Engineering Manager

TOP 3 REASONS TO JOIN US

• Perks you will love: Hybrid working; 16 - 24 paid days off; Top modern & sufficient devices
• Solid global business: No.1 market - 13.7 million B2C users in Japan; 140,000+ paying business customers; Listed in the prime market of Tokyo Stock Exchange
• Hub of growth support: Fintech industry; Tailored L&D programs for individual growth

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Manage several project teams or departments for every aspect of product development
• Build a strategy for department, and implement it according to the plan to achieve the company’s goal based on the strategy of Money Forward group
• Join in recruiting, and developing employee skills and performance to meet the ideal organization structure
• Ensure a fair and balanced evaluation system for employee performance

JOB REQUIREMENT

Must-have:

• Background in Information Technology, Software Engineering, or Information System 
• 10+ years of experience in software development
• 8+ years of experience in managing web projects or product development 
• Have worked as a senior Java or Golang software engineer or higher
• Experience in handling/building an engineering team (direct or indirect) of 50+ members, organizational agility
• Excellent problem-solving skills, especially in dealing with escalated or critical issues 
• Good experience in people management: employee satisfaction, career growth, performance review, coaching, mentoring, 1:1 meeting
• Good experience in managing/developing B2B applications
• Good experience in Agile: Methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, LeSS) and practices
• Strong knowledge of security and robust high-performance system
• Good experience in microservices, micro-frontend, and multi-tenant architecture design/implementation
• Experience in solving complex requirements/problems both business and technology such as: Finance System, Accounting System, Banking System, Distributed System, Scalable web applications
• English skills (professional working proficiency)

Nice-to-have:

• Experience working at a similar level in an IT firm, such as Engineering Manager, Department Manager, VP of Engineering / Head of Delivery / CTO
• Able to build and scale a strong/Agile engineer team from scratch to 50: Recruitment, Software Development Process, Career Growth, Role Definition, Project Organization Structure, Engineering Culture, Continuous improvement for teams and organization