Public Finance Quantitative Developer & Strategist - Fixed Income - Associate

Morgan Stanley • New York, NY

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm. The Public Finance Business is seeking a Quantitative Developer & Strategist with a focus on Fixed Income. This role involves building models, developing applications, and integrating AI into workflows within the fast-paced public finance market. The individual will be responsible for taking ideas from concept to production, automating processes, and analyzing data to drive business decisions. The role requires a blend of quantitative, engineering, and product thinking skills, with a focus on shipping production-ready applications.

Requirements

• Master's or PhD in a quantitative field, or strong undergraduate background with demonstrated hands-on experience.
• Strong Python skills, writing clean, testable, production-ready code.
• CI/CD fluency: Git, Docker, structured development workflow.
• Solid statistics and probability fundamentals.
• Some exposure to fixed income (or ability to learn quickly).
• Experience using GenAI coding tools (Copilot, Cursor, etc.).
• Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly to non-technical stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Thinking in systems, building robust and scalable solutions.
• Experience taking ideas through the full development lifecycle (design, development, testing, deployment).
• Skepticism towards outputs and a critical approach to analysis.
• Excitement about AI and its application in financial workflows.
• Experience with Python, Flask, React, kdb+/q, Docker, OpenAI, and Anthropic Claude.

Responsibilities

• Build models to help the desk understand where risk is accumulating.
• Ship React dashboards to present model outputs in real time.
• Automate workflows that are currently time-consuming.
• Integrate AI agents to extract information from deal documents and flag anomalies.
• Analyze data to question business assumptions and provide insights.
• Develop and deploy production applications.
• Collaborate with senior strategists, bankers, and traders.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay ($150,000 - $200,000 per year for Associate).
• Total compensation package may include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, and other short and long-term incentive packages.
• Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.
• Support for employees and their families.
• Opportunities for career growth and movement within the business.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree