Senior UI Engineer - Design System Innovation

Morgan Stanley•New York, NY

About The Position

In the Technology division, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities. This is a Lead Software Engineering position at the Vice President level, which is part of the job family responsible for developing and maintaining software solutions that support business needs. Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals. Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on. The Morgan Stanley Wealth Management UX team builds digital experiences that help our clients manage their finances and monitor their investments easily. Our growing team of designers and researchers bring an entrepreneurial spirit to a leading global financial firm. We employ design thinking methods and a user-centered approach to solve real business problems. If you can bring clarity to complexity, design holistically in an immense product ecosystem, and have gone the extra mile to create delight, we want to hear from you! About the Design Systems Team We're a close-knit group of designers and front-end engineers who work across all business verticals to maintain and advocate for our design system. We care deeply about our design craft and the quality of the components that we produce. We work fast, valuing experimentation and iteration. We're not afraid of tackling the complex UX problems, and we know that maintaining a system is just as much about evangelization and collaboration as it is about having extremely high standards for the work we produce for the entire technology team to consume and implement into their products. About the role We are seeking a Senior UI Engineer to evolve and mature the design system for Morgan Stanley's web and mobile platforms. You will work as an advocate for the design system across the design team, as well as with business and technology partners. You will be an advocate for best code practices as well as be a collaborator with technology partners to ensure our Design System library continues to be a framework that is easily implemented in projects. You should be familiar with implementing a design system. What you’ll do in the role:

Requirements

Proficient knowledge of best practices in JavaScript/HTML/CSS
Good understanding of CSS pre-processing platforms such as Sass
Experience applying accessibility best practices (WCAG)
Familiarity with the AGILE process
Great eye for visual details
Excellent communication skills
Pride in the work delivered and tremendous attention to detail
Go the extra mile to deliver on time and to high quality standards
Curiosity about problem solving and learning about finance
Self-disciplined, self-motivating, and self-improving
Effectively communicate and present complex conceptual thinking visually and verbally
8+ years relevant work experience

Nice To Haves

Experience working with design systems
Proficient knowledge of modern web frameworks

Responsibilities

Build and document new patterns for our established design system.
Work closely with our front-end development teams to ensure coding best practices are met
Maintain Design System frameworks
Create functioning prototypes of experiences or components
Contribute beyond the design system itself by helping to build out projects when needed
Establish requirements for new components and component enhancements

Benefits

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years.
Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries.
At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered.
Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences.
We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry.
There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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