Vice President, Lead Software Engineer

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Jersey City, NJ, USA
In-Office
200K-210K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Financial Services
The Role
Lead design and development of robust, scalable equity trading applications across the full SDLC. Implement microservices, CI/CD and DevOps practices, ensure code quality, and support production systems while mentoring engineers and enforcing best practices.
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Company Profile:

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment, and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide, including corporations, governments, and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.

In Technology, 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. 

What you’ll do in the role:

Morgan Stanley Services Group, Inc. is seeking a Vice President, Lead Software Engineer in Jersey City, NJ to support full-cycle application development, including specifications, design, development, and end-user assistance. Design and develop robust, resilient, and scalable equity trading solutions. Employ continuous integration and continuous delivery as well as DevOps principles to achieve software development lifecycle goals of Global Banking Technology. Ensure high quality deliverables while enforcing development best practices. Telecommuting permitted up to 2 days per week.

What you’ll bring to the role:

-Requires a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field of study

-Requires five (5) years of experience in the position offered or five (5) years as a Software Developer, Systems Engineer, Technology Lead, or a closely related occupation

-Requires five (5) years of experience with the following skills:

  • Java and Hibernate;
  • Spring Framework and Spring Boot; 
  • Microservices;
  • Kafka;
  • ActiveMQ, Apache Camel, Smooks, Junit, and Angular; 
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Oracle;
  • Maven and Gradle;
  • MS SQL Server;
  • Java Database Connectivity (JDBC);
  • Redis, Apache JMeter, Jenkins, and SonarQube; 
  • Splunk and AppDynamics; 
  • TeamCity; and
  • Git.

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 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.

Salary range for the position: $200,000 - $210,000 /Yr. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and 20 Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees. Please visit mybenefits.morganstanley.com to learn more about our benefit offerings.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background.  Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.

For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field
  • Five years' experience as a Software Developer, Systems Engineer, Technology Lead, or closely related role
  • Java
  • Hibernate
  • Spring Framework
  • Spring Boot
  • Microservices
  • Kafka
  • ActiveMQ
  • Apache Camel
  • Smooks
  • JUnit
  • Angular
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Oracle
  • Maven
  • Gradle
  • MS SQL Server
  • Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)
  • Redis
  • Apache JMeter
  • Jenkins
  • SonarQube
  • Splunk
  • AppDynamics
  • TeamCity
  • Git
  • Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) and DevOps principles

Morgan Stanley Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Morgan Stanley and has not been reviewed or approved by Morgan Stanley.

  • Parental & Family Support Family support is extensive, with paid parental leave for all parents, adoption and fertility assistance, backup childcare, and eldercare resources. Feedback suggests these programs meaningfully enhance the overall package and help with retention.
  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage spans medical, dental, vision, mental‑health access, care navigation, and expert second opinions. Convenient primary care access and condition‑specific support reinforce the depth of healthcare coverage.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility Equity compensation and stock ownership are positioned as core motivators that encourage commitment and retention. Feedback suggests education and support are provided to help participants manage equity and related financial benefits.

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
87,899 Employees

What We Do

Morgan Stanley mobilizes capital to help governments, corporations, institutions and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals. For over 85 years, the firm’s reputation for using innovative thinking to solve complex problems has been well earned and rarely matched. A consistent industry leader throughout decades of dramatic change in modern finance, Morgan Stanley will continue to break new ground in advising, serving and providing new opportunities for its clients. Morgan Stanley is committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have always defined the firm. At its foundation are five core values — putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back — that guide its more than 60,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 41 countries.

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