Python Developer

Morgan Stanley; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 105,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Learning stipends

Flexible culture

Job summary

Morgan Stanley in Allentown, PA, seeks an experienced Python/TypeScript developer with 7+ years in PostgreSQL. The freelance opportunity offers ownership, equity, learning stipends, and a culture built on trust and growth.

You will prototype solutions, architect fault-tolerant systems, and optimize performance at scale, while aligning with Morgan Stanley's fast-paced, collaborative environment. This role anchors in Allentown, with a strong emphasis on reliability and discretion.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of PostgreSQL experience
• Comfort with TypeScript and Python development
• Ability to own non-glamorous middle parts of freelance projects

Responsibilities

• Prototype proof-of-concept solutions for emerging technology requirements
• Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems leveraging GitHub Actions and PostgreSQL
• Optimize application performance, latency, and resource utilization at scale
• Defend Morgan Stanley uptime through the 2 a.m. Allentown pages nobody volunteers for
• Wire Linux APIs to PostgreSQL consumers so data lands where Allentown teams expect it
• Stitch REST API events into the GitLab CI pipeline feeding Morgan Stanley's technology reports

Skills

PostgreSQL

TypeScript

Python

Tools

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Linux

Job description

Hard problems in TypeScript don't intimidate you; they're the reason you open your laptop, which makes you our kind of Python Developer. We're looking for 7+ years of PostgreSQL; in return you'll get $105,000 - $157,000, ownership, and a team worth joining.

Key Responsibilities

• Prototype proof-of-concept solutions for emerging technology requirements
• Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems leveraging GitHub Actions and PostgreSQL
• Optimize application performance, latency, and resource utilization at scale
• Defend Morgan Stanley uptime through the 2 a.m. Allentown pages nobody volunteers for
• Wire Linux APIs to PostgreSQL consumers so data lands where Allentown teams expect it
• Stitch REST API events into the GitLab CI pipeline feeding Morgan Stanley's technology reports

What You'll Bring

• Comfort owning the unglamorous middle of a freelance project
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
• Professionalism, integrity, and discretion with sensitive information
• A steady hand when three priorities all claim to be number one
• Comfort with a Morgan Stanley pace that rarely sits still

Anchored in Allentown, PA, Morgan Stanley designs the kind of steady-handed systems that technology teams quietly depend on every single day. Politics die fast at Morgan Stanley because we put the awkward stuff on the table early.

At Morgan Stanley, $105,000 - $157,000 comes with equity, learning stipends, and a flexible culture built around trust and growth.

Marked current today, the freelance opportunity at Morgan Stanley is accepting candidates.