Morgan Stanley · 2 months ago
VP, Lead Software Engineer
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $210K/yr
10+ years expMorgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Lead Software Engineer will be responsible for developing and supporting applications for Financial Advisors, managing complex projects, and delivering technology solutions for wealth management.
Asset ManagementFinanceFinancial ServicesLending
Responsibilities
Responsible for the overall development life cycle of the solution and managing complex projects with significant business impact
Project management - prioritization, planning of projects and features, stakeholder management and tracking of external commitments
As a hands-on specialist develop and deliver complex features and reusable architectural components
Recommend alternative technical approaches, and lead engineering efforts to provide optimal solutions
Instill a culture of continuous improvement within the team and demonstrate measurable improvements
Implement DevOps best practice for monitoring & operation of production services
Career management and development of direct reports
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline, preferably computer science
10+ years of experience in designing and implementing large scale enterprise applications
3+ years of experience in building and leading a strong engineering team
Solid software development background including design patterns, object-oriented programming and test-driven development
Strong hands on experience in JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, and Responsive Design, writing cross-browser compatible code
Experience with RESTful APIs, AG Grid, GraphQL, and integrating front-end components with backend services
Good understanding of UI/UX best practices and building highly interactive web applications
Exposure to ReactJS framework is a big plus
Strong knowledge of server-side development in Microsoft .Net stack in C#, ASP.Net core, Web API, LINQ, Threading, TPL, MQ and Microservices
Experience of working in Database systems (in both NoSQL and SQL)
Strong understanding of full stack development and experience of working in an Agile environment
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Preferred
Experience in Banking, investment banking or wealth management domains
Experience of working in successful technology transformation/simplification projects
Experience in working on Cloud native architecture
Benefits
Commission earnings
Incentive compensation
Discretionary bonuses
Other short and long-term incentive packages
Other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs
Company
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a financial services company that offers securities, asset management, and credit services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Leadership Team
James Gorman
Chairman and CEO
Wei Christianson
Co-CEO Asia Pacific
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