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Full stack Developer, Generative AI Application Development

Money Forward Minato-ku, Tokyo
  • 💴 ¥6.4M ~ ¥9.5M annually
  • 🏡 Partially remote
  • 🧪 3+ years experience required
  • 💬 No Japanese required
  • 🌏 Apply from abroad
  • 🧳 Relocate to Japan

About Money Forward

Money Forward Minato-ku, Tokyo

Money Forward is a fintech startup delivering tools to visualize and improve both individuals'​ and companies'​ financial health.

Key benefits

  • Small but diverse team
  • Great support for OSS
  • Relocation support

About the position

As a full stack developer, you will work on the development of a brand new generative AI application which enables the automation of back-office workflows. As the development team is in the start-up phase, priority is given to delivering value to users as quickly as possible, even while overlapping some of each other’s roles, rather than clarifying the division of roles between members. We welcome people who can work autonomously without getting too caught up in their role or job title, and who can think about what is necessary at any given time.

Technology Stack

  • Backend: Python (Fast API)
  • Frontend: React.js, TypeScript
  • Middleware: MongoDB
  • External Library: LangChain, Slack API, Microsoft Teams API
  • Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform
  • Development environment: Docker
  • CI/CD: Circle CI, GitHub Action, Argo CD
  • Monitoring: Datadog, Rollbar
  • Task management: Jira
  • Communication: Slack, Zoom, Miro, Figma

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve the service
  • Active participation in code reviews and pair-programming to improve the code quality
  • Monitor the production environment and recover the system if some troubles happen
  • Participate in the discussions of product specifications
  • Contribute to the improvement of development process, communication, team building, etc

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • 3+ years web application development experience using Python
  • Proficiency of test driven development
  • Experience of container based development
  • Experience of designing and deploying cloud infrastructure
  • Excellent technical writing skill
  • Experience of team software development
  • Be able to relocate to Japan and commute to the office in Tokyo at least twice a week

Nice to haves

While not specifically required, tell us if you have any of the following.

  • Understanding of back office work like accounting, human resources, etc
  • Experience of modern frontend development
  • Experience of micro service development
  • Understanding of DevOps practice
  • Experience of using LLM application development tools like LangChain, AutoGPT, Llama, etc

Compensation

6.4 to 9.5 million JPY annually.

Hiring Process

  1. 1

    CV Screening

  2. 2

    First interview

    Depending on the position, there may be a technical assignment before the interview

  3. 3

    Several interviews

    The number of interviews depends on the position.

  4. 4

    Final interview

    We may ask for a reference check before or after the interview.

Meet Money Forward's Developers

Kostas Mavrikis left the Netherlands to join Money Forward in October 2023. As the first non-Japanese speaker in the Fukuoka office, he's been taking the initiative on Money Forward's Englishnization program, as well as introducing Kotlin, Scrumban, and European-style coffee meetings to his team.

Read their story...

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