Java Developer- Director-Software Engineer

Morgan Stanley; Mumbai City; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley in Mumbai seeks a Director-level Java Backend Engineer to build scalable, high-performance backend systems for institutional clients. You will own deep Java/Spring Boot craftsmanship, microservices, REST APIs and messaging integrations with Kafka, JMS, and RabbitMQ.

Role emphasizes AI/agentic patterns, observability, and performance tuning in a demanding enterprise environment. Leadership and rapid learning are essential for success.

Qualifications

• 6+ years hands-on Java development with Spring Boot, microservices and REST APIs.
• Strong SQL and designing concurrent, distributed systems.
• Experience with CI/CD, DevOps and production observability.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend software solving scalable enterprise needs.
• Design multi-service architectures, integrate messaging systems, and ensure reliability.
• Collaborate on AI-assisted features and fast-paced technology adoption.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

REST APIs

SQL

Concurrency

Distributed systems

CI/CD

DevOps

Observability

Kafka

JMS

RabbitMQ

Tools

Kafka

JMS

RabbitMQ

Job description

Java Backend Engineer - Director - Software Engineering

Profile Description

We're seeking someone to join our Institutional Securities Technology (Prime Brokerage AND Institutional Equity) team as a Java Backend Engineer . for a strong Backend Java Engineer to build scalable, high-performance enterprise applications on a team that's adopting agentic AI workflows (built on frameworks like the Claude Agent SDK). This is fundamentally a backend engineering role the bar is deep Java/Spring Boot craftsmanship and strong problem-solving. AI/agentic experience is crucial; we need someone who is aware & can quickly pick up orchestrator/subagent patterns & eval workflows.

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:

• 6+ years hands-on Java development
• Deep Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs, messaging integrations (Kafka, JMS, RabbitMQ)
• Strong SQL, concurrency & distributed systems design
• CI/CD, DevOps, production observability
• Experience in performance tuning and scalability improvements
• Demonstrated strong problem-solving ability and comfort learning new technologies quickly

What you will Bring to the Role :

• Genuine interest in AI-assisted / agentic software development, with basic hands-on exposure (personal projects, POCs, or production) to LLM-integrated systems e.g., calling OpenAI/Azure OpenAI/Anthropic APIs, or using tools like GitHub Copilot / Claude Code in a substantial way
• Ability to grasp and reason about agentic concepts: orchestrator/subagent patterns, tool/function calling, eval-driven iteration ("hill climbing"), and basic prompt engineering
• Python exposure for AI integration, scripting, or data pipeline use cases.
• Hands-on experience integrating LLMs into production backend systems (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, or equivalent)
• Working knowledge of agentic AI frameworks LangChain, LangGraph, Spring AI, AutoGen, CrewAI, or Claude Agent SDK including agent memory, tool calling, and multi-step reasoning loops
• Ability to design multi-agent workflows: orchestrator/subagent patterns, agent-to-agent communication, and guardrails for autonomous systems
• Awareness of AI system reliability concerns: hallucination mitigation, observability (tracing agent runs), latency, and cost management
• Curiosity and self-driven experimentation with emerging agentic patterns (ReAct, Chain-of-Thought, reflection loops, human-in-the-loop gates)
• RAG architecture and Vector Database concepts
• Financial Services or Investment Banking domain experience

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 thats differentiated and weve 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 - arent just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do whats best for our clients, communities and more than 80000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries.

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.

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.

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