Lead Software Engineer - Parametric

ABOUT MORGAN STANLEY

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services. With offices in more than 41 countries, the Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. For further information about Morgan Stanley, please visit www.morganstanley.com.

ABOUT PARAMETRIC
Parametric is part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, the asset management division of Morgan Stanley. We partner with advisors, institutions, and consultants to build portfolios focused on what's important to them and their clients. A leader in custom solutions for more than 30 years, we help investors access efficient market exposures, solve implementation challenges, and design multi-asset portfolios that respond to their evolving needs. We also offer systematic alpha and alternative strategies to complement clients' core holdings.

This role is part of Parametric's hybrid working model, which includes working in the office 3 days a week and choosing to work remotely or in the office the remaining days of the week.

ABOUT THE TEAM
The Digital team at Parametric:

• We are responsible for the development of Parametric's client and partner web portals which support and enhance our client experience.
• We are building a robust Api platform to support client and partner integration and straight-through-processing of client servicing requests
• We have an extensive product roadmap to deliver innovative investment tools, client servicing and rich portfolio/account level reporting through an online experience.

ABOUT THE ROLE
We are looking for a senior technical contributor who is passionate about agile software development and collaborative delivery. This individual will help design and deliver high-quality, client-facing systems of engagement that support and enhance the overall client experience.

The Lead Software Engineer will provide technical leadership, architectural guidance, and hands-on engineering contribution across delivery teams. This role will collaborate closely with product, business, architecture, and engineering partners to design, develop, deliver, and support new and existing technology solutions.

This is an individual contributor contractor role and does not include responsibility for managing employees.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as a senior technical contributor and technical owner for one or more major sub-systems within the Digital Platform.
• Collaborate with business partners, product managers, architects, and engineering teams to understand strategic objectives, functional requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Provide technical leadership for the design and development of custom product features on the Digital roadmap.
• Enhance the client experience by building engaging, performant, secure, and resilient applications and APIs.
• Design and/or redesign solution architecture to improve system performance, scalability, maintainability, and resiliency.
• Develop high-quality, well-tested software aligned with engineering standards and delivery timelines.
• Contribute to automated testing through unit, integration, and functional test suites.
• Conduct code reviews and provide technical feedback to other developers.
• Contribute to the evolution of platform architecture to make it more flexible, testable, scalable, and easy to maintain.
• Collaborate effectively with globally distributed teams while operating as a senior individual contributor.
• Continuously learn, innovate, and apply best practices while meeting product delivery targets.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• 8+ years of full-stack web application development experience with a proven track record of delivering well-architected and well-written software solutions.
• 4+ years of Azure and/or AWS cloud-native development experience; PaaS experience preferred.
• 4+ years of experience in web and REST API development using ASP.NET Core.
• Experience collaborating with globally distributed engineering teams.
• Experience with OIDC and OAuth2 for implementing web authentication and authorization.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL database platforms; MongoDB experience preferred.
• Experience configuring CI/CD pipelines; Azure DevOps preferred.
• Experience building event-based and microservice-style architectures.
• Experience with Git source control and Gitflow fundamentals.
• Experience contributing to automated test suites, including unit and integration tests.
• Experience working in Agile delivery models such as Kanban or Scrum.
• Strong communication skills and ability to demonstrate understanding of business goals.
• Proven experience contributing to the design and delivery of product features on a public web application.
• Strong technical leadership skills, including solution architecture using cloud-native services, collaboration, communication, quality ownership, and accountability.
• Successful track record of designing, developing, implementing, and delivering applications and services that meet business goals and technology objectives.
• Ability to translate strategy and requirements into tactical technical plans and delivery outcomes.
• Creative, self-motivated, and comfortable working independently as well as collaboratively within a team.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
• High ethical standards, integrity, and commitment to quality.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related area of study preferred.
• Financial services and technology experience is a plus.

Parametric believes each member of our organization makes a significant contribution to our success. That contribution should not be limited by the assigned responsibilities. Therefore, this job description is designed to outline primary duties and qualifications. It is our expectation that every member of our team will offer his/her/their
 

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 $115,000 and $225,000 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 is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background.  Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.

For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.