Associate Software Engineer

Location: New York, New York, United States of America

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Morgan Stanley Investment Management Technology exclusively partners with the Morgan Stanley Investment Management business division to design and develop systems and integrate vendor products to globally support full life cycle business processing. Activities include Portfolio Analysis, Risk, Trading, Operations, and Sales & Marketing. Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) Technology also provides holistic support and quality assurance across the suite of applications used in the MSIM environment.

Opportunity with the team
Morgan Stanley is seeking a full stack developer to join the Sustainability Front Office Technology team. The individual will work as part of the global development team, which is spread across 4 MSIM sites. The individual will help the team design, develop a modern technology stack to power our digital platforms aimed unlocking efficiencies for our Investment Teams. As a front office developer, the individual will also work closely with the Sustainability team to solve operational problems and design strategic solutions to offer various Environmental, Social and Governance metrics to our Investment teams.

We work with the following technologies:

• Backend technologies - Core Java / Spring Boot

• Frontend technologies - Angular

• Linux / Cloud Stack / Docker / Kubernetes

• Build tooling - Jenkins / Gradle

• Database technologies -NoSQL MongoDB / Snowflake

What you'll do in the role:

• Designing and developing modern and modular web applications using modern coding and testing standards.

• Participating in our agile ceremonies and actively driving towards the team's goals.

• Working independently using modern software development practices.

• Working collaboratively with a global team of technologists.

• Leading with ideas and innovation.

• Managing communication and partnering with our end users (Sustainability team) to design solutions.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Experience developing enterprise JAVA/Angular Web applications.

• Solid experience designing web-based components.

• Solid experience writing unit, component and integration tests.

• Solid experience working with relational database.

• Knowledge of working with JavaScript or equivalent web technologies.

• Basic understanding of financial markets and various financial instruments.

• Strong computer science fundamentals.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

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.

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

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $125,000 and $135,000 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).