Senior Software Engineer - Parametric (Java / AWS)

Morgan Stanley • Minneapolis, MN

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for design, development, and integration of various technology solutions, including the development of our proprietary investment systems. Parametric provides a mature working environment for software professionals who excel when working collaboratively with other talented individuals. We pride ourselves on our modern development practices and constantly strive to improve them. Custom software solutions are a key element of our success and, as such, we consider software engineering a tier-one competency .

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on professional software development experience using Java.
• Strong understanding of language features (interfaces, generics, annotations, reflection, closures, etc.).
• Practical knowledge of major open-source projects (Spring, Spring Boot, Hibernate).
• Familiarity with containers (Docker)
• Experience with message-driven and event-driven architectures using ActiveMQ and Kafka.
• Proven experience with AWS services such as EC2, ECS, S3, Fargate, Aurora, and Lambda.
• Experience building highly interactive web UIs (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, REST, JSON; ExtJS a plus).
• Test-driven development experience (JUnit, test mocking).
• Strong knowledge of RDBMS and SQL.
• Familiarity with version control (Git), CI/CD tools (Gradle, GitLab), and agile methodologies.
• Deep understanding of SOA, AOP, and design patterns (MVC, DAO, Observer).
• Experience with major application servers (Tomcat).
• Effective communication skills with both technical and business stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Financial services industry experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust, scalable, and maintainable software solutions across the full technology stack.
• Build and integrate application components, including APIs, data persistence layers, and event-driven systems.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver flexible, business-oriented solutions.
• Develop reusable code libraries, shared architectural patterns, and automation frameworks to accelerate development across teams.
• Contribute to the modernization of legacy systems, including migrations to new persistence engines, cloud platforms, and architectures.
• Write unit, integration, and functional tests to ensure software quality.
• Support CI/CD practices and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) using tools like GitLab, Terraform, and Docker.
• Participate in design reviews, pair programming, and mentorship of junior team members.
• Stay current with relevant technologies and contribute to team discussions on architectural decisions and tooling.

Benefits

• Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and 20 Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees