Performance Engineer Morgan Stanley Portland, ME

Jamdanceacademy; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 97,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley in Portland, ME seeks a Performance Engineer to keep Vue.js schemas backward-compatible while leading teams. The role combines frontend vigilance with reliable backend work using Ruby and Docker, and requires an on-call mindset.

You will ship fixes to customers in Portland on the same day they report them, build PostgreSQL features to win back ME accounts, and participate in incident postmortems.

Qualifications

• Experience with Vue.js and leadership in real-world settings.
• Ability defend recommendations in front of skeptics.
• Clear, tidy documentation.
• Curiosity to go beyond current job description.

Responsibilities

• Keep Vue.js schemas backward-compatible to prevent breaking upgrades.
• Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services with Ruby and Docker.
• Catch the Growth Mindset regression in staging before it reaches customers.
• Ship Ruby fixes to Portland, ME customers the same day they report them.
• Build the PostgreSQL feature that wins back ME accounts.
• Respond to on-call rotations and participate in incident postmortems.
• Push Team Leadership changes behind flags for fast Portland, ME rollbacks.

Skills

Vue.js

Team Leadership

Documentation

Curiosity

Tools

Docker

Ruby

Job description

We measure our technology engineers by what they make easy for everyone else, and that's the Performance Engineer bar in Portland. Think of it less as a job and more as a $97,000 - $144,000 bet Morgan Stanley is placing on your 6 years and your judgment.

Key Responsibilities

• Keep Vue.js schemas backward-compatible so Morgan Stanley never forces a breaking upgrade
• Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services using Ruby and Docker
• Catch the experiment-friendly Growth Mindset regression in staging before it ever reaches Portland customers
• Ship Ruby fixes to Morgan Stanley customers in Portland, ME the same day they report them
• Build the empathy-led PostgreSQL feature that wins back the ME accounts Morgan Stanley lost
• Respond to on-call rotations and participate in incident postmortems
• Push Team Leadership changes safely behind flags so Portland, ME rollbacks take seconds

What You'll Bring

• Working understanding of both Vue.js and Team Leadership in real-world settings
• Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics
• Clarity of thought that shows up in tidy documentation
• A learner's pace that keeps up with shifting requirements
• A learning-obsessed bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait
• Curiosity that outpaces your current job description

What sets Morgan Stanley apart isn't size but a client-focused Portland culture that refuses to ship PostgreSQL it wouldn't trust itself. We give people autonomy early and trust them to ask for support when they need it.

Here is the deal: $97,000 - $144,000, a mentor who answers, benefits that hold up, and a flexible contract schedule that fits real life.

Re-confirmed open this morning, the senior seat at Morgan Stanley stays available.