Director - Full-Stack Developer

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 III position at the Director level, responsible for developing and maintaining software solutions that support business needs.

The ideal candidate will develop quality software for Digital Business Automation applications used by FA/CSAs, Branch users and clients with various Object-Oriented development tools and techniques. The individual should be highly experienced with backend development using Java, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, relational database technologies, possess strong problem‑solving skills, and take ownership of items independently while tracking to closure.

• Design and develop Digital Business Automation applications using server‑side technologies for client, Financial Advisor and Branch Managers.
• Collaboratively work with Chapter lead, product owners, scrum masters and testing team to deliver business requirements.
• Participate in scrum meetings, chapter meetings and fleet meetings.
• Create highly optimized, scalable, redundant and distributed software; deliver manageable, modular code along with automated tests.
• Work with geographically dispersed teams (NYC, Alpharetta, Mumbai, and Bangalore).
• Perform code reviews on server‑side code.
• Help release and maintain code as well as address production issues.
• Implement Dev Ops tools and practices.
• Write unit tests using JUnit and Mockito.

• 4+ years of hands‑on technical experience delivering solutions using Java 8 and above with OOP design and distributed architecture design.
• UI experience using JavaScript/Angular/React.
• Experience using Spring Boot, Spring MVC and microservices.
• Project experience in any relational database.
• Experience in a messaging framework with Kafka or IBM MQ (any version).
• Experience with multithreaded programming and concurrency.
• Experience in Agile and Dev Ops practices.
• Strong communication, organizational and collaboration skills.
• Exceptional analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Development experience building high‑volume systems.
• Experience working on large and medium‑scale projects in an agile environment.
• Strong experience building REST‑based services integration.
• Experience with task‑management tools such as JIRA.
• Competency with source control (preferably Git) and continuous‑integration tools such as Jenkins or Team City.
• Good understanding of cloud technologies.

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—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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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, 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).

• Mid‑Senior level

• Full‑time

• Engineering and Information Technology

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