Full Stack Java Developer

Company Profile

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.

As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

Technology

Technology works as a strategic partner with Morgan Stanley business units and the world's leading technology companies to redefine how we do business in ever more global, complex, and dynamic financial markets. Morgan Stanley's sizeable investment in technology results in quantitative trading systems, cutting-edge modeling and simulation software, comprehensive risk and security systems, and robust client-relationship capabilities, plus the worldwide infrastructure that forms the backbone of these systems and tools. Our insights, our applications and infrastructure give a competitive edge to clients' businesses—and to our own.

Team Profile:

Morgan Stanley at Work builds innovative and intuitive solutions for equity plans that support every stage of a company's growth from garage-based start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. We are part of a comprehensive suite of workplace financial solutions built around the understanding that when employees thrive, companies thrive. We work together to find innovative solutions to complex problems and have fun as a team sponsoring diverse employee communities, social events, hackathons, and giving back to the community through our incredible corporate volunteer program.

Position Description:

We are looking for an innovative Experienced Full Stack Developer to join our diverse and passionate team. You will be leveraging your problem-solving and programming skills to help us build, and improve upon, our industry-leading enterprise platform. Collaborating across teams and regions, your solutions will be helping many of the world's most influential companies simplify the complexities of their equity plan management.

What You'll Do:

* Design, implement, and test new functionality on our industry-leading enterprise platform while closely collaborating with QAs to deliver high-quality code.

* Leverage our tech stack to innovate and improve upon the MS at Work platform.

* Document various project milestones including technical requirements, program designs, task descriptions, effort estimates, and integration tests.

* Embrace agile development methodologies to solve complex problems with your diverse, global team.

* Be client-focused, partnering with Product Management, QA, and UX to deliver increased value to our customers.

* Coach and mentor new and existing members of the team

* Elevate the team through the contribution of your unique skills, passions, and experiences.

Required Skills:

* Degree in computer science or engineering, technology diploma, or related field experience.

* 3+ years of professional coding experience working in a related field.

* Creativity, integrity, and a hunger for solving problems.

* Good knowledge and experience in an object-oriented development language (like Java or C#) as well as SQL proficiency and database management.

* Effective communication and collaboration skills with the ability to be successful working with diverse, global, and cross-functional teams.

* Highly self-motivated, with the ability to complete tasks with minimal guidance.

* The ability and agility to thrive in ambiguous situations.

Nice to Have:

* Experience with Agile teams and methodologies

* Oracle, or equivalent SQL experience

* Experience working with JavaScript Frameworks (Angular or React preferred)

* An interest in finance and fintech