Senior Frontend Engineer (Typescript/React.js)

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Job Description

In this position, you will help to build the high quality frontend application. You will also own the whole development process of frontend from discussing initial feature ideas to hands-on development and delivery!

We are a small but diverse team with members coming from multiple nationalities. We build, we write blogs, we learn, we share. If you like developing products that matter at a fast pace and in a small team, you will love working with us!

Responsibilities

• Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to technical decisions that impact the frontend architecture and overall product roadmap.
• Collaborate with a team of developers and designers to create an innovative UI/UX.
• Conduct code reviews, offer constructive feedback, and enforce coding standards to maintain high-quality codebase.
• Optimizing web pages for maximum speed and scalability.
• Implement frontend components with modern frameworks.
• Staying up-to-date with all recent developments in the JavaScript/Typescript and frontend space and ensuring the team always use best practices.

Qualifications

Requirements

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering etc
• 5+ years of professional experience in modern frontend development.
• 3+ years of professional experience in Vue.js/Nuxt.js or React.js/Next.js.
• Highly proficient in modern JavaScript/Typescript, HTML and CSS.
• Experience with implementing server-side rendering application.
• Experience building user interfaces from the ground up using tools such as TailwindCSS…etc.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Business level in English.

Good to Have Skill-set

• Experience in backend development, including building REST APIs and operating/maintaining services on AWS.
• Effective technical leadership that follows the lead-by-example principle.
• Conversational level in Japanese.

Technology Stack

• Frontend: Vue.js/Nuxt.js (we are migrating to React.js), Typescript, TailwindCSS
• Backend: Nest.js (Typescript)
• Infrastructure: MySQL, ElasticSearch, AWS (ECS, SQS, Lambda, DynamoDB), Terraform
• Monitoring & CI/CD: Datadog, Rollbar, GitHub Action

About the Company

“Money Forward Cloud ERP” is a cloud-based composable ERP (modular ERP) that has our own SaaS applications for business back-office operations from Accounting, Finances, and Human Resources fields as its module applications.

Our team is developing Public APIs and API platforms for those products. Public APIs enable our ERP to offer a high degree of integration with other third-party applications. This allows our customers to build a more comprehensive view of their operations and data across different functional areas and systems. Also by designing commonly used API platforms, we aim to improve UX and development productivity.

Salary Range

Min 7,900,000 - Max 12,000,000 Japanese yen / year (Gross)

*Including fixed overtime work allowance of 45 hours for regular, non-legal hours, legal holidays and 40 hours for late-night work.

Location, Hybrid Work

• As a standard practice, a minimum of 2 days work from office attendance is mandatory, designated as team office days.
• Additionally, employees are encouraged to spend 3 or more days in the office. The specific "team office days" may vary depending on the assigned team.
• This policy may be subject to change based on the company's needs and work circumstances.

Working Hours

• Flexible Working Hours (No core time)

Vacations

• Two days off per week (Saturday and Sunday)
• Japanese national holidays
• Paid holiday: 10 days (first year) *Number of paid holidays increases (+1 day) every year up to 20 days a year.
• Summer vacation days: 3 days
• Winter vacations days: 2 days

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Employee stock ownership plan
• Full transportation coverage
• The latest computer (No limit upgrade or purchase when needed for development is available upon approval.)
• Seminar participation support
• Book purchases
• Copyright of OSS belongs to individuals

Relocation Support for Overseas Candidates

• Working Visa
• Flight ticket to Japan
• Relocation Bonus
• Temporary fully furnished apartment for the first month

Selection Process

Casual interview/Document Screening
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Coding Assignment
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First interview
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Second interview
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Final interview *Reference checks may be required before or after the interview.
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Job offer and Meeting

*The selection process may change

Reference Checks

Money Forward may ask you for the reference checks using an online service, called "back check".

Mutual understanding is limited in the selection process only. Therefore, we would like to refer to the information about you from your supervisor and colleagues working together at the current or previous company so that we can make a more reliable match and to lead to your early success after joining our company.

*No pass/fail decision will be made on the basis of the reference checks only.

*The fact that you are applying for us will not be disclosed to your references.