Junior Java Developer

MUFG is one of the world’s leading financial groups, and they are seeking an entry-level Software Engineer to join the Trade Processing team within the Front Office Solutions group. This role involves collaborating with front-office stakeholders to deliver high-impact solutions and enhance trading workflows.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with front office users, traders, and business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into scalable, technical solutions
• Deliver projects within an Agile development framework to develop high-quality, reliable software that meets the expectations of our business users
• Promote secure, resilient development practices that minimize operational risk and meet MUFG security standards and policies
• Maintain clear technical and procedural documentation to support internal audits, compliance reviews, and knowledge transfer
• Provide hands-on production support for front office applications, including rapid incident response, root-cause analysis, and issue resolution
• Lead and contribute to modernization initiatives, including migrating applications to cloud platforms and adopting cloud-native design patterns

Skills

• 1-3 years of programming experience
• Experience with a strong foundation in programming and software development
• Competence in Java development or other object-oriented programming languages
• Experience with Junit or other unit and integration testing frameworks
• Proficiency in SQL / relational databases such as Oracle and SQL Server
• Familiarity with LINUX / Unix environments and scripting
• Understanding of financial products and trading workflows
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to perform root cause analysis and production issues resolution
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a closely-related discipline, or an equivalent combination of formal education and experience
• Experience with Spring / Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, and message technologies such as JMS and MQ
• Expertise in multithreading, concurrency, and performance optimization
• Experience with Hibernate/JPA and Apache Camel
• Experience with front-end technologies (React, Javascript, HTML/CSS)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Git, Maven, SDA) and project management tools (Jira, Confluence)
• Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, Snowflake)
• Worked with application security and vulnerability remediation tools (Veracode)
• Familiarity with electronic trading platforms (Bloomberg TOMS, Tradeweb, MarketAxess, Murex)
• Implemented solutions using real-time electronic communication protocols (FIX protocol)

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
• Retirement plans
• Educational assistance and training programs
• Income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities
• Paid maternity and parental bonding leave
• Paid vacation
• Sick days
• Holidays

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