VP, Lead Software Engineer

Location: New York, New york, US
Recruiter: Morgan Stanley
Date posted: Saturday, November 15, 2025

 

Job Description:

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. We advise, originate, trade, manage and distribute capital for governments, institutions and individuals. 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. We provide you a superior foundation for building a professional career where you can learn, achieve and grow.

Technology is the key differentiator that ensures that we manage our global businesses and serve clients on a market-leading platform that is resilient, safe, efficient, smart, fast and flexible. Technology redefines how we do business in global, complex and dynamic financial markets. We have a large number of award winning technology platforms that help to propel our Firm's businesses to be the top in the market. Our India technology teams are based in Mumbai and Bengaluru. We have built strong techno-functional teams which partner with our offices globally taking global ownership of systems and products. We have a vibrant and diverse mix of technologists working on different technologies and functional domains. There is a large focus on innovation, inclusion, giving back to the community and sharing knowledge.

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Technology strives to provide a technology platform that helps the business deliver outstanding long-term investment performance, service and a comprehensive suite of wealth management solutions to a diverse client base.

This position is for a Lead Software Engineer for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management- WMPT PAG at Morgan Stanley's New York location. It provides technology solutions for Financial Advisors. The application Suite includes Single Advisory Platform, Trading, Portfolio Maintenance, Unified Fixed Income and a comprehensive set of Business Components that enable Wealth Management Advisory solutions for Financial Advisory teams.

The charter of this team is to develop FA facing platforms and applications. Working as a member of this team, the candidate will be responsible for developing and supporting applications frontend/services. This is a hands-on role and is responsible for analyzing user specifications and requirements and providing assistance in coding, testing and debugging applications.

What you'll do in the role:

• Responsible for the overall development life cycle of the solution and managing complex projects with significant business impact
• Project management - prioritization, planning of projects and features, stakeholder management and tracking of external commitments
• As a hands-on specialist develop and deliver complex features and reusable architectural components
• Recommend alternative technical approaches, and lead engineering efforts to provide optimal solutions.
• Instill a culture of continuous improvement within the team and demonstrate measurable improvements
• Implement DevOps best practice for monitoring & operation of production services
• Career management and development of direct reports

What you'll bring to the role:

• Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline, preferably computer science
• 10+ years of experience in designing and implementing large scale enterprise applications
• 3+ years of experience in building and leading a strong engineering team
• Solid software development background including design patterns, object-oriented programming and test-driven development
• Strong hands on experience in JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, and Responsive Design, writing cross-browser compatible code.
• Experience with RESTful APIs, AG Grid, GraphQL, and integrating front-end components with backend services.
• Good understanding of UI/UX best practices and building highly interactive web applications.
• Exposure to ReactJS framework is a big plus.
• Strong knowledge of server-side development in Microsoft .Net stack in C#, ASP.Net core, Web API, LINQ, Threading, TPL, MQ and Microservices.
• Experience of working in Database systems (in both NoSQL and SQL)
• Strong understanding of full stack development and experience of working in an Agile environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Banking, investment banking or wealth management domains
• Experience of working in successful technology transformation/simplification projects
• Experience in working on Cloud native architecture

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 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 $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'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).

 

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