Lead Software Engineer(Java/AI) – Vice President, Software Engineering

Overview

Lead Software Engineer (Java/AI) role within Morgan Stanley’s MS at Work Technology organization, responsible for designing, modernizing, and delivering scalable enterprise platforms.

What you'll do

• Lead architecture, design, and modernization of MS at Work platforms and services.
• Drive adoption of modern engineering practices and AI-assisted development.
• Partner with product owners and business stakeholders to define technology roadmaps.
• Build and scale highly available, secure, and performant enterprise applications.
• Lead, mentor, and grow software engineering teams across initiatives.
• Establish engineering standards and operational excellence practices.
• Drive modernization using microservices, event-driven architecture, observability, and automation.

What you'll need

• 12–15 years of software engineering experience with at least 4+ years in technical leadership roles.
• Strong expertise in Core Java, Java EE, Spring Boot, Spring Framework, and Scala.
• Experience with microservices, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), RESTful services, and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with event-driven systems using Kafka, JMS, or similar messaging.
• Hands-on experience with relational databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or Snowflake.
• Testing experience with JUnit, Mockito, BDD/TDD, integration testing, and automated quality engineering.
• Experience with generative AI/agentic AI/LLM-based applications and AI-powered engineering tools.

Details

• Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (as stated in the ATS location line).