Senior Java Developer at SMBC Group in New York, NY

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.

In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization’s extensive global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $158,000.00 and $205,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.

Role Description

We are seeking a highly motivated Vice President Java Developer to join our Front Office Fixed Income Technology team in New York. The successful candidate will partner directly with traders, sales, quants, risk managers, and business stakeholders to design, develop, and support mission-critical trading, pricing, risk, and trade lifecycle management applications. This is a hands-on development role requiring strong technical expertise, solid Fixed Income business knowledge, and the ability to deliver high-performance, scalable solutions in a fast-paced front-office environment. The candidate will play a key role in modernizing the technology stack, driving engineering best practices, and leveraging AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot to enhance productivity and software quality.

Role Objectives

Software Development • Design, develop, and maintain front-office applications using Java 17+ as the primary development language. • Build high-performance, low-latency, and scalable services supporting trading, pricing, risk management, position management, and trade lifecycle workflows. • Develop microservices and event-driven solutions using modern architecture patterns. • Design and implement robust APIs and integrations with internal and external systems. • Participate in architecture, design, development, testing, deployment, and production support activities. Front Office Partnership • Work directly with traders, sales teams, quants, risk managers, operations users, and business stakeholders to deliver technology solutions. • Analyze business requirements and translate them into scalable technical designs. • Partner closely with the business to automate workflows and improve operational efficiency. Engineering Excellence • Drive software engineering best practices including: o Clean code principles o Test-driven development (TDD) o Automated testing o Secure coding practices o Code reviews o Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) • Promote observability, resiliency, and operational excellence across applications. • Utilize GitHub Copilot and AI-assisted development tools to improve software delivery, code quality, documentation, test coverage, and developer productivity. Production Support • Provide Level 3 support for business-critical production systems. • Troubleshoot complex production issues and perform root cause analysis. • Participate in release planning, deployment activities, and production readiness reviews. Collaboration • Collaborate with global technology teams across New York, London, and Asia. • Work closely with DevOps, infrastructure, architecture, QA, and business teams. • Mentor junior developers and contribute to technical leadership across the organization.

Qualifications and Skills

Technical Skills • Extensive hands-on software development experience using Java, preferably Java 17 or later. • Strong experience with: o Spring Boot o RESTful APIs o Microservices architecture o Multithreading and concurrency o Event-driven architectures o Messaging technologies such as Kafka, MQ, or JMS o Relational databases and SQL • Strong understanding of: o Data structures and algorithms o Object-oriented design and design patterns o Distributed systems o Performance tuning and optimization o Scalable application architectures AI-Assisted Development • Demonstrated experience using GitHub Copilot and AI-assisted software development tools. • Ability to effectively leverage GitHub Copilot for: o Software development and code generation o Unit and integration test creation o Refactoring and code modernization o Documentation generation o Code reviews and productivity improvements • Strong understanding of validating AI-generated code and applying engineering best practices. Financial Markets Knowledge • Experience working within Front Office technology organizations in investment banking. • Strong understanding of Fixed Income products • Experience building or supporting trading, pricing, risk management, position management, or trade lifecycle management systems. Engineering Practices • Strong experience implementing: o Test-Driven Development (TDD) o Automated testing frameworks o CI/CD pipelines o Agile/Scrum methodologies o Production support and incident management processes • Proven track record delivering enterprise applications from inception through production deployment. Soft Skills • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. • Excellent verbal and written communication abilities. • Self-motivated and proactive, with a strong sense of ownership. • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced front-office environment. • Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications • Experience with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud. • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes. • Knowledge of Fixed Income risk analytics including DV01, PV01, CS01, VaR, and stress testing. • Experience integrating with trading and market platforms such as Bloomberg TOMS, Bloomberg ALLQ, Tradeweb, MarketAxess, BrokerTec, or Tradeweb. • Experience developing real-time risk, position, or trade management systems. • Experience leading technical design discussions and mentoring development teams.

Additional Requirements

SMBC’s employees participate in a Hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process. Hybrid work may not be permitted for certain roles, including, for example, certain FINRA-registered roles for which in-office attendance for the entire workweek is required.

SMBC provides reasonable accommodations during candidacy for applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at accommodations@smbcgroup.com.