Lead Java Software Engineer - Backend (VP)

In the Technology division, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities.This is a Lead Software Engineering position at Vice President level, which is part of the job family responsible for developing and maintaining software solutions that support business needs. Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world. Global Security Settlements Team ProfileOur platform provides one of the most critical functions enabling the firm to effect security settlements in all the markets the firm conducts the business in. On peak volume days, the Firm processes up to forty million trades and effects settlements worth of hundreds of billions of dollars for activity ongoing in multiple countries and currencies across the globe.Our team has significant presence in Montreal, New York, and India. We are organized into agile squads closely aligned with product owners, users, and other stakeholders, which allows us to directly observe the business benefit of the solutions we develop, deploy and support. We believe in the forward momentum and progress of technology, and our goal is to apply the best tools and practices to deliver exceptional capabilities for our business users.RoleWe in Securities Settlements Tech are looking for a VP (Lead Software Engineer) in New York, preferably with exposure to Cloud Architectures & Public Cloud offerings to join our team building a large, resilient, scalable, and secure distributed settlement platform. You will be a leader building software and managing huge volume of data to support and improve efficiency of firm’s settlement related activities. Working in an agile environment, you will have to interact directly with the users, product owners, business analysts, and other technologists across the firm. If you have a track record of leading a team and delivering large-scale distributed applications, preferably on Azure/Cloud, we’d like to meet you.What you'll do in the role:Collaborate with product owners, business analysts and other teams to clarify the requirements, define milestones and backlog based on business priorities, team capability and velocity.Drive the definition of system architecture and design.Write clean, performant, scalable, testable, and reusable code.Review pull requests, and guide more junior developers helping them to adopt the best design, coding, and testing practices.Guide the team to follow the best DevOps practices and enhance observability, availability, and resiliency.Act as an end-to-end owner ensuring the system is developed, tested, deployed as planned and is performing as expected in production environments.Contribute to enhancing team standards and improving processes.What you'll bring to the role:Hands-on, with 10+ years’ experience in building distributed systems applying agile practices.Experience in owning a delivery end-to-end and leading a development team comprised of Backend and/or Data EngineersStrong working knowledge of core Java and Spring frameworks including spring-boot and testing.Strong working knowledge of AI spec driven development and leveraging AI tools to accelerate SDLC and software developmentProven expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining robust RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs. Demonstrated understanding of API versioning strategies, backward compatibility, documentation practicesStrong understanding of managing and scaling high volume databases. Experience in MS SQL, Snowflake, Mongo DB preferred.Sound understanding of microservice architecture and design patterns, system resiliency, scalability, security, and observability.Experience in designing and implementing messaging- and rest- based middleware and performing databases modelling.Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools.Strong oral and written communication skills.Understanding of Cloud-based application development, preferably with Microsoft Azure Cloud.Familiarity with Kafka and Mongo DB.Experience Angular UI development framework.Experience coordinating and mentoring a development team.Prior experience in FinTech application development.Experience with working in a global delivery team.We have a track record of innovation and passion for unlocking new opportunities, we help our clients raise, manage and allocate capital. We do this by offering a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and asset management services. All that we do at Morgan Stanley is driven by our five core values: do the right thing, put clients first, lead with exceptional ideas, commit to diversity and inclusion, and give back. These aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day, ensuring we do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees around the world. And at the core of our success are the people who drive it - relentless collaborators and creative thinkers who are fueled by diverse thinking and experiences. Wherever you are in our 1,200 global offices, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest in an environment where you are empowered to achieve your full potential. 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. 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). 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 into your browser.Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $150,000 and $210,000 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: .Employment Type:Full timeJob Level:Vice PresidentPosted Date:May 28, 2026ATS Job Description Test:Department:Software Engineering