Lead Software Engineer (JAVA) - Parametric

Morgan Stanley•Edison, NJ

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm. Parametric, part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, partners with advisors, institutions, and consultants to build portfolios focused on client needs. This role is part of Parametric's hybrid working model, requiring 3 days in the office per week. The Equity Investments and Client Activities team builds financial software to solve complex financial opportunities, including customized direct index exposure and tax-sensitive asset allocation. They design and build financial software for the account life cycle, focusing on high-quality, scalable, cloud-native solutions. The Lead Software Engineer will provide technical leadership, project management, process development, training, and support, working across various teams to enhance Direct Indexing business priorities. This role involves designing and developing technology solutions, improving business processes, and building underlying components for the Equity Portfolio Management Platform. The position reports into the [Equity Services] team and collaborates with other Technology teams, Business Analysis, and Business Partners. Key responsibilities include supporting architecture, delivering scalable enterprise solutions using AWS cloud-native technologies, designing and implementing micro-services, and focusing on performance and resilience.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related area of study
8+ years of hands-on development experience managing all aspects of technical projects with a proven track record of delivering well architected and well written software solutions
Experience supervising and guiding software development teams and fostering an engaging, collaborative environment
7+ Years of hands-on Java/J2EE software design and development experience
Strong hands-on experience developing API using GraphQL/REST
Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills
Strong aptitude for highly efficient data structures and algorithms
Strong knowledge of relational databases and SQL
Working knowledge of NoSQL database engines such as Redis, Cassandra, or MongoDB
Proven track record of becoming a subject matter expert in areas related to current assignments
Strong leadership skills including: Communication, Total quality commitment, Ownership and accountability, Project management
A creative, self-confident self-motivator with a "can do" spirit
Passionate, forward thinking and creative individual with high ethical standards and integrity
Ability to collaborate and partner across a diverse team tapping the strength and unique skills of every team member
Assertiveness balanced with a sensitivity toward and concern for people
The ability to create strong work ethics and committed teams, foster open dialogue, and promote individual and team success
Effective communication skills with business users and other developers
Familiarity with AI and related technologies, with the ability to apply them in a business or technical context

Nice To Haves

Cloud native development experience a plus: AWS is preferred, but not required

Responsibilities

Design and develop proprietary solutions for the Equity Direct Indexing portfolio management teams
Provide technical leadership to other Software Engineers
Design, develop, and maintain services and API to support various business needs
Leverage scalable and distributed computing principles to build the next generation of services
Ensures that software solutions remain integrated, efficient, and appropriate for a highly regulated industry
Create unit/integration/functional/performance tests
Mentor new or less senior developers
Conduct code reviews of other developers
Share experience, knowledge, and ideas to the team to improve processes and productivity