Java / Scala Developer

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 Software Engineering role, 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.

Institutional Securities Technology (IST) develops and oversees the overall technology strategy / solutions to drive and enable the institutional businesses and enterprise-wide functions. Our clients include Fixed Income, Equities, Commodities, Investment Banking, Research and Global Capital Markets. In this role, the Scala developer will cover the full development lifecycle, design and develop functionality for new and existing components of our Risk, P&L Attribution and regulatory stress testing systems. This team develops new functionalities for Cross Asset Finance Risk Calculation and P&L attribution system developed on a Scala based distributed async framework. We serve various trading desks and Finance businesses under the Fixed income division in Morgan Stanley. The team works with cutting-edge technologies in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment. We develop calculations and calculation infrastructure for the fixed income derivatives businesses on a grid computing platform comprising tens of thousands of CPU cores and many Terabytes of RAM in Scala based risk system.

The role involves distributed systems development using caches and grid computation. This is a full-scope, well-rounded type of role where you'll be responsible for gathering requirements from clients and analyzing existing systems and functionalities, development, all the way down to unit testing and regression testing. We do have a solid production management team and you will need to coordinate roll-out and subsequent support with them. The OptimRICE platform on top of which we work helps keep production support to a minimum.
You will collaborate closely with the several global teams within the Interest Rate Derivatives, Interest Rate Cash, FX Option, FX Cash and Credit technology departments and, when necessary, interact directly within the business unit and with the Firm's middleware IT groups.

Due to the cross-asset nature of our work, there won't be a single project we work on -- wide breadth and depth of features will be on the table. Additionally, the team is also working on cutting edge Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning solutions for Finance Business. This is a great opportunity for you to learn how these technologies can be used effectively to identify anomaly or predicting patterns with real life financial data.

What you'll do in the role:

• Develop cross-asset functionality covering various aspects of the business with exposure to a wide variety of financial instruments and products, i.e. we are not tied to a single business desk or product.
• Opportunity to develop solutions for a distributed system developed on on-premise and cloud infrastructure , where the code written by you will get executed on thousands of machines parallelly.
• Have the opportunity to work in close collaboration with our business users and to learn business concepts like how financial products and financial markets work cross different asset classes (FX, interest rates, credit, derivative, bonds, structuring, etc.)
• Participate in every stage of the lifecycle of development ranging from gathering the requirement and designing solutions and writing code, to helping answer in-depth user questions.
• Work on a cutting-edge technology landscape involving the Scala programming languages, bitemporal data store, a state-of-the-art referential transparency based async calculation platform.
• Share Ideas to improve efficiency or unique way to solve a problem. And then bring the ideas to life by writing code.
• Feel empowered to think and execute like an owner and receive mentorship, guidance and encouragement for a long-term career arc with us

What you'll bring to the role:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of relevant experience in writing code in Jave / C++ / C # / Scala.
• Knowledge of any Functional Language (Go / Haskell / Rust / Clojure etc) is added advantage, but not required
• Strong understanding of software development methodologies, such as Agile, Scrum, and DevOps, with the ability to implement best practices.
• Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and executives.
• Proficient in Java software development tools & technologies, strong technical background to be on-hands and guide and support team members.

We offer:

• To work for the firm that attracts some of the brightest talents like Bjarne Stroustrup, the inventor of the C++ language.
• Our skilled, creative and vibrant workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.
• Professional development opportunities including access to Morgan Stanley's world-class internal financial and tech trainings.
• An open door facilitates continuous dialogue with our senior leaders - an environment where you are truly listened to.
• Flexible working opportunities... Morgan Stanley empowers employees to have greater freedom of choice through flexible working arrangements. Speak to our recruitment team to find out more.
• A competitive compensation and benefits package and flexible working arrangements.
• Feel empowered to think and execute like an owner and receive mentorship, guidance and encouragement for a long-term career arc with us

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren't just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you'll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There's also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $120,000 and $165,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).