About Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services. With offices in more than 41 countries, the Firms employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. For further information about Morgan Stanley, please visit www.morganstanley.com.

About Parametric

Parametric is part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, the asset management division of Morgan Stanley. We partner with advisors, institutions, and consultants to build portfolios focused on whats important to them and their clients. A leader in custom solutions for more than 30 years, we help investors access efficient market exposures, solve implementation challenges, and design multi-asset portfolios that respond to their evolving needs. We also offer systematic alpha and alternative strategies to complement clients core holdings.

This role is part of Parametrics hybrid working model, which includes working in the office 3 days a week and choosing to work remotely or in the office the remaining days of the week.

About Team

The Investment Systems: Derivatives team is responsible for the development and support of technology derivatives-based solutions across multiple asset classes and investment strategies for institutional and retail clients.

About the role

The Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for design, development, and integration of various technology solutions, including the development of our proprietary investment and portfolio management systems. Parametric provides a mature working environment for software professionals who excel when working collaboratively with other talented individuals. We pride ourselves on our modern development practices and constantly strive to improve them. Custom software solutions are a key element of our success and, as such, we consider software engineering a tier-one competency.

We are hiring for both Associate and VP level positions.

Primary Responsibilities

Work closely with the business unit and other team members to understand and document requirements.
Provide flexible solutions to complex business problems using our technology practices.
Design, develop, and support technical and business-oriented applications, including business tier components, relational database models, interactive web-based user interfaces, and integration solutions with third-party data providers and systems.
Create unit, integration, and functional tests.
Contribute to evolution of our architecture to make it more flexible and easier to use.
Follow our development process and guidelines.
Conduct code reviews of other developers.
Follow technology trends/tools and recommend improvements to our technology when appropriate.

Job Requirements

Minimum 5+ to 12 years of hands-on object-oriented (preferably Java/J2EE) design and development experience.
Solid understanding of core language features and how to use them properly (interfaces, generics, annotations, reflection, closures, etc.)
Practical knowledge of major open source projects including Spring, Spring Boot, and Hibernate
Familiarity with containers (Docker
Cloud experience and certifications are preferred (AWS is a plus).
Experience building highly interactive web-based user interfaces using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, REST, and JSON (knowledge of ExtJS is a plus).
Proven experience with test driven development, JUnit, and test mocking.
Strong knowledge of RDBMS and SQL.
Familiarity with version control systems such as Git.
Working experience with agile development.
Familiarity with continuous integration and build tools like Gradle and GitLab.
Deep understanding of SOA, AOP, and major design patterns including the MVC, DAO, and observer patterns
Working experience with major application servers such as Tomcat
Proven track record of becoming a subject matter expert in areas related to current assignments
Effective communication skills with business users and other developers
AWS experience and certifications are preferred
Financial services industry experience is a plus.

Parametric believes each member of our organization makes a significant contribution to our success. That contribution should not be limited by the assigned responsibilities. Therefore, this job description is designed to outline primary duties and qualifications. It is our expectation that every member of our team will offer his/her/their services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our client services.

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 whats 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.

Salary range for the position: $70,000 - 185,000/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 units 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 Stanleys 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, sex stereotype, gender, 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).