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, Ireland, 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 Full Stack Developer is a key role in the Operations Technology space, building the next generation of Cash Management functionality for the bank. This is a challenging role and involves the design, development, unit test, end-to-end testing, and installation of critical customer-facing products. The role also involves close collaboration with peers in the form of design sessions and code reviews, and close collaboration with a wide group of stakeholders and supporting teams (both technical and non-technical).
- Write maintainable and testable software in collaboration with business and technology stakeholders.
- Engage in code reviews and perform extensive testing to ensure high-quality software is delivered.
- Participate in design sessions to ensure application features are designed and crafted in a robust and consistent manner.
- Provide input on application strategy and direction (from a technical viewpoint) – i.e. focus on the future as well as the present.
- Troubleshooting and problem solving of issues.
- Represent the team in wider project discussions and meetings with other stakeholders when needed.
- Provide support for operations, delivery, and application teams to remediate issues as appropriate.
- Research new technology and tools and share findings with others.
- Communicate clearly and effectively with all members of the team.
- Five or more years of experience in a Software Development role.
- Strong JavaScript programming skills, utilizing tools and platforms like TypeScript and node.js.
- Front end JavaScript framework experience using React.
- Experience of building and deploying applications in the Azure ecosystem is a must.
- Understanding of modern web application and its components (API, routing, caching, etc).
- Understanding of core web principals.
- Experience of developing with Java (both standard and enterprise level) is an advantage.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field.
- Previous experience working within a financial/banking domain is an advantage.
- Previous experience of working as a senior/team lead is an advantage.
- Excellent debugging and optimization skills.
- Experience in unit/integration testing.
- Experience with large scale distributed and transactional systems that have high-availability service-level agreements.
- Ability to follow established processes and workflows to ensure that all work is following best practices.
- Must be able to demonstrate a proactive mindset.
- Outstanding communication skills. The ability to present, in both a technical and non-technical way.
- Organizational and planning skills, attention to detail, time management as well as string analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong team player.
D&I Commitment
Responsible for fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion, holding leaders accountable for creating an inclusive environment through awareness and practice of equity in recruiting, developing, and promoting diverse talent.
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.
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. SMBC provides reasonable accommodations for employees and applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at accommodations@smbcgroup.com.
