SRE and Platform Engineering Lead, PRE Division, Platform Department 2, Tokyo

**About the company:** Money Forward Minato-ku, Tokyo Money Forward is a fintech startup delivering tools to visualize and improve both individuals'​ and companies'​ financial health. **Responsibilities:** Drive cross-cutting Platform Engineering across SRE and Platform You will lead the end-to-end cycle from identifying and abstracting issues in development and operations, to designing, implementing, and rolling out tools and platforms that address those challenges. This includes collaborating closely with product teams, understanding their workflows and constraints, and translating them into reusable platform capabilities. You will also be responsible for continuously improving these platforms based on feedback and metrics to ensure sustained adoption. Planning, development, and rollout of internal IDP tools You will plan, design, and develop tools that make up our Internal Developer Platform (IDP), such as our developer portal “Lumos” and SRE-focused AI tool “Sherlock,” mainly using Go and TypeScript. Your role will cover the full lifecycle from prototyping to production deployment and internal rollout, ensuring the tools integrate well with existing systems and workflows. You will work closely with engineers across the company to promote usage, collect feedback, and refine the tools so they become indispensable parts of our development ecosystem. Automation of incident response and operations using AI You will integrate AI agents into our operations to automate incident response and routine operational tasks. This includes designing workflows where AI assists with detection, triage, remediation suggestions, and in some cases fully automated handling of known issues. You will also establish monitoring, guardrails, and evaluation mechanisms to ensure that AI-driven automation is safe, reliable, and continuously improving. Serve as a tech lead and guide the team As a tech lead, you will drive key technical decisions and set architectural directions for the team. You will mentor and support team members through code reviews, design discussions, and pair work, helping them grow their technical and problem-solving skills. You will also collaborate with other leaders in the organization to align technical strategy, share best practices, and elevate the overall capabilities of the SRE and Platform functions. Requirements 5+ years of hands-on experience as an SRE, infrastructure engineer, or platform engineer. Experience designing, building, and operating systems using AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), and Terraform. Experience designing, developing, and rolling out IDPs, developer portals (such as Backstage), or internal tools using Go or TypeScript, and successfully driving their adoption by users. Proven track record of significantly improving development or operations efficiency through the use of AI. Experience building standardization and guardrails using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Policy as Code. Experience as a tech lead or team lead, including ownership of technical decision-making. Experience communicating in English (e.g., collaborating with members at overseas locations). Language Requirements - Japanese: N3 Level (Able to communicate internally using translation tools for text and conversation). - English: TOEIC score of 700 or above. Nice to haves While not specifically required, tell us if you have any of the following. Experience developing applications or tools using LLMs or AI agents. Experience in people management. Experience practicing DevSecOps or integrating security checks into CI/CD pipelines. Experience contributing to OSS, writing technical blogs, or speaking at conferences and other external events. Experience in AI development and/or experience in using AI tools to improve development processes. Compensation ¥7,908,000 ~ ¥15,000,000 annually. **Requirements:** 5+ years of hands-on experience as an SRE, infrastructure engineer, or platform engineer. Experience designing, building, and operating systems using AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), and Terraform. Experience designing, developing, and rolling out IDPs, developer portals (such as Backstage), or internal tools using Go or TypeScript, and successfully driving their adoption by users. Proven track record of significantly improving development or operations efficiency through the use of AI. Experience building standardization and guardrails using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Policy as Code. Experience as a tech lead or team lead, including ownership of technical decision-making. Experience communicating in English (e.g., collaborating with members at overseas locations). Language Requirements - Japanese: N3 Level (Able to communicate internally using translation tools for text and conversation). - English: TOEIC score of 700 or above. **Nice to have:** While not specifically required, tell us if you have any of the following. Experience developing applications or tools using LLMs or AI agents. Experience in people management. Experience practicing DevSecOps or integrating security checks into CI/CD pipelines. Experience contributing to OSS, writing technical blogs, or speaking at conferences and other external events. Experience in AI development and/or experience in using AI tools to improve development processes. **Compensation:** ¥7,908,000 ~ ¥15,000,000 annually.