Application Tech Lead - Trade Finance - Software Engineering, Vice President

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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.

MUFG Trade Finance Software Engineering, Vice President

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Software Engineering Vice President to serve as the technology lead for our Trade Finance solutions. This individual contributor will provide technical direction across architecture, engineering, integration, data, cloud, security, and platform modernization. The role will be partnered closely with engineering teams, product management, operations, compliance, vendors, and other stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable, and resilient solutions. Expertise in commercial banking products, payment processing, lending, and platforms such as CGI Trade360 or Loan IQ will be important for advancing our Trade Finance capabilities and customer experience.

The ideal candidate will combine strong Trade Finance domain knowledge with deep application and solution architecture expertise, hands-on engineering judgment, and practical AI and generative AI experience. The technology lead will influence technical decisions, establish engineering standards, guide delivery teams, reduce technology risk, and accelerate the modernization of MUFG’s Trade Finance technology platform without having direct people-management responsibility.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 10 years of hands-on software development experience, including at least 5 years providing leadership across complex applications or platforms.
• Strong understanding of commercial banking products, including lending, Trade Finance, and Supply Chain Finance.
• Experience with CGI Trade360, Loan IQ, or another application supporting Trade Finance products is a plus.
• Proficiency in application and solution architecture, microservices, APIs, integration patterns, and cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Application development experience on data platforms, including SQL, extract-transform-load (ETL) tools like Informatica or Glue and Spark and object-oriented programming languages such as, Python, or C#.
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction and facilitate architecture decisions.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in Agile delivery environments.
• General understanding of user interface design principles and best practices.
• Experience designing end-to-end data pipelines and CI/CD pipelines for application delivery.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Copilot, Azure OpenAI, OpenAI services, Amazon Bedrock, or equivalent enterprise AI platforms.
• Ability to define AI strategy, evaluate business cases, establish governance controls, and guide AI-enabled transformation initiatives across technology and business teams.
• Strong understanding of data engineering, data quality, and model lifecycle management to support enterprise AI adoption.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as the technology lead for Trade Finance solutions, establishing technical direction and aligning architecture and engineering decisions with business priorities, security requirements, and enterprise standards.
• Partners with software engineers, architects, product managers, operations, compliance, vendors, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality technology solutions.
• Translate business and operational requirements into clear technical specifications, target-state designs, and executable engineering plans.
• Design and contribute to the development of applications, APIs, integrations, data pipelines, infrastructure, and platform capabilities.
• Define and promote engineering standards for coding, testing, security, observability, performance, resilience, and continuous delivery.
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and design support to engineers while fostering shared accountability and sound engineering practices.
• Evaluate the technical viability of products, platforms, and emerging technologies; contribute to business cases; and recommend solutions that meet specific business requirements.
• Guide the integration of third-party services, applications, and capabilities to improve platform performance and support business outcomes.
• Oversee technical quality across the software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, deployment, production support, and continuous improvement.
• Monitor and analyze application performance, reliability, security, and maintainability; identify risks and recommend corrective actions or improvements.
• Perform complex application design and development using technologies appropriate to the solution, which may include Scala, Java, Node.js, REST APIs, microservices, AWS cloud infrastructure, Spark, Kubernetes, Docker, and Jenkins.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues, define clear action plans, and guide the design, testing, and production implementation of agreed solutions.
• Collaborate with external partners and vendors to evaluate capabilities, manage technical dependencies, and support platform modernization.
• Stay current with Trade Finance trends, enterprise technology practices, and emerging technologies, including AI and generative AI, and apply relevant innovations responsibly.

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 as follows:

• New York / New Jersey: $ 149-205K
• Non–New York / New Jersey: $ 149-188K

depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus 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.

Our hybrid work schedule is four days on-site and work remotely one day per week.

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.