Senior Software Engineer - Parametric
Morgan Stanley· Financial Services· Jul 16, 2026 · 3mo agoPosted 103 days ago
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
In office
Full-time
Senior
$150K–$200K est.
5+ years exp
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Job description
ABOUT MORGAN STANLEY
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 Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. For further information about Morgan Stanley, please visit www.morganstanley.com.
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 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 3 days a week and choosing to work remotely or in the office the remaining days of the week.
ABOUT THE TEAM
The Operations Technology team at Parametric:
• We are responsible for the development of Parametric's proprietary software supporting middle- and back-office operations, including our reconciliation, accounting, and settlements systems.
• We are building high value software to enable complex, time-sensitive business workflows.
• We are technology-driven and building for scale and resilience, enabling our business to support clients with improved efficiency and reduced operational risk.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Investment Systems: Operations Technology team is responsible for the development of Parametric's proprietary software supporting middle- and back-office operations, including our reconciliation, accounting, and settlements systems.
The Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for design, development, and integration of various technology solutions, including the development of our proprietary investment and portfolio management systems. Parametric provides a mature working environment for software professionals who excel when working collaboratively with other talented individuals. We pride ourselves on our modern development practices and constantly strive to improve them. Custom software solutions are a key element of our success and, as such, we consider software engineering a tier-one competency.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Work closely with the business unit and other team members to understand and document requirements.
• Provide flexible solutions to complex business problems using our technology practices.
• Design, develop, and support technical and business-oriented applications, including business tier components, relational database models, interactive web-based user interfaces, and integration solutions with third-party data providers and systems.
• Create unit, integration, and functional tests.
• Contribute to evolution of our architecture to make it more flexible and easier to use.
• Follow our development process and guidelines.
• Conduct code reviews of other developers.
• Follow technology trends/tools and recommend improvements to our technology when appropriate.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
• 5+ years of hands-on professional software development experience using Java.
• AI fluency, including understanding of the current AI landscape, engineering integration strategies, and emerging agentic development techniques.
• Effective communication skills with business users and other developers
• Solid understanding of core language features and how to use them properly (interfaces, generics, annotations, reflection, closures, etc.)
• Practical knowledge of major open source projects including Spring, Spring Boot, and Hibernate
• Familiarity with containers (Docker)
• Proven experience working with various AWS cloud services like EC2, ECS, S3, Fargate, Aurora, and Lambda.
• Experience building highly interactive web-based user interfaces using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, REST, and JSON (knowledge of ExtJS is a plus).
• Proven experience with test driven development, JUnit, and test mocking.
• Strong knowledge of RDBMS and SQL.
• Familiarity with version control systems such as Git.
• Working experience with agile development.
• Familiarity with continuous integration and build tools like Gradle and GitLab.
• Deep understanding of SOA, AOP, and major design patterns including the MVC, DAO, and observer patterns
• Working experience with major application servers such as Tomcat
• Proven track record of becoming a subject matter expert in areas related to current assignments
• Financial services industry experience is a plus.
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:
At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll 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. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.
To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste morganstanley.com into your browser.
Salary range for the position: $78,000 - 185,000/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 is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.
Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.
For more information, please visit : morganstanley.com .
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