Associate Software Engineer - Parametric

ABOUT MORGAN STANELY

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking securities wealth management and investment management services. With offices in more than 41 countries the Firms employees serve clients worldwide including corporations governments institutions and individuals. For further information about Morgan Stanley please visit .

ABOUT PARAMETRIC
Parametric is part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management the asset management division of Morgan Stanley. We partner with advisors institutions and consultants to build portfolios focused on whats important to them and their clients. A leader in custom solutions for more than 30 years we help investors access efficient market exposures solve implementation challenges and design multi-asset portfolios that respond to their evolving needs. We also offer systematic alpha and alternative strategies to complement clients core holdings.

This role is part of Parametrics hybrid working model which includes working in the office 3 days a week and choosing to work remotely or in the office the remaining days of the week.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Equity Investments and Client Activities team at Parametric:

• We are building financial software that solves some of the worlds most complex financial opportunities. This includes building solutions to provide customized direct index exposure while making tax sensitive asset selection to improve overall after-tax portfolio returns.
• We design and build financial software responsible for the account life cycle that starts with the onboarding of accounts managing all client activities and investment instructions and finally managing equity investment accounts as scale.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for individuals that have a strong curiosity and passion for learning new things while continuously challenges oneself to build things better and more scalable.

The Associate Software Engineer on the Equity Investments and Client Activities team will be responsible for design development and integration of technology solutions to support all aspects of our equity investments this role the Associate Software Engineer will leverage new and existing technologies to build and maintain services that scale the platform including on-prem systems and cloud native AWS micro services.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and develop proprietary solutions for the Equity Direct Indexing portfolio management teams.
• Design develop and maintain services and API to support various business needs.
• Leverage scalable and distributed computing principles to build the next generation of services.
• Ensures that software solutions remain integrated efficient and appropriate for a highly regulated industry.
• Create unit/integration/functional/performance tests.
• Conduct code reviews of other developers.
• Share experience knowledge and ideas to the team to improve processes and productivity.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelors degree in Computer Scienceor related area of study preferred.
• Experience with hands-on Java/J2EE software design and development experience.
• Exposure to frontend technologies such as ReactJS or AngularJS is a plus.
• Cloud native development experience a plus: AWS is preferred but not required.
• Strong aptitude for highly efficient data structures and algorithms
• Good to have knowledge of relational databases and SQL.
• Good to have knowledge of NoSQL database engines such as Redis Cassandra or MongoDB.
• A creative self-confident self-motivator with a can do spirit.
• Passionate forward thinking and creative individual with high ethical standards and integrity.
• Effective communication skills with business users and other developers.

Parametric believes each member of our organization makes a significant contribution to our success. That contribution should not be limited by the assigned responsibilities. Therefore this job description is designed to outline primary duties and qualifications. It is our expectation that every member of our team will offer his/her/their services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our client services.

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 - arent just beliefs they guide the decisions we make every day to do whats best for our clients communities and more than 80000 employees in 1200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley youll 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. Theres also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $70000 and $150000/ 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 Stanleys 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).