Software Engineer II, SQL/ Java / Data, Agency Securities Finance

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible. As a Software Engineer within Security Services, you will be an integral part of an agile team that enhances, builds, and delivers trusted, market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You will conduct critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas, supporting the firm’s business objectives.

Job Responsibilities

• Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting, thinking beyond routine approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code; review and debug code written by others.
• Optimize back end applications for maximum speed, reliability, and scalability.
• Drive adoption of best practices in software development and AI integration, maintaining high standards of quality, security, and efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve operational stability of software applications and systems.
• Work with stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure solutions meet business needs.
• Collaborate with technical Leads and Architects for new products.
• Contribute to a team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 3+ years of applied experience.
• Hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Proficient in coding in one or more object-oriented languages, including Java 17+ with Spring Boot.
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security.
• Experience building enterprise applications with high availability and performance using Java, Spring, Kafka, EKS, Distributed Cache.
• Practical cloud native experience
• Working knowledge of Python and SQL

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Keen interest in staying ahead of modern development trends and experimenting with emerging technologies such as AI and Machine Learning.
• Hands-on experience with Microservices, Data usage patterns, and Event-Driven Architecture (EDA)
• Experience with RESTful APIs concepts and its integration with React.js.
• Business-level Japanese proficiency preferred.