PGIM Fixed Income | Application Developer, Technology Solutions Group, Japan (Bilingual)

PGIM is the diversified asset management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU). With $1.4 trillion in assets under management, and 42 offices spanning 18 countries, PGIM is among the world’s top-14 largest asset managers. Each PGIM business offers a distinct workplace culture that aligns with the firm’s ultimate objective: to provide premier service to our clients while fostering an inclusive workplace culture that is rooted in trust, respect, and equality.

Our Business:

PGIM Fixed Income is a global asset manager offering active solutions across all fixed income markets. With 1000 employees and $859bn assets under management, the company has offices in Newark, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Munich, Zurich, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Sydney. Our business climate is a safe inclusive environment, centered around mutual respect, intellectual honesty, transparency, and teamwork. Our leaders are focused on talent & culture; dedicated to fostering growth & development at all levels to develop the industry leaders of tomorrow.

In Japan, we started our asset management business in 1988. Since then, we have now come to offer a wide range of investment strategies for multiple asset classes, including fixed income, equities, real estate, and alternatives, managed by PGIM’s investment units.  PGIM Japan Co., Ltd. has over ¥21.754 trillion in assets under management for Japanese institutional clients (as of June 2024).  For more information, please visit www.pgim.com and https://www.pgim.com/pgim-japan/.

Our Role:

As PGIM Japan’s business has been evolving and expanding in both width and breadth of clientele as well as product range, we are looking for a motivated and bright individual like you to fulfill a unique opportunity within our dynamic environment. Our technology group is a dynamic, fast-paced environment, with exciting changes on the horizon under new senior leadership. We are looking for you to align with our development team in evolving our platform and programs to new architecture and migrate legacy applications. You will have a proven background in building complex, full-stack applications in Java/Python and JavaScript on Angular/React, AWS, Azure, SQL. You will identify this challenge as a unique and valuable opportunity to take part in our global technical transformation, so if this sounds interesting, then PGIM could be the place for you.

Your Impact:

• Develop and maintain new and existing applications natively on cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) within an Agile framework.
• Collaborate with the Product Owner and Business Analyst to assess business needs and transform them into scalable and maintainable applications
• Build and maintain ETL codes to manage data from various sources, including web-based sources, internal/external databases, and flat files, in heterogeneous data formats (binary, ASCII).
• Develop powerful user interfaces using common JavaScript frameworks (Angular, React).
• Design and support an effective data management framework for the storage, permission, and retrieval of large internal and external datasets.
• Evaluate the impact of scaling up and scaling out to ensure sustained data management and delivery performance.
• Build interfaces to support evolving and new applications, accommodating new data sources and types.
• Actively transfer system, business, and domain knowledge within and outside the team.
• Collaborate with local and global Technology Solutions Group teams.

Your Required Skills:

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in developing core financial systems using Core Java and/or Python.
• At least 4 years of experience in developing web applications using Angular/React and other JavaScript libraries.
• Comprehensive knowledge of OOJS and Vanilla concepts. Experience in building application from scratch with good architecture understanding.
• Experience with transactional databases such as MS SQL, Aurora Postgres, Azure SQL, Sybase, etc.
• Direct experience in supporting front office and back-office end-users (PM, Quant, Risk, Reporting, Operations), with a thorough understanding of the Asset Management business, particularly focused on Fixed Income.
• Proficiency in cloud technologies, with hands-on experience in various AWS services. Experience with Azure is advantageous.
• Expertise in DevOps, including the creation of pipelines and publishing code to Dev/Stage/Prod environments.
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, and Agile development methodologies.
• Experience in building microservices using the Spring Boot framework.
• Experience with caching technologies.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think quickly and offer alternatives both independently and within teams.
• Proven ability to work efficiently in a dynamic environment.
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Finance, Statistics, Economics, or a related field.

Your Desired Skills:

• A strong team player who is inquisitive, self-motivated, and capable of multitasking.
• In-depth knowledge of Asset Management industry Operations/Reporting/Back-office.
• Technical knowledge of BI Tools (PowerBI, Tableau), with VB.net being an added advantage.
• Developer Certificate in AWS or Azure services would be added advantage.
• Working knowledge of NRI Systems (GX/TX) and Aladdin is advantageous.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines while maintaining high-quality work.
• Understanding of application development and software development life cycle concepts in both SDLC and Agile methodologies.

Our Culture:

Prudential is focused on creating a fully inclusive culture, where all employees feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work. We don’t just accept difference—we celebrate it, support it, and thrive on it. At Prudential employees have a unique opportunity to build their career path by owning their development, their career, and their future. We encourage employees to utilize the internal “Skills Accelerator” to hone their skills and explore the opportunities avai

Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.

Prudential is a multinational financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company's well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, asset management, and real estate services, some of which may not be available in your area.

We recognize that our strength and success are directly linked to the quality and skills of our diverse associates. We are proud to be a place where talented people who want to make a difference can grow as professionals, leaders, and as individuals. Visit www.prudential.com to learn more about our values, our history and our brand.

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status , medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.