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 is 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 Fixed Income Investments and Client Activities team at Parametric:

• We are building financial software that models and supports some of the world’s most complex financial opportunities.  This includes building solutions to provide customized direct index exposure while making tax sensitive asset selection to improve overall after-tax portfolio returns.
• We design and build financial software responsible for the account life cycle that starts with the onboarding of accounts, managing all client activities and investment instructions, and finally managing equity investment accounts at scale.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for individuals that have a strong curiosity and passion for learning new things, while continuously challenging oneself to build things better and more scalable. 

The Software Engineer on the Fixed Income Investments and Client Activities team will be responsible for design, development, and integration of technology solutions to support all aspects of our equity investments platform.  In this role, the Software Engineer will leverage new and existing technologies to build and maintain services that scale the platform, including on-prem systems and cloud native AWS micro services. 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITES

• Design and develop proprietary solutions for the Fixed Income account onboarding and client activities teams
• Design, develop, and maintain services and API to support various business needs
• Leverage scalable and distributed computing principles to build the next generation of services
• Ensures that software solutions remain integrated, efficient, and appropriate for a highly regulated industry.
• Create unit/integration/functional/performance tests
• Conduct code reviews of other developers
• Share experience, knowledge, and ideas to the team to improve processes and productivity

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

SKILL SET

Required Experience: 4+ years

Skill set: Software Design and Development using .NET Core / SQL / any Cloud knowledge.

Primary Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related discipline.
• 4+ years of hands‑on experience in C# .NET Core for software design and development, with practical knowledge of TDD.
• Strong understanding of relational databases, with at least 3+ years of experience.
• Solid experience in building and maintaining APIs, along with proficiency in working with Kafka.
• Working knowledge of any cloud platform (AWS preferred).
• Strong aptitude for designing efficient data structures and algorithms.
• Effective communication skills for collaborating with business users and fellow developers.
• Familiarity with Git, JIRA, Scrum, Docker, Kubernetes, and Kafka.
• Demonstrated ability to become a subject matter expert in areas related to assigned work.
• A proactive, self‑confident individual with a strong “can‑do” attitude.
• Passionate, forward‑thinking, and creative, with high ethical standards and integrity.
• Ability to collaborate within a diverse team, leveraging the strengths and unique skills of each member.
• Balanced assertiveness with empathy, fostering strong work ethics, open dialogue, and team success.
• Prior experience in the financial domain is preferred.

Good to Have Skills

• Front end libraries like React experience a plus
• NoSQL like Redis or MongoDB good to have.
• Exposure in using Copilot and other AI tools for development and reasoning.

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.

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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: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.