Senior Software Engineer - Java/Python/SQL

Mizuho Financial group • New York, NY

75d • $111,000 - $180,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Join Mizuho as a Senior Software Engineer - Java/Python/SQL!

In this role, you will build data-intensive services and Spark pipelines on Kubernetes and Databricks. The ideal candidate will own delivery end-to-end with disciplined SDLC, high attention to detail, and mentor junior developers. Financial services experience required, ideally in Market Risk, Counterparty Credit Risk, or Liquidity Risk.

Requirements

• 6+ years in software/data engineering; expert in Java, Python, SQL.
• Hands-on Spark/Databricks (Delta, Spark SQL, performance tuning).
• Production Kubernetes experience (deployments, networking, autoscaling).
• Proven SDLC rigor and CI/CD (GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps/Jenkins).
• Finance/risk systems depth in at least one: Market, CCR, or Liquidity.

Nice To Haves

• Basel III/FRTB, Volcker, CCAR exposure.
• Unity Catalog, DLT, cluster policies; Terraform; Kafka; Airflow/Jobs.
• Secure APIs (REST/gRPC), OAuth2/OIDC, RBAC/ABAC.
• Reporting/limits usage, scenarios, reconciliation tooling.

Responsibilities

• Develop services (Java, Python) and ETL/ELT (SQL, Spark/PySpark) on Databricks.
• Containerize and deploy to Kubernetes; ensure logging/metrics/tracing.
• Apply strong SDLC: design reviews, testing, CI/CD, releases, monitoring.
• Partner with risk stakeholders; deliver audit-ready data contracts & controls.
• Review code, coach juniors, lead incident RCAs and remediation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees