Junior Java Developer

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 Summary:

We are seeking an entry-level Software Engineer to join the Trade Processing team within the Front Office Solutions (FOS) group at MUFG Securities Americas Inc. This team is responsible for a suite of internally developed applications that support multiple trading desks in achieving their business objectives. As part of FOS, you’ll collaborate closely not only with fellow technologists but also with front-office stakeholders, including traders and sales teams, to deliver high-impact solutions. The systems include, but are not limited to:

• Straight-through processing systems
• Position management systems
• Allocation and confirmation systems
• Trade reconciliations systems.
• This role provides an opportunity to build impactful systems that enhance trading workflows and front-office performance.

Key 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 and Experience Required:

• 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.
• Plus:
• 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)

Personal Requirements:

• Have great interest in pursuing a career in IT profession.
• Strong verbal and writing skills.
• Highly motivated self-starter and able to work independently.
• Proactive and innovative, continuously seek process improvements and modernizations.
• Ability to multi-task and work against deadlines/priorities.

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 $87k - $128k 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.