Software Engineer Job Level AssociateDirector

At Morgan Stanley we advise originate trade manage and distribute capital for governments institutions and individuals and always do so with a standard of excellence. We are a leading global financial services firm that conducts its business through three principal business segments-Institutional Securities Wealth Management (WM) and Investment Management. The Firms employees serve clients worldwide from more than 1200 offices in 43 countries.

As a market leader the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together we share a common set of values rooted in integrity excellence and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

Department Profile

Middle Office is a dynamic and fast-paced area within the Firms WM Technology Division. We are responsible for creating innovative technology solutions for Core Brokerage one of the strategic growth areas of the Firm. Middle office is a core foundation for Morgan Stanley. It provides the platform with key capabilities to support customer digital journey from opening an account funding the account trade and order management portfolio/balances and risk management on all digital channels. It also provides the capabilities for Morgan Stanley B2B stock plan business to manage participants lifecycle. If you are an exceptional individual who is interested in solving complex problems and building sophisticated solutions in a dynamic team environment Middle office is the place for you.

Position Description

We are seeking an experienced Software Engineering leader in our Core Brokerage group who will lead the technical aspects of designing implementing testing of various initiatives. The role expects significant engineering ownership in complex server-side applications including new feature work improvements on existing code and active participation in designing and shipping the product.

The incumbent will be working in Middle Office Core Platform Organization to drive product development including requirement gathering technical solutioning.

RESPONSIBILITIES

* Lead a technical team to design and implement highly reliable scale-able extensible maintainable global and operable products and platforms

* Draft and review architectural diagrams interface specifications class structures and other design documents

* Build systems that balance resources constraints requirements and complexity

* Present opportunities with cost/benefit analysis to leadership in order to shape decisions regarding architectural strategy

* Evangelize technologies solutions and best practices developed with the organization

* Develop department-wide technical perspectives standards solutions and strategies that resolve significant product or organizational pain-points

* Participate in a network of principal engineers to share ideas practices and experiences

* Work closely with product management and development teams

* You must enjoy challenging engineering problems. We are looking for someone who can solve complex issues

* We value principal engineers who do enough hands-on implementation work to keep current with technology trends inside and outside the company

* Lead and mentor other back-end engineers Basic

* Minimum of 10 years of software development experience

* Bachelor degree in Computer Science or a related field

* Strong Proficiency with either Go or Java/J2EE

Preferred

* Expert in software development domain and principles including design patterns data structures continuous integration and deployment architecture

* Solid experience in working with either Golang or Java. Knowledge in multiple languages like GO Java C Javascript will be a plus.

* Knowledge on Spring Spring Boot JPA/Hibernate and C/C batch scripts - perl ksh.

* Good understanding of Web Services protocols such as REST SOAP IDL gRPC and API design for extensibility and portability

* Experience writing SQL queries for Sybase / Oracle or another Relational Database is required.

* Well versed with OOD and SOA principles.

* Experience of working in UNIX environment. Knowledge of perl and UNIX based shell scripts is required

* Working knowledge of cloud service mesh and containers

* Team player possessing strong analytical problem solving and communication skills

* Experience with SCRUM Agile and iterative approaches a plus

* Creative thinker self-starter able to work on multiple projects simultaneously

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first doing the right thing leading with exceptional ideas committing to diversity and inclusion and giving back - arent just beliefs they guide the decisions we make every day to do whats best for our clients communities and more than 80000 employees in 1200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley youll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. Theres also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $70000 and $120000 per year for Associate and between $95000 and $135000 per year for Director at the commencement of employment. However base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package which depending on the position may also include commission earnings incentive compensation discretionary bonuses other short and long-term incentive packages and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

Morgan Stanleys goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race color religion creed age sex sex stereotype gender gender identity or expression transgender sexual orientation national origin citizenship disability marital and civil partnership/union status pregnancy veteran or military service status genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).

Required Experience:

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