Vice President - Java Lead for Investment Banking Advisory Technology

Morgan Stanley; New York (NY); In loco; USD 180.000 - 280.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Performance bonus

401(k) matching

Career development

Descrizione del lavoro

Morgan Stanley is seeking a senior, hands-on Lead Software Engineer (VP level) in the Technology division. You will lead a group of engineers with a strong backend Java focus, shaping architectural direction and delivering scalable, full-stack solutions.

You will partner closely with business stakeholders and product owners to translate needs into impactful software. You will balance strategic leadership with hands-on coding, mentoring, and delivering across Java services, APIs, and modern front

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of hands-on software development and leadership experience.
• Strong Java backend skills with Spring Boot and REST APIs.
• Full-stack capabilities with modern JS frameworks (React/Angular).
• Proven ability to lead engineers and work with business stakeholders.

Mansioni

• Lead a group of engineers, set priorities, and mentor team members.
• Partner with business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Architect and modernize components across the stack; own delivery from concept to production.
• Contribute as a hands-on engineer on backend services and front-end work.
• Drive engineering best practices and CI/CD, ensuring system reliability.

Conoscenze

Java

Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

Frontend (React/Angular)

Leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Strumenti

Jenkins

CI/CD

AWS

Linux

Descrizione del lavoro

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 Lead Software Engineering position at the Vice President 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.

Technology works as a strategic partner with Morgan Stanley business units and the world's leading technology companies to redefine how we do business in ever more global, complex, and dynamic financial markets. Morgan Stanley's sizeable investment in technology results in quantitative trading systems, cutting-edge modeling and simulation software, comprehensive risk and security systems, and robust client-relationship capabilities, plus the worldwide infrastructure that forms the backbone of these systems and tools. Our insights, our applications and infrastructure give a competitive edge to clients' businesses-and to our own.

About the role

We are seeking a senior, hands‑on Full Stack Engineer with a strong backend Java focus to join IBD & GCM Technology, part of the wider Institutional Securities Technology (IST) Division. The team supports the complex and evolving needs of two of the firm's most prestigious and market‑leading businesses, Investment Banking and Global Capital Markets.

This role combines deep technical expertise with people leadership. You will lead a group of engineers, set technical direction for your area, and act as a primary technology partner to the business. You'll work directly with business stakeholders and product owners to understand their workflows, identify pain points, and translate business needs into pragmatic solutions that deliver measurable value.

This is not a role where seniority means stepping away from code. You will design, build, and own core components across the stack, from Java services and APIs through to the user interface, while mentoring engineers and helping the team make sound architectural decisions. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable discussing strategy and trade‑offs with senior stakeholders, reviewing implementation details with developers, and owning delivery from concept through production.

What you'll do in the role:

• Lead, manage, and develop a group of engineers, setting priorities, providing technical mentorship, and fostering a culture of ownership, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Act as the primary technology partner to business stakeholders in IBD and GCM: gather requirements, shape priorities, and lead initiatives from concept through delivery.
• Lead the architectural design and modernization of defined components within our ecosystem, and drive analysis and design for initiatives that span multiple teams and systems.
• Act as a hands‑on engineer, personally tackling the most challenging problems and building scalable, resilient backend services in Java alongside modern web front ends.
• Communicate regularly with product leads across the technology organization and discuss opportunities for improvement to existing and future technology solutions.
• Promote engineering best practices, including code quality, automated testing, and CI/CD, and help drive their continued evolution across the team.
• Own the stability of production systems, lead the resolution of complex incidents, and communicate clearly with business users during critical events.
• Actively use AI tooling to accelerate the software development lifecycle while applying strong engineering judgment and oversight.

What you'll bring to the role

• At least 10 years' relevant experience designing, building, and operating enterprise‑scale applications.
• Strong hands‑on Java engineering skills, including Spring Boot, concurrent programming, RESTful API design, and automated testing.
• Full‑stack experience, including building modern web applications with JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks such as React or Angular.
• Proven experience managing or leading engineers, including setting direction, mentoring, and growing talent.
• A track record of working directly with business stakeholders, gathering requirements, influencing strategy, and translating business needs into technical solutions.
• Strong system design and architecture skills, with a firm grasp of enterprise architecture patterns and experience building resilient, fault‑tolerant, and well‑tested applications.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to adapt between business users, senior management, and detailed engineering discussions.
• Strong relational database and SQL skills, and solid Linux fundamentals.
• A genuine inte