Software Engineering, Assistant Vice President

Company: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
Location: Jersey City
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count? Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career. Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded. The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details. Job Description: We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Software Engineer to join our dynamic team in the Transaction Banking Technology space. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience working across multiple software platforms and implementing SaaS solutions. This role involves contributing to the design, development, and integration of enterprise systems across various initiatives. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong technical proficiency, a collaborative mindset, and a commitment to delivering scalable and high-availability solutions. You will work closely with global cross-functional teams to ensure seamless system integration and platform reliability. Key Responsibilities: Contribute to technical planning and architectural decisions for mission-critical systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance improvements (e.g., achieving significant efficiency gains in processing speed). Work closely with stakeholders to understand project requirements, scope, and objectives, translating them into actionable technical solutions. Develop and maintain Java-based web and enterprise applications using frameworks like Spring Boot and integrate messaging systems such as Kafka and IBM MQ. Implement performance tuning strategies and monitor system health using tools like Splunk and SonarQube, driving continuous improvement and incident resolution. Support system upgrades and platform scalability initiatives across legacy and modern architectures. Implement SaaS-based platforms and ensure adherence to best practices for secure, high-quality delivery. Maintain compliance with industry standards and internal governance, ensuring robust security and regulatory alignment. Partner with other technology teams to uphold development best practices, code quality, and test coverage. Qualifications: 5 years of software engineering experience across enterprise systems. Proven expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and SQL, with additional experience in REST API, Angular, JavaScript, and Docker. Experience in Agile DevOps teams as Lead developer. Strong background in enterprise application development, including backend API design, microservices, and database architecture. Demonstrated success in optimizing system performance. Skilled in cloud-based development and hybrid infrastructure. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a track record of delivering high-impact solutions. Adept at cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and incident resolution. Experience in adapting to evolving requirements and driving product innovation. Education: •Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a closely-related discipline, or an equivalent combination of formal education and experience “ Visa sponsorship/support is based on business needs. We do not anticipate providing visa sponsorship/support for this position.” The typical base pay range for this role is between $108k - $145k depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonuses and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes 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, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please click the link below. MUFG Benefits Summary We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (including (i) the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, (ii) the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, (iii) the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and (iv) the California Fair Chance Act) to the extent that (a) an applicant is not subject to a statutory disqualification pursuant to Section 3(a)(39) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act, and (b) they do not conflict with the background screening requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the National Futures Association (NFA). The major responsibilities listed above are the material job duties of this role for which the Company reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of conditional offer of employment, if any. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran and military status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status of an individual or that individual’s associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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