Senior Java Full-Stack Engineer

You will join a global technology team building real‑time, enterprise‑scale reference data platforms that act as the authoritative source for trading, pricing, risk and regulatory reporting across Morgan Stanley.

This is a senior, hands‑on Java full‑stack role focused on complex, data‑heavy systems that directly support listed products, derivatives and cash equity workflows across global markets.

We offer:

• The opportunity to work on business‑critical financial data platforms used across trading, risk, finance and regulatory reporting
• Exposure to a wide range of front‑to‑back market flows, products and stakeholders
• A global, agile and collaborative environment with teams in Budapest, London, New York, Bangalore and Mumbai
• Strong technical ownership and the chance to influence architecture, data models and platform evolution
• Work on systems operating at enterprise scale, from mainframe to cloud
• Contingent/Leased assignment working onsite at Morgan Stanley
• Contract via 3rd party agency

Team profile:

You will join the Securities Reference Data (SRD) Technology team within Institutional Securities Technology.

The team is responsible for maintaining and distributing exchange‑listed product and pricing reference data, working with major vendors and over 100 global exchanges.

SRD platforms service millions of financial instruments and play a critical role across trading, settlements, finance and regulatory reporting.

You will:

• Design, develop and maintain enterprise‑scale, real‑time data systems and services
• Build user‑facing, fast‑paced applications in Java, Angular and Python
• Translate business requirements into technical architecture and end‑to‑end solutions
• Take technical ownership of services from design through implementation and production support within a mature SDLC framework
• Design and evolve enterprise‑wide data models and interfaces enabling high‑volume reference data distribution
• Implement appropriate caching and messaging technologies
• Work on Listed Derivatives and Cash Equity flows, supporting front‑to‑back processing across the firm
• Collaborate closely with users, business analysts and global technology partners
• Manage and contribute to multiple initiatives in parallel within a global agile setup

You have:

• Strong experience in Java application development (Java/J2EE as core technologies)
• Solid understanding of distributed systems and data‑intensive platforms
• Experience working across all layers of an enterprise solution:
• Relational and NoSQL databases
• Batch processing
• Application servers and services
• A good grasp of SDLC methodologies (Agile, iterative development)
• Experience building and sustaining complex, long‑lived IT applications
• Strong analytical skills, proactive mindset and the ability to solve non‑trivial technical challenges
• Confidence to clearly present, explain and defend technical ideas
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (preferably Computer Science / Engineering)

Tech skills:

• Java (primary), Python (nice to have)
• Spring, Spring Batch, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud
• Microservices‑based architectures
• MongoDB, Sybase / DB2
• UNIX / scripting experience
• Spark, Kafka (nice to have)
• Exposure to public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or GCP (nice to have)

About us

Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services worldwide.

Technology plays a critical role across the firm, powering high‑performance trading, analytics, data distribution and regulatory reporting at global scale.