SDET (Senior Level)

Money Forward

QA

Fintech

CI/CD

About this role

Senior SDET (Software Engineer in Test) role on the startup team building a new digital bank formed by Money Forward and SMBC/Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. Employment is with Money Forward, with secondment to the new company; evaluation and benefits follow Money Forward's policies. The role leads quality and test improvement for the banking system: reviewing and improving API tests, developing API test strategy, and building CI/CD. Work involves close English-language collaboration with overseas offices on joint development, design review, and postmortems, plus defining release criteria, severity levels, and traceability/audit practices specific to banking. Requirements: 5+ years development experience, ISTQB (or JSTQB) Foundation Level or equivalent knowledge, a degree in computer science/information processing or equivalent, experience leading a development team, experience planning test strategy, and code-based API testing experience (e.g. RestAssured, Karate). Preferred: Japanese N2+, system architecture experience, improving testability, ISTQB Advanced Level test technique knowledge, AI-assisted development experience. Business-level English (TOEIC 700+) is required; English is the primary working language. Full-time, based in Minato-ku, Tokyo, with hybrid work (in-office at least 2 days/week).

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