In the Technology division, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities.

This is a Web Development Engineer role at a VP level, which is part of the job family responsible for developing and maintaining software solutions that support business needs.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, continuously evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

**The Web Development Engineer is responsible for technical aspects of designing, implementing, testing ETRADE Financial Trading, Investing and Banking Web Products. This is an individual contributor role with engineering ownership in complex client-side applications, including new feature work, improvements on existing code, and active participation in designing and shipping the product.

What you will do

• Design and develop highly reliable, scalable, extensible, maintainable, global, and operable products and platforms.

• Draft and review design diagrams, interface specifications, class structures, and other design documents.

• Build systems that balance resources, constraints, requirements, and complexity

• Evangelize technologies, solutions, and best practices developed with the organization

• Participate in a network of engineers to share ideas, practices, and experiences

• Work closely with product management and development teams

• You must enjoy challenging engineering problems. We are looking for someone who can solve complex issues.

What you will bring

• 10+ years of software development experience

• MS/BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Technology or any other equivalent field

• Expert in software development domain and principles, including design patterns, code structure, programming languages, continuous integration, and deployments

• Expertise in Single Page Application, Rich Internet Application design and implementation

• Strong command of browser-side client technologies including AJAX, HTML5, CSS3, and object-oriented JavaScript

• Expert in JavaScript frameworks such as React, Mobx, jQuery, AngularJS, and Node.js

• Expert in Web Technologies (Apache, HTTP, SOAP, JSON, XML, RESTful APIs)

• Proficient in DOM API, AJAX Programming and build systems such as Webpack, Grunt, Gulp

• Strong command in Cross browser debugging and unit, integration and performance testing of web applications and mobile websites

• Knowledge of advanced JavaScript and browser optimizations

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Experience of working with open-source technologies and engaging with the community

• Familiar with SCRUM or similar agile methodology

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's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees. It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).

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 https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices​ into your browser.

Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).