VP Front Office Java Engineer

Morgan-Stanley; Town of Islip (NY); On-site; USD 155,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley in New York State seeks a senior software engineer at VP level to design, develop, and maintain trading system software within the Agency department of FICFX. You will engage with front-office users, triage issues quickly, and deliver high-quality fixes in a fast-moving environment.

The role requires strong technical judgment, collaboration across teams, and the ability to learn new technologies such as q/kdb, Java, Scala, C++, and Python while ensuring stability and performance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience in software engineering roles.
• Experience with q/kdb, Java, Scala, C++, Python.
• Familiarity with relational databases and SQL.
• Ability to learn new languages, technologies, and business workflows in a fast-moving trading environment.
• Strong ownership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with product leads across technology to discuss opportunities for improvement.
• Design, develop, review, test, and improve software in complex existing systems.
• Learn new languages, technologies, and business workflows as needed.
• Work directly with front-office users in a fast-paced environment.
• Possess strong ownership, communication, and problem-solving abilities.

Skills

q/kdb

Java

Scala

C++

Python

SQL

Distributed systems

Shell scripting

Agile delivery

DevOps tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

q/kdb

Databases

Job description

Morgan Stanley in New York State seeks a senior software engineer at VP level to design, develop, and maintain trading system software within the Agency department of FICFX. You will engage with front-office users, triage issues quickly, and deliver high-quality fixes in a fast-moving environment.

The role requires strong technical judgment, collaboration across teams, and the ability to learn new technologies such as q/kdb, Java, Scala, C++, and Python while ensuring stability and performance