Advanced Python Developer - Vice President

Morgan Stanley

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Work type: On-site
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $150,000–$210,000 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago

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About Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities, wealth management, and investment management services to corporations, governments, institutions, and individuals. Industry: Investment Banking & Financial Services

Morgan Stanley currently has 36 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Advanced Python Developer - Vice President

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This Lead Software Engineering position at the Vice President level involves overseeing the technical direction of a data ingestion platform, ensuring its scalability and performance. The role entails designing complex software solutions using object-oriented principles and leading a small engineering team through coaching and code reviews while driving best practices such as TDD and CI/CD strategies. Candidates should have over 10 years of experience in developing and operating enterprise systems with strong skills in Python, Java, RDBMS, SQL, Linux/UNIX, and CI/CD pipelines. The ideal candidate will also possess a background in financial services and familiarity with modern SDLC methodologies like Agile, making them well-suited for this role within Morgan Stanley's global technology team.

Skills

Python Java DB2 PostgreSQL Sybase Linux/UNIX CI/CD TDD Agile MPP databases Snowflake Big Data Hadoop MongoDB DevOps tooling AutoSys UNIX shell Perl financial services complexity analysis

What you'll do

Own end-to-end technical direction for data ingestion platform (ETL and streaming).
Design and deliver complex software solutions using object-oriented design principles.
Lead and mentor a small engineering team with coaching and technical guidance.
Drive engineering best practices including TDD, coding standards, and documentation.
Guide CI/CD strategy to improve release consistency and deployment safety.
Troubleshoot and debug applications in UNIX/Linux environments for production issues.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with strong understanding of release processes.

What we're looking for

10+ years of software engineering experience with ownership of complex systems in production environments.
Strong programming skills in Python or Java with knowledge of OOP, design patterns, and clean architecture.
Proven experience designing, developing, and operating enterprise systems using RDBMS and SQL.
Hands-on experience with Linux/UNIX, including command-line usage and shell scripting for automation.
Practical experience building CI/CD pipelines and understanding release processes and quality gates.
Demonstrated use of TDD or disciplined automated testing practices in real-world delivery.
Experience mentoring, leading, or managing a small engineering team through technical leadership.