Lead Java Software Engineer - Backend (VP)

Morgan Stanley

Actively hiring
1 New York Plaza, US Posted 45 days ago $150,000–$210,000 / year
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At a glance

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TL;DR

As a Vice President and Lead Software Engineer at Morgan Stanley’s Global Security Settlements Team in New York, you will lead the development of a large-scale, resilient, and secure distributed settlement platform. Your role involves collaborating with product owners, business analysts, and other stakeholders to define system architecture, write high-quality code, and guide junior developers in adopting best practices. You will manage a team building software solutions that process up to forty million trades daily, requiring expertise in Java, Spring frameworks, RESTful APIs, and microservice architecture. Experience with Azure Cloud, DevOps tools, and database scaling is essential, as you will ensure the system’s observability, availability, and resiliency while enhancing team standards and processes.

Skills

Java Spring Boot Azure DevOps RESTful APIs GraphQL MS SQL Snowflake MongoDB Microservices Kafka Angular

What you'll do

  • Drive the definition of system architecture and design for large-scale distributed applications.
  • Write clean, scalable code for RESTful APIs and GraphQL services.
  • Guide junior developers on coding practices and DevOps methodologies.
  • Enhance observability, availability, and resiliency in production environments.
  • Act as an end-to-end owner to ensure systems perform as expected post-deployment.

What we're looking for

  • Over 10 years of hands-on experience building distributed systems using agile practices.
  • Proven ability to lead a development team and deliver large-scale distributed applications end-to-end.
  • Expertise in Java, Spring frameworks (including spring-boot), and AI-driven software development.
  • Strong knowledge of RESTful/GraphQL API design, versioning strategies, and documentation practices.
  • Experience managing high-volume databases with MS SQL, Snowflake, or MongoDB.
  • Understanding of microservice architecture, system resiliency, scalability, security, and observability.
  • Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools.

Market check

Salary context

This $150,000–$210,000 range sits above 56% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$142,320–$213,480

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$153,550–$211,200

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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