Morgan Stanley is a global financial services company that was founded in 1935 and provides individuals and institutions with diverse investment products and services to meet their
Director, Lead Software Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
38 days ago
Salary
$158K - $165K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Director, Lead Software Engineer
Morgan Stanley
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 Director, Lead Software Engineer in New York, New York to analyze, design, develop and test server-side services and software applications to support the FX business. Collaborate with global colleagues in FX technology team and other technology teams to deliver integrated solutions. Provide support for traders, salespeople, controllers and operations with software application and infrastructure questions and issues. Conduct in-depth software analyses of FX business and projects. Develop various new FX flow and features within projects. Coordinate requirements, design, development and delivery of software products within global team. Continuously improve the quality of FX trading software system and codebase. Remote work from anywhere in the U.S. What you’ll bring to the role: -Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field. -Requires five (5) years of experience in the position offered or five (5) years a Software Developer, Programmer Analyst, or a related role. -Requires five (5) yearsof experience with the following skills: - The full Software Development Lifecycle using Linux; agile development on enterprise scale complex projects; - Rational databases including Sybase or DB2; - Writing complex SQL queries; - GIT; - JIRA; - Jenkins; and - Sonar. -Requires four (4) years of experience with the following skills: - System architecture; and - Core Java development including Object Oriented programming, Treading, Data Structure, Design pattern, Algorithms, Spring, REST and SOAP API, Microservices, Junit, Mockito, MQ, XML, TDD and SOLID. -Requires two (2) years of experience with the following skills: - Developing high throughput transaction and event processing systems; - Python, C, Shell scripting, JSON, AutoSys, Train, Splunk, and Load Balance; - Build tools including Maven, Gradle, Ivy and YAML; - Trading technologies and Foreign Exchange trading system, including FIX and FIXML protocol, FX Exchange API and STP; and - Working in a trading environment with cross regional teams. 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. Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $158,000 and $165,000 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 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.
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