Director of Software Engineering Structured Rates Platform

Morgan Stanley; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley in New York is seeking a junior software engineer to join the Structured Rates team, helping design and evolve trading technology platforms used across global markets.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product leads, end-to-end development, and contributing to modernization efforts and DevOps adoption. You will mentor teammates and shape robust, scalable architectures while delivering reliable production systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience in enterprise-scale environments.
• Strong knowledge of functional programming concepts and design patterns.
• Experience with scalable, service-oriented architectures.
• Familiarity with Python, Shell, or Scala and Linux environments.

Responsibilities

• Communicate regularly with product leads across the technology organization and discuss opportunities for improvement to existing and future technology solutions.
• Work across the full software development lifecycle, from problem analysis and solution design through hands-on coding, delivery, and production support
• Lead technical design discussions and shape scalable, resilient, and maintainable system architectures aligned with long-term platform strategy
• Act as a technical leader within Agile squads, mentoring developers and driving engineering best practices across the team
• Participate in and contribute to strategic renovation initiatives, including modernization of technology stacks and reduction of technical debt
• Advance DevOps practices through automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and operational excellence improvements
• Collaborate closely with business users and stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into effective technology solutions
• Partner with global technology teams and leverage firmwide platforms and capabilities to deliver integrated solutions
• Support and enhance systems across the Commodities technology landscape, including trading lifecycle, risk, market data, and settlements
• Ensure high standards of code quality, system reliability, and production stability through continuous improvement

Skills

Python

Shell scripting

Scala

Linux

Software architecture

DevOps

Agile

Mentoring

Job description

Morgan Stanley in New York is seeking a junior software engineer to join the Structured Rates team, helping design and evolve trading technology platforms used across global markets.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product leads, end-to-end development, and contributing to modernization efforts and DevOps adoption. You will mentor teammates and shape robust, scalable architectures while delivering reliable production systems.