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Backend Engineer, Periodic KYC Reviews

UBS
UBS Salary
Weehawken, NJ Full Time
POSTED ON 11/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/26/2025
Job Reference #
329727BR

Job Type
Full Time

Your role
Are you passionate about bringing systems to life? Are you good at problem solving, finding solutions? Are you interested in leading people to improve digital client on-boarding processes using technology and drive revenue, profitability, and NPS for the firm?

We're looking for a Java Engineer to help us build and deliver an enterprise digital Client due diligence platform including Initial Due Diligence (KYC/AML) and Period due diligence (PKR) platforms.

  • Delivery responsibility: design, develop, implement, and mange technology platforms in the client onboarding / lifecycle management areas
  • Delivery responsibility: Apply a broad range of full stack development, security, reliability, and integration technologies on the Azure platform to help the team deliver a robust and scalable platform
  • Delivery responsibility: Integrate with advisory workstation, client due-diligence systems, case management systems, data / document management, workflow management, and other foundational platforms to deliver a seamless experience for the client and advisor.
  • Delivery responsibility: manage platform technical roadmap to ensure modern capabilities are continuously evaluated and onboarded to deliver business value
  • Technology leadership & Relationship Management: develop and foster partnership with cross functional teams including banking and wealth management businesses, risk/reg/compliance, records management, cloud infrastructure, security and architecture office to ensure platform meets firm’s requirements

Detailed salary information:

  • Weehawken, New York: the salary range for this role is $150000 to $205000

The expected salary range(s) for this role as of the date of this posting is/are based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, qualifications, education, location and skill level. This role may also be eligible for discretionary incentive compensation. For benefits information, please visit ubs.com/usbenefits .

Your team
In this role you will be accountable for platforms and projects in Periodic KYC Reviews. This is a hands-on technology role working in US. You will also work with broader team members distributed across US, Poland and India.

Diversity helps us grow, together. That’s why we are committed to fostering and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. It strengthens our business and brings value to our clients.

Your expertise

  • Expert hands-on knowledge in designing, developing, and delivering large, scalable and distributed systems
  • Experienced in Java/J2EE, React JS, Kafka, REST APIs, microservices, and event driven architecture
  • Working knowledge of application frameworks such as Spring Boot & Micronaut
  • Good knowledge of cloud technologies including Docker, Kubernetes and other cloud-native services preferably in Microsoft Azure.
  • Azure Data Factory (ADF), Azure Data Lake (ADLS) & Databricks a huge plus.
  • Good SQL and data analysis skills. Experience in NoSQL DBs like CosmosDB or MongoDB a huge plus
  • Good UNIX/Linux experiences and scripting skills including scheduling/automation like AutoSys or TWS
  • Excellent communication skills and team player
  • Working knowledge of Agile development processes and tools
  • Analytical and methodical problem solving and debugging skills
  • Leading a team of resources across geographies and managing a business-critical platform
  • Good at communication and team coaching / management skills
  • Tuned to Finance industry and / or service provider culture

About Us
UBS is the world’s largest and the only truly global wealth manager. We operate through four business divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management and the Investment Bank. Our global reach and the breadth of our expertise set us apart from our competitors.

We have a presence in all major financial centers in more than 50 countries.

How We Hire

We may request you to complete one or more assessments during the application process. Learn more

Join us
At UBS, we know that it's our people, with their diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds, who drive our ongoing success. We’re dedicated to our craft and passionate about putting our people first, with new challenges, a supportive team, opportunities to grow and flexible working options when possible. Our inclusive culture brings out the best in our employees, wherever they are on their career journey. And we use artificial intelligence (AI) to work smarter and more efficiently. We also recognize that great work is never done alone. That’s why collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Because together, we’re more than ourselves.

We’re committed to disability inclusion and if you need reasonable accommodation/adjustments throughout our recruitment process, you can always contact us.

Disclaimer / Policy Statements
UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.

Salary Information
US Only: The expected salary range for this role is $150000 to $205000 based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, qualifications, education, location and skill level. Please see «Your role» section for detailed salary information.

Salary : $150,000 - $205,000

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