
Software Engineer II, SQL/ Java / Data, Agency Securities Finance
at J.P. Morgan
Posted 13 days ago
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- Japan
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Join a Security Services team as a Software Engineer II, focusing on secure, scalable technology within Agency Securities Finance. You will work in an agile team delivering production-ready code, reviewing peers, and optimizing backend applications for speed and reliability. The role emphasizes secure development practices, CI/CD, AI integration, and operational stability, with opportunities to automate remediation and improve systems. Collaboration with stakeholders, technical leads, and architects will drive new product deliveries while upholding a culture of inclusion and diversity.
Location: Tokyo-To, Japan
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.




