Job Description

We're seeking someone to join our team as a Senior Software Engineer in The Fixed Income Federal Risk Applications department has a strong presence in London. Our focus is developing systems serving as a data integration and feeding platform, ensuring that calculation results and other data initiated in our division reaches our downstream clients and meeting all their requirements. The main challenges in this area are the volume of the data (feeding hundreds of gigabytes daily), interfacing with multiple other systems, being exposed to different financial products to a certain extent and being resilient to errors while keeping our SLA-s. The data we feed is critical in fulfilling the regulatory requirements set by the FED, PRA or BAFIN. Our team is also involved in developing calculations of regulatory scenarios requested by our Market Risk Department. The main technical challenge for this team is computational complexity.
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 Software Engineering position at Director level, which is part of the job family responsible for developing and maintaining software solutions that support business needs.
Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, continuously evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.
What you'll do in the role:
Define technical architecture and roadmap for large-scale, mission-critical systems.
Establish and communicate departmental goals and objectives aligned with business priorities.
Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning within the team.
Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to ensure project success.
Oversee the execution of software development projects, ensuring quality and on-time delivery.
Drive the recruitment and retention of top technical talent for the team.
Collaborate with senior leadership to shape technology strategy and roadmap.
Represent the software engineering team in cross-functional discussions and planning sessions.
Develop IT systems covering various aspects of the business run by our Fixed Income division
Have the opportunity to work in close collaboration with our business user and to learn business concepts like how certain financial products and financial markets work
Participate in every stage of the lifecycle of an IT system ranging from gathering the requirement and refining user stories, designing solutions, and writing code to help our support organization to answer the most interesting user questions
Work on a diverse technology landscape involving various programming languages (Java, Scala, Python), data management systems, CI/CD pipeline (Jenkins)
Our team has a wide coverage on technical and business problems to solve ranging from developing data integration and feeding solutions having extreme throughput and resiliency requirements to calculating regulatory scenarios requested by our Market Risk Department. The choice will primarily depend on skillset, personal interest and team fit
What you'll bring to the role:
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Proven track record of leading high-performance engineering teams.
Strategic planning and execution of engineering projects.
Ability to align technology initiatives with business objectives.
Strong people management skills and fostering a collaborative team culture.
Experience in budgeting, resource allocation, and project governance.
Collaboration with cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
A good command of English and in general good communication skills.
Prior experience in developing data or computation intensive (e.g. grid based) backend applications is an advantage.
OOP design skills with an understanding or at least personal interest towards the concepts of Functional Programming.
Willingness to understand and enhance other people's code, being able to work in an environment where developers will oversee and work on wider components also dealing with older legacy code.
Strong Java or Scala skills with the willingness to pick up the other language if not already mastered at a sufficient level is important.
Spring knowledge is an advantage, but in general willingness to learn, work with and even enhance in-house developed frameworks is a must.
Prior experience in working with Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins, working with PR-s, using JIRA, following the Scrum Agile methodology is an advantage.
Prior knowledge of financial products is an advantage.
We offer:
A supportive and vibrant multinational environment, which is leveraging technology to its highest potential. We accept individual differences and believe in teamwork
An open door to have continuous dialogue with our senior leaders - an environment where you are truly listened to
Professional development opportunities including access to Morgan Stanley's world-class internal trainings
A competitive compensation and benefits package including eligibility for an annual bonus and flexible working arrangements (core hours / work-time cycle and opportunity to work from home)
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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.
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Flexible work statement
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Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.