Senior iOS Developer - Vice President

Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Description

We are seeking a highly accomplished Senior iOS Developer with deep expertise in building sophisticated, high‑performance mobile applications. This individual will play a critical leadership role in shaping the strategy, architecture, and technical direction of one of the flagship E*TRADE trading platforms.

The ideal candidate brings 12–15 years of professional experience delivering complex software solutions on Apple platforms, demonstrates exceptional architectural judgment, and consistently elevates engineering excellence across teams. You thrive in environments where innovation, quality, and thoughtful design are paramount, and you are motivated by the opportunity to influence products used by millions of customers.

Responsibilities

• Drive the mobile application strategy and play a key role in long‑term architectural planning.
• Design, architect, and implement advanced features across a suite of mobile applications.
• Evaluate, implement, and advocate for modern technologies, design patterns, and best‑in‑class usability practices.
• Lead and contribute to end‑to‑end system architecture in close collaboration with backend, platform, and product teams.
• Work closely with product managers and cross‑functional stakeholders to deliver optimized, intuitive, and elegant user experiences.
• Champion engineering excellence by defining coding standards, leading deep architectural and code reviews, and ensuring scalable, maintainable solutions.
• Mentor, coach, and develop engineers at all levels; provide technical leadership and promote a culture of continuous improvement.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent experience).
• 12–15 years of software development experience with Apple platforms.
• Expert‑level knowledge of Swift and deep mastery of UIKit, SwiftUI, and Foundation.
• Strong understanding of reactive paradigms; experience with Combine and/or RxSwift is a plus.
• Deep expertise with architectural patterns such as MVVM, with a history of guiding teams through architectural decision‑making.
• Extensive experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs, with additional experience in real‑time streaming frameworks (e.g., Socket.io, Ably, LightStreamer) being a significant plus.
• Strong knowledge of iOS and iPadOS UI design principles, patterns, and best practices, including building unified universal codebases.
• Advanced proficiency with XCTest, Instruments, and performance analysis; you prioritize meaningful testing and proactively prevent performance regressions.
• Proven track record of debugging complex issues, optimizing performance at scale, and delivering high‑quality production software in fast‑paced environments.

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.

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Salary range for the position: $130,000 - $190,000/Yr. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and 20 Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees. Please visit mybenefits.morganstanley.com to learn more about our benefit offerings.

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).