Senior Research Software Engineer - Parametric

Morgan Stanley•Seattle, WA

21h•$78,000 - $185,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is part of Parametric's hybrid working model, which includes working in the office 3 days a week and choosing to work remotely or in the office the remaining days of the week. The Quantitative Development team supports Portfolio Management, Strategy and Research with equity models and tools to guide our investment process. This includes portfolio construction, backtesting, transition analysis and other analytical tools. As part of the Quantitative Development team, the Senior Research Software Engineer will be responsible for modernizing existing applications, building new applications and ensuring compliance with SDLC requirements.

Requirements

5+ years of experience developing cloud native applications
Experience with object-oriented coding languages such as C# or Java
Ability to work well in a highly social and collaborative environment
Strong knowledge of various AWS cloud services like ECS, S3, Batch, EC2
In depth experience with various message streaming technologies like Kafka
Solid understanding of Docker containerization
IaaS familiarity, working knowledge of Terraform
Familiarity with version control systems such as GIT or SVN
Working experience with agile development
Familiarity with continuous integration and build tools
Working knowledge of NoSQL databases like DynamoDB, MongoDB etc.
Proven track record of becoming a subject matter expert in areas related to current assignments
Effective communication skills with business users and other developers

Nice To Haves

Python design and development experience is a plus

Responsibilities

Work closely with the business unit and other team members to understand and document requirements
Design and develop integration solutions with 3rd party data providers and systems
Share experience, knowledge, and ideas to the team to improve processes and productivity
Create unit/integration/functional tests
Follow our development process and guidelines
Conduct code reviews of other developers, merge-request reviews
Follow technology trends/tools and recommend improvements to our technology when appropriate
Act as the security expert for the development team by advocating for secure coding practices and implementing security related features
Responsible for researching and implementing software development initiatives that are cross functional and may be passed off to other groups later