VP Lead Software Engineer — Full-Stack & AI-Driven Platforms

Morgan-Stanley; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley in London seeks a hands-on Senior/Lead Full Stack Engineer to join the EDT Technology team. You will design and deliver scalable front-office and post-trade platforms using Java, Spring Boot, and Angular, driving architecture decisions and modernization toward microservices.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with Trading, Operations, Risk and Compliance, and help set engineering standards while advancing observability and resilience in distributed systems.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience, including leading technical delivery and mentoring engineers.
• Extensive hands-on Java development and strong experience building modern web applications with Angular and TypeScript.
• Proven experience designing and supporting large-scale distributed systems, RESTful services, and microservice architectures.
• Strong domain knowledge in Equity Derivatives and/or Structured Products, with hands-on experience in Front-Office Trading Systems, Lifecycle Management, Trade Processing, Risk Management, or Investment Banking Technology.
• Commitment to engineering excellence, including clean design, high-quality code, automated testing, code reviews, documentation, and continuous improvement of development practices.
• Solid grounding in data structures, algorithms, software design, relational databases, and SQL.
• Track record of delivery in Agile environments, with strong analytical skills, clear communication across technical and business audiences, and a strong ownership mindset.
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced front-office environment, balancing delivery speed, system resiliency, production stability, and risk/control awareness.
• AI-Assisted Engineering – Applied use of generative AI tools to improve software engineering productivity and workflow automation.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical delivery for complex initiatives, from requirements analysis and architecture through implementation, testing, production rollout, and ongoing support.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable enterprise applications, APIs, and user interfaces using Java, Spring Boot, and Angular across front-office and post-trade workflows.
• Develop high-performance distributed systems that process large volumes of business-critical transactions, and lead architecture and design reviews across strategic platforms.
• Drive modernization of legacy applications toward microservices, event-driven, and modern platform architectures, improving resiliency, scalability, and observability.
• Apply AI-assisted development tools responsibly across the SDLC, including coding, testing, documentation, code review, troubleshooting, and workflow automation.
• Translate business needs from Trading, Sales, Operations, Risk, and Compliance into robust technical solutions and deliver strategic and regulatory commitments.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, set engineering standards, and collaborate with global teams and senior stakeholders to align priorities and delivery across regions.
• Provide technical leadership during production incidents, troubleshoot complex distributed-systems issues, and drive continuous improvement in monitoring and stability.

Skills

Java

Angular

TypeScript

Distributed systems

RESTful services

Microservices

AI-assisted development

Leadership

Mentoring

Agile delivery

Education

Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Spring / Spring Boot

Job description

Morgan Stanley in London seeks a hands-on Senior/Lead Full Stack Engineer to join the EDT Technology team. You will design and deliver scalable front-office and post-trade platforms using Java, Spring Boot, and Angular, driving architecture decisions and modernization toward microservices.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with Trading, Operations, Risk and Compliance, and help set engineering standards while advancing observability and resilience in distributed systems.