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 what's 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 Parametric's hybrid working model, which includes working in the office 2-3 days a week and choosing to work remotely or in the office the remaining days of the week.General DescriptionThe Investment Systems: Trading Platform team is responsible for developing core components and architectural patterns used by Parametric's proprietary trading systems and shared across all Investment Systems teams. The Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for design, development, and integration of various technology solutions for these systems. This will include the research, design, and implementation of new technologies and solutions to solve key challenges for the organization.Projects completed by this team are highly technical, are used by many other teams, and have an impact across the organization. We are seeking individuals who are self-driven, capable of learning and acting independently, enjoy engaging in productive communication, and who have a hunger to grow their technical expertise across a wide variety of areas.Parametric is an asset management firm with over $350B in AUM. Our trading and portfolio management services are a key component of our ability to execute strategies and help our clients meet their financial goals. As a member of the Investment Systems: Trading Platform team, you will play an essential role in directly enhancing our trading and portfolio management services to improve efficiency, scalability, and ultimately results for our clients.Primary ResponsibilitiesDesign and develop high-quality and flexible technical solutions across all layers of application development, including APIs, application logic, persistence, tests, CI/CD, and IaC.Design and integrate shareable solutions within the development organization, such as code libraries, build automation, test automation, API conventions, and cloud architecture patterns.Design and develop migration processes to convert existing applications to new architectures, such as across persistence engines, cloud platforms, and code frameworks.Research and develop deep expertise in various technologies, including building an understanding of best practices and relevant low-level details.Work across teams to build strong relationships, determine technical needs, and design shareable solutions.Adhere to high standards set for development maintainability, performance, and correctness.Promote team growth by mentoring less-experienced developers.Job Requirements5+ years of hands-on OOP design and development experience (Java preferred).Proven experience working with cloud technologies (AWS preferred).Proven experience independently completing requirements for small- and mid-sized projects.Strong understanding of features and best practices across various programming languages.Strong passion for developing a deep understanding of new technologies or solutions.Experience working with various persistence technologies, such as RDBMS or NoSQL.Experience developing resources using IaC technologies such as Terraform.Experience developing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitLab or GitHub.Proven track record of becoming a subject matter expert in areas related to assignments, such as in-depth expertise on open-source project internals like Spring and Hibernate.Parametric believes that 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, but not limit the role or the organization to just the work identified. It is our expectation that every member of our team will offer his/her services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our client services.Salary range for the position: $110,000 - $225,000/Yr. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit's incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and 20 Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees. Please visit mybenefits.morganstanley.com to learn more about our benefit offerings.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).
