Director, Lead Software Engineer

Morgan Stanley•New York, NY

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

Morgan Stanley Services Group, Inc. is seeking a Director, Lead Software Engineer in New York, New York to support key software applications and risk models within the Investment Banking and Global Capital Markets space involved in managing the firm’s lending business. Working on all phases of the deal lifecycle including business development, syndication, book building, allocation, trading, and portfolio and capital management. Build revenue-generating execution and analytics applications. Engage with business stakeholders and third-party vendors to understand requirements and design and develop complex software systems for deal execution. Develop and maintain innovative software solutions. Work closely with the Product Management and QA teams to deliver high-quality software deliverables and must be proficient in agile software development methodologies. Telecommuting permitted up to 2 days per week.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related degree
Three (3) years of experience in the position offered or three (3) years as a Software Engineer, Software Developer, or a related role
Three (3) years of experience with Systems involved in Finance technology and deal servicing platforms
Three (3) years of experience with Designing and developing data-intensive and real-time applications with a focus on scalability, multithreading, performance optimization, maintainability, and robustness
Three (3) years of experience with REST and SOAP web services
Three (3) years of experience with Full-stack development including Python and Java
Three (3) years of experience with Using Spring Containers with Spring Boot for enterprise applications
Three (3) years of experience with XML and JSON
Three (3) years of experience with Container technologies including Docker and Podman
Three (3) years of experience with FAST API
Three (3) years of experience with Relational databases including Sybase, SQL Server, and DB2
Three (3) years of experience with Non-relational databases including MongoDB
Three (3) years of experience with Java multi-threading and concurrent package experience
Three (3) years of experience with Jenkins CI/CD pipeline implementation
Three (3) years of experience with UI technologies including JavaScript, and Angular frameworks
Three (3) years of experience with Developing REST APIs using Spring Boot and Open API specification
Three (3) years of experience with Backend web development technology including APIs, asynchronous messaging, pub-sub based system, and cloud computing
Three (3) years of experience with Test Driven Development (TDD) and Behavior Driven Development (BDD) practices
Three (3) years of experience with Testing frameworks including Junit, Cucumber, or REST Assured
Three (3) years of experience with Unix scripting and shell scripting
Three (3) years of experience with Version control systems including Git
Three (3) years of experience with Agile development and DevOps

Responsibilities

Support key software applications and risk models within the Investment Banking and Global Capital Markets space involved in managing the firm’s lending business.
Work on all phases of the deal lifecycle including business development, syndication, book building, allocation, trading, and portfolio and capital management.
Build revenue-generating execution and analytics applications.
Engage with business stakeholders and third-party vendors to understand requirements and design and develop complex software systems for deal execution.
Develop and maintain innovative software solutions.
Work closely with the Product Management and QA teams to deliver high-quality software deliverables.
Be proficient in agile software development methodologies.
Provide production and user support for the live system resolving issues.