Lead Full Stack Software Engineer (VP, P4)

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (MSWM) Technology is the global technology department responsible for the design, development, delivery and support of the technical solutions behind the products and services used by Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (MSWM) business. The department is comprised of 10 organizations: Sales, Banking & Corporate-Client Technology, Investment Products & Markets Technology, Client Reporting, Core Processing, Private and International Wealth Management Technology, Technology Integration Office, Enterprise Infrastructure & Production Management, Capital Markets Application & Data Services, Deployment Planning & Release Management, and the Chief Operating Officer.

Wealth Management Architecture provides architecture consulting and various software services to all Wealth management Development Teams.
 

Position Overview

This position is for a senior full stack software engineer in the Morgan Stanley Wealth Management -> WM Architecture team. We are seeking a passionate engineer with strong sense of ownership and ability to drive solutions and define and govern architecture standards, principles, best practices, and patterns for divisional adoption. This role requires the individual to wear multiple hats as a hands-on architect who can also help accelerate the low-level design, development and testing using technical accelerators.

What You'll do in the role

• Lead the design, development and support of full stack, n-Tier distributed applications by integrating diverse technologies and platforms.
• Analyze business requirements and translate them into scalable architecture designs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including development, operations and business stakeholders.
• Lead reviews, risk assessments, and impact analysis for new and existing solutions.
• Ensure solutions adhere to security, compliance and performance standards.
• Drive engagement with internal partners (Cloud, DevOps, Architecture, Data, Infrastructure, Product, Testing and SRE)

What you'll bring to the role

• 10+ years of hands-on experience designing and developing software solutions.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Very strong proficiency in Java (Spring Boot and various other Spring libs for database connectivity, developing microservices using REST, Security, Configuration Management, Swagger/Open API Specifications)
• Knowledge of coding languages and frameworks (JavaScript, Python, Angular, React), web application development, CI/CD (Gradle, TeamCity, GIT), HTML5, CSS, UI testing frameworks.
• Strong understanding and implementation using agents/AI tools
• Experience with relational databases and distributed storage technologies (SQL Server, DB2, MongoDB).
• Experience designing and building cloud-native applications; familiarity with cloud services (Azure, Google Cloud, AWS).
• Good knowledge in container strategies (Kubernetes, EC2, Docker).
• Good knowledge in AWS S3 SDK, Apache Kafka & Web Authentication (OAuth)
• Understanding of architectural design patterns (Event Driven Architecture, Service Oriented Architecture, Microservices, Domain Driven Design & Layered Design).
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

Education: BA/BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Desired skills:

• Experience in Wealth Management platforms
• Build functional architecture diagrams for large scale business initiatives
• Develop KPIs to measure technology modernization progress
• Knowledge of observability stack (Prometheus for metrics, Jaeger for tracing, Grafana for visualization)

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 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 industr