Java Lead Engineer _ Vice President _Software Engineering

Morgan Stanley; Mumbai; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley in Mumbai, India seeks a Principal Software Engineer (VP level) to design, develop, and manage Java applications for the Risk Technology team. The role emphasizes Spring Boot, microservices, and scalable system design within a global Agile environment.

Ideal candidates have 12+ years of hands-on Java experience, strong OO design, and proven ability to work across distributed teams, implement unit tests, and leverage scripting when needed.

Qualifications

• 12+ years hands-on experience with Java, Spring, RDBMS.
• Strong object oriented design and development skills, data-structures and algorithms, and design patterns.
• Excellent analytical ability.
• Strong experience with relational databases logical modelling.
• Strength in querying large relational databases in an optimized manner.

Responsibilities

• Develop new and enhance existing Market Risk applications.
• Be part of an Agile squad with team members across multiple locations; apply DevOps practices.
• Collaborate with business partners to meet regulatory obligations.
• Shape tooling and technology landscape for Risk Management.

Skills

Java

Spring

RDBMS

Unit testing (JUnit)

Scripting (Shell/Perl/Python)

Job description

We’re seeking someone to join our Finance Operations & Risk Tech team as a Java Professional, in Risk Technology to manage, develop and design the Java Application with good exposure on springboot, microservices and system designing.

Risk Technology supports the aggregation and monitoring of risks across all global business and products. We own cross-asset applications and services to support and enable risk management consolidation, calculation, analysis and reporting, federal marking, model inventory control, limit setting, and frameworks monitoring. In addition, these services are used to meet global regulatory requirements.

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. This is a Principal Software Engineer position at Vice President Level, which is part of the job family responsible for developing and maintains software solutions that support business needs.

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.

What You’ll Do In The Role

• Work on developing new and enhancing existing Market Risk applications.
• Be part of an Agile squad with members in India, Budapest, Montreal, London, and New York, following Agile principles and applying DevOps practices.
• Be able to work with our business partners.
• Shape the tooling and technology landscape of Risk Management, by introducing tools enabling better business processes required for meeting Firm's regulatory obligations

What You’ll Bring To The Role

• 12+ years hands‑on experience with Java, Spring, RDBMS.
• Strong object oriented design and development skills, data‑structures and algorithms, and design patterns.
• Excellent analytical ability.
• Strong experience with relational databases logical modelling.
• Strength in querying large relational databases in an optimized manner.
• A culture of incorporating unit test cases when designing systems using Junit.
• Ability to write scripts in Shell/Perl/Python.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills. The candidate will work in a global team where clear and concise communication skills are a must. Work independently following proper coding standards.
• Exposure to leveraging AI agents and automation tools across software development, validation, and production deployment.
• At least 6 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.