VP, Senior Risk Developer; Full Stack Engineer React​/Python​/Azure

Position: VP, Senior Risk Developer (Full Stack Engineer React/Python/Azure)
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.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Senior Risk Developer (Full Stack Engineer) is responsible for designing, developing, and delivering scalable, production-grade applications that enable risk management and data-driven decision-making across the organization. This role drives the translation of complex business requirements into technical solutions using modern front-end frameworks and backend integrations within the Azure cloud ecosystem. The position has significant impact on enterprise risk analytics capabilities, influencing data accessibility, performance optimization, and user experience rating within a cross-functional engineering environment, this role collaborates with backend developers and stakeholders while contributing to architecture decisions, engineering standards, and overall solution quality.

The role typically reports into a senior engineering or technology lead within the Risk Technology organization and provides technical mentorship to junior engineers.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and develop highly scalable, responsive front-end applications using React JS, Type Script, AG Grid, HTML5, and CSS3
• Build and maintain reusable UI component libraries and integrate them into Storybook for standardized usage across applications
• Deliver end-to-end features by collaborating with backend engineers to enhance Python/Django APIs and ensure seamless system integration
• Deploy applications to production within Azure cloud environments using CI/CD pipelines (Git Hub Actions) and integrated Azure services
• Identify, analyze, and resolve performance bottlenecks to ensure optimal application scalability and responsiveness
• Implement secure authentication and authorization mechanisms across applications and environments
• Develop high-quality, maintainable, and testable code, including unit testing, while contributing to engineering best practices and standards
• Produce technical documentation and clearly communicate architecture decisions, trade-offs, and implementation details to stakeholders
• Execute data-driven functionality by leveraging SQL and integrating with Azure Databricks and related data workflows
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align technical delivery with business and risk management objectives
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior team members, supporting skill development and code quality improvement
• Take ownership of deliverables, working independently or within teams to ensure timely and high-quality completion

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of professional experience in JavaScript and front-end application development
• Strong expertise in building production-grade UI applications using modern JavaScript frameworks (React preferred)
• Advanced experience with Type Script and front-end architecture patterns
• Hands-on experience with AG Grid, including server-side data processing, filtering, and performance tuning
• Proven experience developing and maintaining shared UI component libraries and design systems (Storybook)
• Proficiency with modern development tooling (Node.js, Vite, npm work spaces/monorepos)
• Experience integrating front-end applications with backend systems using Python frameworks such as Django, Flask, or FastAPI
• Exposure to Azure cloud services, including App Services, Functions, and container-based deployments
• Familiarity with Azure Databricks, including PySpark, data pipelines, and analytics workflows
• Strong SQL skills for data analysis and querying
• Understanding of application security practices, including authentication and authorization
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to document and present technical decisions
• Ability to collaborate…