Senior / Lead SDET (Software Development Engineering in Test)

Overview

Until now, Money Forward's QA organisation has been limited in its activities due to the fact that quality activities were carried out through an in-house contracting system, making it difficult to guarantee a high level of product quality or to design quality over the medium to long term.

In order to overcome this barrier, Money Forward decided to commit to a 10 year milestone to push forward quality including the following:

• The appointment of Juichi Takahashi, a quality expert well know in the industry, as CQO
  
• The establishment of CQO Office in 2023 with the mission of improving quality across the entire company, including overseas offices
  

The mission of the CQO Office is to formulate a quality strategy for Money Forward as a whole. As of such, it became a high priority to build a team of professional QA engineers who can put these strategies into practice. At present, the main focus is on quality improvement for each product, and the HR Solutions Division (HRS) is one of the divisions strongly committed to quality improvement. The division is experiencing rapid growth coupled with the globalisation of the development organisation, and the launch of new products, so it is essential to ensure continued improvement in quality across the product line and organisation.

Therefore, we are looking for someone who can oversee multiple HRS products from a cross-cutting perspective and work with the development team to lead the introduction of quality improvement activities, such as shifting left and automation, in line with new development processes such as Agile.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for a wide range of tasks, from building and implementing a QA strategy to project management for our HR Solution product line-up, Money Forward Cloud, with the mission of improving quality for the full development lifecycle.

*Right after joining us, we would like you to lead the introduction of API test automation for HR Solution product line-up.

• Automation strategy formulation and implementation framework, tools (Playwright, Typescript, etc.)
  
• Code review, unit test review (code quality), PR merge strategy, Knowledge of good coding standards
  
• Analytical and logical thinking
  
• Review of functional and non-functional requirements and development of test cases for those requirements.
  
• API testing experience
  
• CI CD Pipeline (Good to have), version
  
• Performance testing experience
  

• Experience implementing test strategies and execution, with an awareness of the test pyramid in terms of QCD (Quality Cost Delivery) and automated testing.
  
• At least 5+ years experience working as a developer or SDET in software development
  
• Experience leading a test team/SDET team made up of multiple members
  
• Someone who can proactively promote increasingly sophisticated testing techniques
  

Nice to have

• Experience of improving development processes
  
• Knowledge of architecture and refactoring
  
• Experience of building/maintaining CI/CD environments
  
• Japanese: Conversation level (not required but recommended)
  

• Startup-like Work Environment & Culture
  
• Flexible Work Hours & Hybrid Work Policy (WFH 2 days a week)
  
• Leaves: Casual, Earned, and Sick leaves
  
• Up to 6 months of Maternity Leave
  
• Casual Dress code (Shorts, Slippers, Sandals: All OK)
  
• Corporate Health Insurance (Covering spouse, kids, and parents)
  
• Performance review 2 times a year (Salary can be increased twice)
  
• Global Work environment
  
• Well-equipped facility: MacBook pro, height adjustable tables, ergonomic chairs, etc.
  
• Chance to visit Japan & Vietnam offices on business trips