Principal Software Engineer

Morgan Stanley; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 149,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonuses

Comprehensive insurance

Freedom to shape work location

Job summary

Morgan Stanley in Newark, DE seeks a Principal Software Engineer who brings 9 years of wrestling with Google Cloud to own complex systems end-to-end in a fast-moving environment.

This role partners with technology analysts to align cloud models with real behavior, tackles outages, and shapes the technology roadmap while delivering robust MySQL APIs for the Newark team.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience delivering software projects.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Comfortable owning projects from concept through delivery.
• Solid understanding of technology best practices and industry standards.
• A steady hand when multiple priorities claim to be number one.
• Strong storytelling instincts that turn data into decisions.

Responsibilities

• Chase down the Conflict Resolution integration that silently drops Morgan Stanley events at midnight.
• Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and technology roadmap discussions.
• Pair with technology analysts to align Google Cloud models with real behavior.
• Translate Python outages into fixes for the Newark launch.
• Design MySQL APIs for Newark, DE teams.

Skills

Project ownership

Data storytelling

Prioritization under pressure

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Python

Google Cloud

MySQL

Job description

9 years of wrestling with Google Cloud taught you what good code feels like, and we want that instinct on our Principal Software Engineer team. Rare is the principal opening that pairs $149,000 - $230,000 with the freedom to shape technology work the way this Newark one does.

Key Responsibilities

• Chase down the Conflict Resolution integration that silently drops Morgan Stanley events at midnight
• Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and technology roadmap discussions
• Pair with technology analysts so Morgan Stanley's Google Cloud models match real behavior
• Translate the calmly-fast-moving Python outage into fixes that make the next Newark launch dull
• Design MySQL APIs other Newark, DE teams will still thank you for next year

What You'll Bring

• At least 10 years of standing behind your own estimates
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Comfortable owning projects from concept through delivery
• Solid understanding of technology best practices and industry standards
• A steady hand when three priorities all claim to be number one
• Storytelling instincts that turn data into a decision

Morgan Stanley is the kind of quietly-ambitious Newark company that technology engineers leave their old jobs to join. Decisions at Morgan Stanley come with a name attached, because ownership without accountability is just noise.

We offer $149,000 - $230,000, performance bonuses, comprehensive insurance, and the freedom to shape how and where you work.

Our Newark team is currently shortlisting candidates for this position.