Full Stack (Angular-Java) - Director - Software Engineering

131 Morgan Stanley Advantage Svcs; India; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley is seeking a Director of Software Engineering for its FORT (Risk Technology) team. The role focuses on building and maintaining analytics platforms, with strong emphasis on full stack Java development, Angular front-end, and API design.

The candidate should have extensive experience, ability to work across multi‑tier architectures, and contribute to strategic technology decisions. The position requires leadership in a fast-paced environment, collaboration across teams, and

Qualifications

• At least 8 years’ relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role.
• Strong Java programming with front-end design using Angular, JavaScript, CSS.
• Experience with microservices and modern, scalable application architecture.
• Experience designing APIs and working with data formats (JSON, Parquet, Avro).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test end-to-end multi‑tier web applications with modern UIs and REST APIs.
• Work with microservices and scalable architectures, or implement them.
• Design APIs for data exchange and work with formats like JSON, Parquet, Avro, ORC.
• Collaborate with the team, manage priorities, and contribute to knowledge base.

Skills

Full Stack Java development

Angular

JavaScript

CSS

Microservices

SQL/DBMS

Unix/Linux

Python (advantage)

Tools

MongoDB

Spark

Hadoop

Scala

Docker

Job description

Full Stack (Angular-Java) - Director - Software Engineering Profile Description

We're seeking someone to join our FORT (Risk Technology) team as a Full Stack (Angular-Java). This role is required to support the FS analytics platform, which is a direct source of revenue for the firm through client usage fees. As external vendors such as Light Keeper and MIK continue to offer competing analytics solutions, maintaining sufficient technology capacity and the right skill set is critical to supporting client demand, growing the business, and preserving our competitive position. Backfilling this role is necessary to sustain platform delivery and support continued business expansion. In the Technology division, 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. Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world. This is Director position that develops and maintains software solutions that support business needs.

What you’ll do in the role

• Strong Full Stack Java development experience in designing, developing, and testing end-to-end, multi-tier web applications, including modern user interfaces, REST APIs, data models, and data management.
• Expertise in microservices and modern, scalable application architecture, or a willingness to learn and implement microservices.
• Experience designing APIs for data exchange and working with formats such as JSON, flat files, Parquet, Avro, and ORC.
• Knowledge of metadata- or configuration-driven solutions and relational databases, including table partitioning, data distribution, parallel loads, and extracts using DB2, Greenplum, or similar technologies.
• Strong interpersonal, teamwork, and verbal and written business communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision, contribute to the team knowledge base, and provide rotational post-production support.

What you’ll bring to the role

• Strong Java programming experience, along with front-end design and development skills using Angular, JavaScript, CSS, and related technologies.
• Strong DBMS expertise, including schema design, complex procedures and data scripts, SQL query authoring, data analysis, and performance optimisation.
• Sound knowledge of the software development and system implementation life cycles, with experience developing, testing, and supporting multi-tier architectures.
• Strong problem-solving, project management, and organisational skills, with proficiency in Unix/Linux, shell scripting, and Excel.
• Good-to-have experience with microservices, Scala, Spark, Hadoop, and MongoDB, with Python knowledge considered an added advantage.
• At least 8 years’ relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role,

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.

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. At Morgan Stanley, we advise, originate, trade, manage and distribute capital for people, governments and institutions, always with a standard of excellence and guided by our core values. Morgan Stanley is dedicated to providing first-class service to our clients, in a way that reflects our commitment to creating a more sustainable future and fostering stronger communities around the world. In each line of business, we strive to demonstrate our belief in the power of transformative thinking, innovative strategies and leading-edge solutions—and in the ability of capital to work for the benefit of all society.