PT-JR020303 – Full Stack Software Engineer

We’re seeking someone to join our team as a full Stack Engineer that will be responsible for the UI strategy for Operations Technology but also leading the design, development, and deployment of Operations Central, our web portal for everything UI for Operations. The team has also successfully launched a new AI based chatbot our 10,000+ users can use in their day to day, training their members as well as supporting their clients.

Operations Technology engineer creative solutions that power the movement and custody of capital for Morgan Stanley’s clients.

Shared Ops is part of Operations Technology and is a federated ecosystem of tools and services that provide solutions for automating manual execution of business functions, managing exception life cycles, and facilitating collaboration across various groups.

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 position at Director level, 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, continuously 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 technical excellence through code reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define project roadmap and technical strategy.
• Implement and advocate for best practices in software engineering and design patterns.
• Contribute to the evaluation and adoption of new tools and technologies.
• Lead efforts to refactor and optimize existing codebase for efficiency and maintainability.
• Maintain and enhance existing software applications to optimize performance and functionality.
• Integrate prepackaged software and services into the bank's technology ecosystem.
• Conduct code reviews, debugging, and performance tuning to ensure software quality and reliability.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies, trends, and tools to drive innovation and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to development and maintenance of our Web portal.
• Contribute to the support of our UI monorepo.
• Development of the chatbot’s user interface, backend rest services
• Setup and support the infrastructure for the chatbot.
• Implement automated tests for features implemented.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Excellent track record on delivering web-based UI applications/frameworks.
• Strong communication skills
• Experience on HTML5, Angular 6+, node.js
• Experience in JavaScript (Typescript) and related patterns.
• Experience with REST services.
• UI automated testing frameworks such as Karma, Jasmine, Jest, Cypress, Playwright, etc.
• Web servers (Tomcat, Apache), security(authentication/authorization),
• Understanding of object-oriented analysis, design and programming and design patterns.
• Experience in iterative/agile development practices

Skill Desired:

• Experience in building out reusable widgets within any UI framework (web based, JavaScript/Angular or .Net)
• Some experience with Databases (Postgres, Db2, Sybase or SQL Server)
• Knowledge/experience working on multithreaded systems.
• Experience with full stack development - backend java service development a plus.
• Prior experience in investment banking

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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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Flexible work statement
Interested in 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.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative 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. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.