As a Director-level Software Engineer in the Front-office Credit Risk Management technology group, you will lead projects focused on enhancing mission-critical credit risk data infrastructure by implementing pricing models and strategic initiatives. Your daily tasks include collaborating with strategists and modeling teams to develop technical solutions for complex financial instruments such as OTC derivatives, futures, options, and repos. You will work within a large-scale C++ application environment that performs quadrillion-level calculations on grid-based infrastructure, requiring expertise in C++, shell scripting, DB2, Java, and Perl. Additionally, experience with financial data and counterparty risk systems is highly valued to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and support margining needs.
Skills
C++
Java
Perl
Python
Shell
DB2
UNIX
SQL
CI/CD
SDLC
OTC Derivatives
Counterparty Risk Systems
Margining Systems
Collateral Systems
Confirmation Systems
What you'll do
Develop and enhance mission-critical Credit Risk data infrastructure using C++.
Implement pricing models based on requirements from strategists and modeling groups.
Architect technical solutions for strategic initiatives in financial risk management.
Manage relationships and prioritize requests across diverse client groups efficiently.
Write SQL queries and scripts to support database operations and system integration.
Contribute to the development of large-scale C++ applications in a grid-based infrastructure.
What we're looking for
Minimum 4 years of experience in C++ development for large-scale applications.
Proficiency in object-oriented programming, scripting languages (Perl/Python/shell), and UNIX platform.
Strong database skills including SQL writing and understanding of SDLC.
Experience with financial products, particularly OTC derivatives, is preferred.
Knowledge of counterparty risk, margining, collateral systems, and regulatory requirements.
Ability to manage relationships, prioritize requests, and work under time constraints.
Market check
Salary context
This
$120,000–$165,000
range sits above
40%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$117,000–$198,000
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$135,000–$183,650
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 240 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
Employer
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
35 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$139,500–$165,000
across 34 roles with salary data.
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C++
Golang
Unix/Linux
VLSI frontend design and verification
RTL design
Modern C++
Compiler
Build systems
Database
Static code analysis
Dynamic code analysis
Us, Ca, Santa Clara, US20 days ago
$140,000–$224,250
C++
ISO C++20/23/26
NVIDIA test frameworks
Test automation
Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
High-Performance Computing (HPC)
Software Testing Methodologies
Git
Perforce
JIRA
Make
LLM technologies
ARM64
X64
RISC-V