Lead Software Engineer : Vice President

Overview

Vice President (Lead Software Engineer) for Java & Cloud Engineering within Morgan Stanley’s FORT Tech team in Operations Technology.

What you'll do

• Define and drive a strategic technology roadmap aligned to business objectives.
• Lead architecture and design for distributed, event-driven, cloud-native platforms.
• Establish engineering standards, architectural principles, and development best practices.
• Lead modernization, platform transformations, and cloud adoption strategies.
• Champion non-functional requirements including scalability, resiliency, performance, observability, and security.
• Lead multiple Agile squads and engineering teams across geographies for end-to-end delivery.

What you'll need

• 15+ years of software engineering experience, including significant experience leading large engineering organizations.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience generally expected.
• Proven track record managing multiple engineering teams or Agile squads delivering complex enterprise platforms.
• Deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and the Spring ecosystem.
• Extensive experience designing and implementing microservices architectures.
• Strong expertise in Azure (preferred) or AWS cloud platforms.
• Expertise in event-driven systems and messaging platforms such as Kafka, MQ, or Event Hubs.

Details

• Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.