Lead Software Engineer (JAVA/AWS) - Parametric at Morgan Stanley

New York, New York, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

08 Apr, 26

Salary

225000.0

Posted On

08 Jan, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Java, AWS, API Development, GraphQL, REST, Debugging, Troubleshooting, Data Structures, Algorithms, Relational Databases, SQL, NoSQL, Microservices, Cloud Native, Project Management, Leadership

Industry

Financial Services

Description

ABOUT MORGAN STANLEY Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services. With offices in more than 41 countries, the Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. For further information about Morgan Stanley, please visit www.morganstanley.com. ABOUT PARAMETRIC Parametric is part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, the asset management division of Morgan Stanley. We partner with advisors, institutions, and consultants to build portfolios focused on what's important to them and their clients. A leader in custom solutions for more than 30 years, we help investors access efficient market exposures, solve implementation challenges, and design multi-asset portfolios that respond to their evolving needs. We also offer systematic alpha and alternative strategies to complement clients' core holdings. 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. ABOUT THE TEAM The Equity Investments and Client Activities team at Parametric: We are building financial software that that solves some of the world's most complex financial opportunities. This includes building solutions to provide customized direct index exposure while making tax-sensitive asset allocation decisions to improve overall after-tax portfolio returns. We design and build financial software responsible for the account life cycle that starts with the onboarding of accounts through the management of client activities and investment instructions. We are focused on delivering high-quality, scalable solutions that are cloud-native. ABOUT THE ROLE The Lead Software Engineer is responsible for providing technical leadership, project management, process development, training and support. The role will work across and within the Equity Investments and Client Activities team as well as Core Services and externally facing Digital Team. This role will enhance the Direct Indexing business priorities, to design and develop technology solutions, and to improve business processes. This role spans across many services within the team building out underlying components that will provide critical services to the Equity Portfolio Management Platform. These services will help streamline the rule-based portfolio analytics, order generation and straight through processing allow for exception driven portfolio management. This position will report into the [Equity Services] team and work closely with team leads across Technology teams, Business Analysis as well as Business Partners. In this role, you will lead developers and projects and provide mentoring opportunities to the development team. A critical objective for this role is to support the architecture and deliver scalable enterprise solutions, leveraging AWS cloud native technologies, designing and implementing micro-services and a relentless focus on performance and resilience. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES Design and develop proprietary solutions for the Equity Direct Indexing portfolio management teams Provide technical leadership to other Software Engineers. Design, develop, and maintain services and API to support various business needs Leverage scalable and distributed computing principles to build the next generation of services Ensures that software solutions remain integrated, efficient, and appropriate for a highly regulated industry. Create unit/integration/functional/performance tests Mentor new or less senior developers Conduct code reviews of other developers Share experience, knowledge, and ideas to the team to improve processes and productivity JOB REQUIREMENTS Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related area of study 8+ years of hands-on development experience managing all aspects of technical projects with a proven track record of delivering well architected and well written software solutions. Experience supervising and guiding software development teams and fostering an engaging, collaborative environment. 7+ Years of hands-on Java/J2EE software design and development experience. Strong hands-on experience developing API using GraphQL/REST Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills Cloud native development experience a plus: AWS is preferred, but not required Strong aptitude for highly efficient data structures and algorithms Strong knowledge of relational databases and SQL Working knowledge of NoSQL database engines such as Redis, Cassandra, or MongoDB Proven track record of becoming a subject matter expert in areas related to current assignments. Strong leadership skills including: Communication Total quality commitment Ownership and accountability Project management A creative, self-confident self-motivator with a "can do" spirit. Passionate, forward thinking and creative individual with high ethical standards and integrity. Ability to collaborate and partner across a diverse team tapping the strength and unique skills of every team member. Parametric believes each member of our organization makes a significant contribution to our success. That contribution should not be limited by the assigned responsibilities. Therefore, this job description is designed to outline primary duties and qualifications. It is our expectation that every member of our team will offer his/her/their services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our client services. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY: 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. To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser. Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $115,000 - $225,000/Yr. per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs. Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees. It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).

Responsibilities

The Lead Software Engineer will provide technical leadership and project management while designing and developing technology solutions for the Equity Direct Indexing business. This role involves enhancing business processes and building scalable enterprise solutions using AWS cloud native technologies.