Front Office Java Developer

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

Job summary

Morgan Stanley Montreal-based team is seeking a senior software engineer to design, build, and integrate Market Risk engines using Core Java, Spring, and Spark. You will work in a multi‑tier data-centric environment, contributing to FRTB risk calculations and risk reporting alongside a global squad.

The role emphasizes scalable data processing, SQL optimizations, and cloud-enabled services, with collaboration across Canada, the UK, India, and the USA. A strong testing culture is expected.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on experience with Core-Java (server-side), Spring, RDBMS.
• Experience with distributed data processing pipelines using Apache Spark, Python, and other tools and languages.
• Strong object-oriented design and development skills, data-structures and algorithms, and design patterns; multi-threaded applications and concurrency.
• Understanding of building and supporting applications through data context management and model testing.
• Culture of unit testing using JUnit.
• Relational databases modeling and optimized queries.
• Scripting in Shell/Perl/Python; Agile development experience.
• Clear communication in a global team; independent work with coding standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop Core Java and Spark-based Market Risk applications.
• Enhance existing Market Risk software and pipelines.
• Work in an Agile squad with teams in Montreal, Budapest, India, London, and New York.
• Collaborate with business partners to meet regulatory obligations and improve tooling.

Skills

Core Java

Spring

RDBMS

Apache Spark

Python

SQL

Linux

JUnit

Multithreading

SOA

Tools

Greenplum

Shell

Perl

JUnit

Job description

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 Software Engineering position at the Director level, which is part of the job family responsible for developing and maintaining software solutions that support business needs.

Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.

Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on.

Team Profile:

Institutional Securities Technology (IST) develops and oversees the overall technology strategy and bespoke technology solutions to drive and enable the institutional businesses and enterprise-wide functions. Our clients include Fixed Income, Equities, Commodities, Investment Banking, Research and Global Capital Markets.

Position Description:

The Market Risk Fleet is a diverse agile fleet, consisting of several squads and developers in Canada, India, Hungary, UK and the USA.

The fleet is primarily responsible for the development of Market Risk engines that calculate billions of P‘Ls (Profit and Loss analysis) on a daily basis in a highly distributed environment. The output is essential for risk managers, board members and financial regulators.

Within the fleet we are responsible for reimplementing our Risk Calculation engine, using distributed Java microservices, and cloud technologies.

The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) is an international standard of rules for computing and governing capital that banks must hold against market risk exposures.

The Market Risk Department encompasses technology to mitigate Market Risk through various global systems and processes. We are responsible for monitoring, measuring and communicating risks generated by Morgan Stanley's business lines. Our mission critical platform processes over a billion positional and sensitivity records daily and uses thousands of CPU-cores to compute the risk. Our databases contain over a Peta Byte and our data velocity is measured in TB/hr. We are in the process of renovating much of our core infrastructure as part of a multi-year initiative.

FRTB Risk Engines within Market Risk Department interfaces with various systems and obtains valuation, Greeks and risk sensitivities along with trade attributes for trades across various asset classes. FRTB applications have many roles to play namely reference data management, ingestion of data, calculation of charge, tooling for analysis and reporting. The distributed processing platform is event-based and leverages big data technologies such as Spark and Greenplum.

The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on experience designing, building and integrating analytical systems in a multi-tier data-centric environment. Experience with large-scale relational databases, strong SQL, Java, and Linux are essential. Working knowledge of big data technologies such as Spark is a plus. The candidate will work in an agile squad to design and implement solutions following a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).

What you’ll do in the role:

• We are looking for candidates with experience in Core java, Apache Spark, DB SQL, Application/server-side development. Having knowledge on distributed computing, handling of high volume of data, process optimization, reducing run time etc. will add value to the candidate.
• Work on developing new and enhancing existing Market Risk applications
• Be part of an Agile squad with members in Montreal, Budapest, India, 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:

• 5+ Years hands-on experience with Core-Java (server-side), Spring, RDBMS
• Experience with distributed data processing pipelines using Apache Spark, Python, and other tools and languages
• Strong object-oriented design and development skills, data-structures and algorithms, and design patterns. A good understanding of how to build multi-threaded applications and hands-on experience with concurrency packages. Excellent critical thinking & analytical ability
• A good understanding of building and supporting applications through basic prompt, data context management, and foundational model testing.
• A culture of incorporating unit test cases when designing systems using Junit
• A culture of incorporating unit test cases when designing systems using Junit
• Strong experience with relational databases logical modelling
• Strength in querying large relational databases in an optimized manner
• Ability to write scripts in Shell/Perl/Python
• Agile Development Experience
• 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

Nice to have:

• Risk/Financial Systems development experience
• Automated testing

About us:

Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm and a market leader in investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. At Morgan Stanley Montreal, we are shaping the future of our global business and contributing to our local community. Our team works across numerous areas.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential.

Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross ection of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talent.

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.

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $120,000 and $170,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

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 talent.

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.