Lead Software Engineer - Vice President

131 Morgan Stanley Advantage Svcs; India; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Career growth

Job summary

Morgan Stanley is seeking a Lead Software Engineer (VP level) in India to design and build scalable, data‑intensive systems. The role emphasizes backend Java development, modern UI frameworks, cloud platforms, and data processing technologies.

The candidate should own complex distributed architectures, collaborate across teams, and contribute to a high‑velocity fintech environment with strong emphasis on security and reliability.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in Java backend development.
• Strong knowledge of MVC, data structures, graph data, algorithms, design patterns, multithreading, caching.
• Experience with RESTful services and SQL/NoSQL databases (SQL and MongoDB).

Responsibilities

• Develop the new Model management platform in Java and Python.
• Work with REST API, Workflow and Rule Engine technologies, big‑data platforms.
• Collaborate in a distributed, event‑driven pub/sub environment and promote code quality.

Skills

Java backend

Distributed systems

Python

SQL

MongoDB

Cloud Azure

REST API

Spring

Git

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's in CS/SE

Tools

Jenkins

Gradle

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Profile Description Were seeking someone to join our FORT team as a Lead Software Engineer position at Vice President Level . Candidate with strong experience in building scalable, dataintensive systems and working with cybersecurity datasets. The ideal candidate brings expertise across backend engineering, modern UI frameworks, cloud platforms, and data processing technologies. This role requires strong ownership, problemsolving skills, and the ability to thrive in a fastpaced environment. About Super Department: FINANCE Technology (FINTECH) provides innovative solutions for regulatory and financial reporting, general ledger, profit & loss calculations, securities bookkeeping, budgeting & forecasting, and tax filing. The group leverages a state‑of‑the‑art multi‑terabyte financial data warehouse as one of its main assets to service the Firms Finance division. 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 Lead 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 youll do in the role:

• We are looking for highly motivated individual with hands‑on Java development experience, to support building the new Model management platform.
• Technology stack includes a wide range of proprietary and open‑source technologies including REST API, Workflow and Rule Engine technologies, scalable big‑data platforms, No‑Sql databases, UI ReactJS/Redux and reporting tools.
• The candidate needs to be able to understand distributed systems architecture, be a team player with effective communication skills and passionate about programming in a distributed, event‑driven pub/sub environment using Core Java, and Python.
• The candidate should enjoy working in a highly collaborative environment that values teamwork.

What youll bring to the role:

• Very strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• 8 years of experience in Java backend development
• Good exposure to Agentic AI
• Very strong knowledge of software design principles: MVC, data structures, graph data, algorithms, design patterns, multithreading, caching, recursion
• Strong knowledge of core Java: class loading, garbage collection, Java collections API, Reflections API, Java Streams and Functional Programming
• Strong knowledge of common Java frameworks (Spring, JSR‑303, Logback, Junit, Apache Commons)
• Strong Knowledge of Relational Databases and SQL (DB2)
• Good Knowledge of No‑SQL Databases (Mongo DB)
• Preferred Skills Cloud tech stack Azure, Snowflake, Databricks Workflow Engine BPMN, DMN Camunda 7/8
• Strong knowledge of BDD (behavior‑driven development) with JBehave/Cucumber
• Experience with TDD (test driven development)
• Strong knowledge of GIT source code management
• Knowledge of Gradle, Jenkins automated build processes
• Strong knowledge of Representation state transfer (RESTful Web services)
• Knowledge of HTTP, XML, JSON
• Knowledge of Unix/Linux
• Knowledge of Liquibase database schema management

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 what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries.
• At Morgan Stanley, youll 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.
• Theres 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.

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