Software Engineer – Market and Reference Data

Company Profile At Morgan Stanley, we advise, originate, trade, manage and distribute capital for governments, institutions and individuals, and always do so with a standard of excellence. We are a leading global financial services firm that conducts its business through three principal business segments‑Institutional Securities, Wealth Management (WM), and Investment Management. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.

As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence, and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

Department Profile Middle Office is a dynamic and fast‑paced area within the Firm's WM Technology Division. We are responsible for creating innovative technology solutions for Core Brokerage, one of the strategic growth areas of the Firm. Middle office is a core foundation for Morgan Stanley. It provides the platform with key capabilities to support customer digital journey from opening an account, funding the account, trade and order management, portfolio/balances, and risk management on all digital channels.

It also provides the capabilities for Morgan Stanley B2B stock plan business to manage participants lifecycle. If you are an exceptional individual who is interested in solving complex problems and building sophisticated solutions in a dynamic team environment, Middle office is the place for you.

Position Description We are seeking highly driven technologist, possessing strong technical and analytic skills with the ability to work in a fast‑paced collaborative environment. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a real‑time environment where one can make immediate contributions. Director Software Engineering is viewed as a senior level position in applications development who can work on the complex projects requiring specialized technical knowledge.

They can work with and solve complex software development tasks. They additionally coordinate with users to determine requirements, ensure that system improvements, responsiveness, resiliency, scalability, and observability are successfully implemented.

• Effectively work with the leadership in the PMO, Development, Product Management, Business and Technical Operations, Systems Engineering, Infrastructure, Networks and Architecture teams
• Design and develop Java based applications.
• Acquire a robust understanding of E
  * TRADE/Morgan Stanley products, services, processes, and organizational structure in order to find optimal solutions and achieve rapid execution of key initiatives
• Build services and systems that involve security, scalability as primary consideration.
• Draft and review architectural diagrams, specifications, business requirements as well as various design documents
• Work with our existing technology stack (Java, Linux, Unix, Open‑Source Platforms, and SOA) as well as new technologies for our next generation solutions
• Create project documents and requirements (presentations, user stories, migration plans, communication plans)
• Deliver well instrumented systems that provide insight in Operational Metrics and helps resolving issues

• Self‑motivated, highly organized, team player who thrives in a fast‑paced environment with the ability to learn quickly and work independently
• Strong experience in Java, Spring, Spring Boot.
• Experience in developing prototypes, third party service integration.
• Strong experience with multi‑threading and networking protocols (TCP/IP, Multicast)
• Practical experience and understanding of low latency messaging middleware
• Experience working with streaming technologies is highly desirable.
• Experience in the financial markets with understanding of Equities, Futures, Options and Crypto is highly desirable
• Practical experience working within the Scrum Framework and Agile methodologies
• Experience working with AMQ, Kafka…