VP, AI Backend Engineering – Finance Platform

474 MS Services Group, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Inclusive benefits

Job summary

Morgan Stanley in New York is seeking senior backend engineers to join the LIFC Technology team. You will help modernize core accounting and P&L platforms, consolidating legacy workflows into a cloud-native web platform used daily by Finance and Treasury.

Ideal candidates have strong experience with Java, Scala and Python, and a track record building data-heavy, scalable services. This role offers high visibility, platform influence, and opportunities to work across finance, product and UI

Qualifications

• 10+ years of backend engineering experience.
• Solid grasp of data structures, algorithms, and system design.
• Experience with data-heavy or workflow-driven systems.
• Ownership mindset and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate backend services using Java, Scala, and Python.
• Deploy services on Databricks and cloud platforms.
• Design secure, scalable APIs for finance workflows and analytics.
• Collaborate with Finance, Product Control, and UI/reporting teams.
• Apply strong engineering fundamentals (data structures, testing, code quality).
• Learn and apply new technologies, including AI/ML and prompt-based approaches, where they add value.

Skills

Backend engineering

Java

Scala

Python

Data structures

System design

Tools

Databricks

Cloud platforms

Job description

Morgan Stanley in New York is seeking senior backend engineers to join the LIFC Technology team. You will help modernize core accounting and P&L platforms, consolidating legacy workflows into a cloud-native web platform used daily by Finance and Treasury.

Ideal candidates have strong experience with Java, Scala and Python, and a track record building data-heavy, scalable services. This role offers high visibility, platform influence, and opportunities to work across finance, product and UI