Full Stack Developer (JavaScript) - Director - Software Engineering

Morgan Stanley

  • Mumbai, Maharashtra
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 25 days ago
Profile DescriptionWe’re looking for a skilled Full Stack Developer (JavaScript) with minimum 5 years of experience to join our team.CDRR_TechnologyThe Cybersecurity organization's mission is to create an agile, adaptable organization with the skills and expertise needed to defend against increasingly sophisticated adversaries. This will be achieved by maintaining sound capabilities to identify and protect our assets, proactively assessing threats and vulnerabilities and detecting events, ensuring resiliency through our ability to respond to and recover from incidents and building awareness and increase vigilance while continually developing our cyber workforce.Firmwide Data OfficeData COE team is distributed globally between New York, London, Budapest, India, and Shanghai; and are engaged in a wide array of projects touching all business units (Institutional Securities, Investment Management, Wealth Management) and functions (e.g., Operations, Finance, Risk, Trading, Treasury, Resilience) across the Firm. The team vision is a multi-year effort to simplify firm’s data architecture and business processes front-to-back with goals of reducing infrastructure and manpower costs, improving the ability to demonstrate control of data, empowering developers by providing consistent means of handling data, facilitate data-driven insights & decision making, and providing a platform to implement future change initiatives faster, cheaper, and easier.Software EngineeringThis is a Director position that develops and maintains software solutions that support business needs.Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.At Morgan Stanley India, we support the Firm’s global businesses, with critical presence across Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment management, as well as in the Firm’s infrastructure functions of Technology, Operations, Finance, Risk Management, Legal and Corporate & Enterprise Services. Morgan Stanley has been rooted in India since 1993, with campuses in both Mumbai and Bengaluru. We empower our multi-faceted and talented teams to advance their careers and make a global impact on the business. For those who show passion and grit in their work, there’s ample opportunity to move across the businesses for those who show passion and grit in their work.Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on…What you’ll do in the role:We are looking for a skilled Full Stack Developer (JavaScript) with 5-9 years of experience to join our team.
The Firmwide Data Office department is recruiting for an enthusiastic, dynamic, javascript based full stack developer with prior experience in building scalable enterprise applications with technologies like Next.js, Remix, React, and Node.js/Express. The ideal candidate, in addition to experience in building applications will possess expertise in designing, architecting, and optimising data-intensive systems, with a keen focus on graph based data stores.As a member of our team, we look first and foremost for people who are passionate about solving business problems through innovation and engineering practices. You'll be required to apply your depth of knowledge and expertise to all aspects of the software development lifecycle, as well as partner with stakeholders to stay focused on business goals. We embrace a culture of experimentation and constantly strive for improvement and learning. You'll work in a collaborative, trusting, thought-provoking environment-one that encourages diversity of thought and creative solutions that are in the best interests of our customers globally. You'll combine your design and development expertise with a never-ending quest to create innovative technology through solid engineering practices. You'll work with a highly inspired and inquisitive team of technologists who are developing & delivering top quality technology products to our clients & stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
  • Lead the design and development of full-stack applications using Next.js, Remix, React, and Node.js/Express.
  • Build and maintain microservices and RESTful APIs that are scalable and robust.
  • Take complete ownership of feature development - from requirement analysis to production deployment.
  • Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following best practices (including unit tests, code reviews, documentation).
  • Work collaboratively in an Agile/Scrum team environment with designers, product managers, and other developers.
  • Ensure responsive and accessible UI design, integrating closely with the UX team.
  • Drive decisions around state management, data fetching strategies, caching and performance optimization in Next.JS/Remix.
  • Drive performance optimization and architectural improvements across frontend and backend.
  • Mentor junior developers and provide technical leadership within the team.
  • Proactively identify issues and suggest improvements to system architecture and processes.
  • Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospective meetings.
  • Maintain a strong focus on code quality, security, and performance..
What you’ll bring to the role:Required Skills & Experience
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in full stack web development with strong emphasis on Next.js and React.
  • Deep knowledge of JavaScript and TypeScript.
  • Solid experience with microservices architecture, REST APIs, and server-side rendering (SSR).
  • Strong understanding of frontend principles including responsive design, accessibility, and UX best practices.
  • Experience working with databases (SQL and NoSQL) such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.
  • Hands-on experience with version control systems (e.g., Git, GitHub/GitLab).
  • Experience in unit testing, integration testing, and test automation frameworks - Cypress.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills - able to effectively collaborate with design, product, and business teams.
  • Proven ability to take initiative, lead by example, and own features end-to-end.
Good to Have
  • Experience working on Micro-frontends and Monorepo.
  • Prior experience on UI Graph libraries like D3, React-flow (xyflow) etc
  • Exposure to DevOps practices including CI/CD pipeline & Jenkins.
  • Understanding of security best practices (e.g., OWASP Top 10) and Performance monitoring tools (e.g. Sentry)
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 - 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 https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices​ into your browser.Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.

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