Required Skills and Experience
- Demonstrated experience in team leadership, including setting goals, providing direction, and developing members through regular 1:1s and feedback.
- Strong task and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives and prioritize effectively in collaboration with the department manager.
- Experience working cross-functionally with product, engineering, and other stakeholders to align technical work with business priorities.
- Proven ability to lead a team towards shared priorities and outcomes, ensuring accountability and clear communication.
- Experience in conducting member 1:1s, performance discussions, and career development support.
- Experience in cross-functional engagement and building effective relationships across teams.
■Technical
- Hands-on experience with system observability and monitoring, including designing metrics, logs, and traces to understand system behavior and performance.
- Experience in infrastructure cost optimization, such as right-sizing resources, leveraging appropriate services, and introducing cost transparency.
- Experience in technical migration and modernization efforts (e.g., moving to cloud-native architectures, refactoring legacy systems, or adopting modern deployment practices).
- Experience with security hardening of software delivery, including secure pipelines, access control, and compliance with security best practices.
- Practical experience with infrastructure provisioning and deployment (e.g., using infrastructure-as-code and automated deployment pipelines).
Language Requirements
English：TOEIC score of 700 or above.
*Note: If you have other qualifications or experiences demonstrating English proficiency, such as EIKEN Pre-1, EIKEN 2nd Grade (CSE score 1950+), TOEFL iBT 60+, IELTS 5.0+, or Cambridge FCE.), feel free to discuss with us.
*For those without a TOEIC 700+ equivalent score, they will be asked to take a designated test during the interview process (generally after the first interview)
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Extensive experience leading technical teams, especially in SRE, platform engineering, or infrastructure-focused organizations.
- Advanced task and program management experience, such as coordinating multiple streams of work and long-term reliability projects.
- Experience partnering closely with department or engineering managers on strategic goal-setting and roadmap planning.
- Proven experience directing teams to navigate changing priorities and complex stakeholder requirements.
- Experience conducting regular member 1:1s and driving team engagement, retention, and performance improvement.
- Experience in cross-functional initiatives involving multiple engineering and business teams.
■Technical
- Deep expertise in designing and operating advanced system observability and monitoring solutions across distributed systems.
- Strong background in infrastructure cost optimization in large-scale or multi-cloud environments.
- Proven track record in leading major technical migration or modernization programs.
- Significant experience in security hardening of software delivery, including integrating security checks into CI/CD pipelines.
- Advanced experience in large-scale infrastructure provisioning and deployment using automation and best practices.
- 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)
Who We’re Looking For
We are looking for someone who is passionate about reliability and enjoys leading teams to solve complex technical problems.
You should be comfortable balancing hands-on technical work with people leadership responsibilities and be able to communicate clearly with both engineers and non-technical stakeholders.
Curiosity, openness to modernization, and a willingness to challenge the status quo in pursuit of better reliability, security, and efficiency are highly valued.
If you enjoy building strong, collaborative teams and making systems more robust and observable, you will thrive in this role.
Technology Stack
- Web Server-side：Java (Jersey, Guice, jOOQ)
- Database：MySQL
- Middleware：Docker, Nginx, Consul
- Platform：AWS, On-premises
Tools Used
- Repository Management ：GitHub
- CI/CD：CircleCI, Jenkins, Github Actions
- Development Environment ：Docker, Terraform Enterprise
- Monitoring ：DataDog, Rollbar, Sentry
- Communication ：Slack
- Security ：Dependabot
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 | SRE Team Lead, PRE Division Product SRE Department 2, Tokyo |
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| 雇用形態 | 正社員 |
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| 勤務地 | |
| Salary System | <Salary Range> Min 584,000 JPY / month（7,008,000 JPY / year）〜834,000 JPY / month（10,008,000 JPY / year） Each including fixed allowances of 170,064 JPY〜242,807 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. We will request you to take an aptitude assessment.) ↓ 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 | ■ About the Aptitude Test It is a simple web-based survey taking around 20 minutes to complete. ■ 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 金井 恵子 梅田 康吉 丸山 嘉伸 |
| 執行役員 | 田平 公伸 本川 大輔 冨山 直道 永井 博 駒口 哲也 廣原 亜樹 島村 誠一郎 永井 七奈 木村 慎治 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 渋谷 亮 |
| 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% |