Profile Description

We’re seeking someone to join our team as (Director) UI Developer to join our Enterprise Search team. You will play a key role in designing and building intuitive, dynamic, and secure user interfaces that deliver exceptional experiences to thousands of enterprise users. This role requires both hands-on technical expertise and leadership ability to mentor and guide junior developers while collaborating closely with backend, DevOps, and product teams.

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Enterprise Technology & Services (ETS) delivers shared technology services for Morgan Stanley supporting all business applications and end users. ETS provides capabilities for all stages of Morgan Stanley’s software development lifecycle, enabling productive coding, functional and integration testing, application releases, and ongoing monitoring and support for over 3,000 production applications. ETS also delivers all workplace technologies (desktop, mobile, voice, video, productivity, intranet/internet) in integrated configurations that boost the personal productivity of employees. Application and end user functions are delivered on a scalable, secure, and reliable infrastructure composed of seamlessly integrated datacenter, network, compute, cloud, storage, and database functions.

Workforce Technology & Services

Workforce Technology & Services Provides the Firm’s workforce with the technology, services and capabilities required to meet the needs of colleagues, partners and clients.

Workplace Engineering

This is Director position that manages and optimizes the technical environment and end-user experience across various workplace technologies for end-users, ensuring seamless operations and user satisfaction across the organization.

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.

At Morgan Stanley India, we support the Firm’s global businesses, with critical presence across Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment management, as well as in the Firm’s infrastructure functions of Technology, Operations, Finance, Risk Management, Legal and Corporate & Enterprise Services. Morgan Stanley has been rooted in India since 1993, with campuses in both Mumbai and Bengaluru. We empower our multi-faceted and talented teams to advance their careers and make a global impact on the business. For those who show passion and grit in their work, there’s ample opportunity to move across the businesses for those who show passion and grit in their work.

Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on…

What you’ll do in the role:

• Lead and contribute to the design, development, and deployment of enterprise-scale search UI applications.
• Build responsive, reactive, and dynamic UIs that provide seamless user experience across devices.
• Develop reusable, maintainable, and secure components using Angular, React, and modern frontend frameworks.
• Leverage CSS frameworks (Bootstrap, Angular Material, Tailwind CSS) to deliver scalable and clean UI designs.
• Implement and defend against common frontend security vulnerabilities (XSS, CSRF, clickjacking, etc.).
• Work with containerized deployments (Docker/Kubernetes) for scalable application delivery.
• Collaborate with backend engineers, especially on Python full-stack integrations, to ensure smooth end-to-end functionality.
• Optimize UI performance for large datasets and high-traffic applications.
• Mentor junior developers and provide leadership in code reviews, design discussions, and best practices.
• Contribute to continuous improvement in UI/UX standards, automation, and DevOps workflows.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• At least 4 years’ relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role
• Experience in frontend/UI development.
• Strong hands-on skills in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+).
• Proven experience with Angular and React (at least one in-depth, the other working knowledge).
• Hands-on experience with Bootstrap, Angular Material, Tailwind CSS.
• Good understanding of Linux-based development environments and ability to read/debug code.
• Experience with container deployment (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with UI security best practices and defensive coding.
• Strong understanding of reactive programming and building dynamic UIs.
• Leadership experience: mentoring peers, leading small teams, or guiding projects.

Good to Have (Preferred)

• Exposure to Python full-stack development (Django, Flask, or FastAPI).
• Experience with enterprise search UIs, information-heavy applications, or data visualization.
• Familiarity with design systems and accessibility standards (WCAG, ARIA).
• Knowledge of Spacy UI (or similar interactive UI patterns).

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.

To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices​ into your browser.

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.