Senior Java Developer_vice President_software Engineering

Senior Java Developer - Vice President - Software Engineering

We're seeking someone to join our SRD Tech team as a Java Backend Lead Software Engineer, in Mumbai to work on Java, Backend Application Development and Designing with good exposure on Java, Microservices, System Design, Database Management.

Institutional Securities Technology (IST) is one of the important divisions within Morgan Stanley Technology & Data.

TEDRA (Trade Enrichment Data Reporting & Allocations) is part of the Institutional Securities Technology (IST) Division. It is responsible for maintaining, distributing, and reporting on trading, revenue, risk, and reference data (client, product, and pricing).

SRD (Securities Reference Data) focuses on exchange-listed product and pricing reference data, working with vendors such as Reuters and Bloomberg and directly with exchange data from over 100 worldwide venues.

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 Engineer, which is part of the job family responsible for developing and maintaining software solutions that support business needs.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

What You'll Do in the Role:

• Drive system architecture and design, implement scalable, resilient distributed systems.
• Write clean, performant, scalable, testable, and reusable code using modern engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with product owners, business analysts, and partner teams to clarify requirements, define milestones, and maintain a prioritized backlog aligned to business priorities, team capability, and velocity
• Review pull requests and mentor junior developers on design, coding, and testing standards.
• Guide the team in adopting best-in-class DevOps practices, improving observability, availability, and resiliency.
• Act as an end-to-end owner ensuring systems are designed, developed, tested, deployed, and operated successfully in production.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering standards, processes, and ways of working.

What You'll Bring to the Role:

• Hands-on experience 10-14 years building distributed systems using agile methodologies.
• Typically, 6+ years of relevant experience is expected to demonstrate the skills required for this role
• Strong working knowledge of Core Java and Spring frameworks including Spring Boot and testing frameworks.
• Strong understanding of managing and scaling high-volume databases; experience with Spark, Databricks and Snowflake.
• Proven expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining robust on-prem and/or cloud-based distributed services.
• Solid understanding of Software design, development, backward compatibility, and documentation best practices.
• Experience owning delivery end-to-end and leading backend and/or data engineering teams.
• Deep knowledge of microservices architecture, design patterns, system resiliency, scalability, security, and observability.
• Experience designing and implementing messaging- and REST-based middleware and performing database modelling.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and supporting toolchains.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Skills Desired (Recommended):

• Understanding of cloud-based application development, preferably using Microsoft Azure.
• Familiarity with Kafka and Azure ecosystem services.
• Experience coordinating, mentoring, and guiding a development team.
• Prior experience in FinTech application development.
• Experience working in a global delivery model across regions.

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that's differentiated – and we've done that for 90 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.