Senior Full-Stack Developer (Hybrid)

We’re seeking someone to join our Firmwide Data Office team as a Senior Full-Stack Developer to help us build an Enterprise Knowledge Graph by harnessing the power of Graph and Semantic technologies along with LLMs, and Agentic AI to map complex business, application, data, data, and infrastructure asset relationships to facilitate data-driven insights and decision making.

The Firmwide Data Office (FDO) sits within Morgan Stanley Technology and focuses on data as a key priority within the overall Technology and the Firm strategy.

We are a team of around 200+ people distributed globally 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, Production Management) across the Firm. The team vision is a multi-year effort to improve data governance & management practices, to demonstrate data quality controls, simplify firm's data architecture and business processes front-to-back, empowering developers by providing consistent means of handling data, facilitate data-driven insights & decision making.

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 Principal Data & Analytics Engineering position at Vice President level, which is part of the job family responsible for providing specialist data analysis and expertise that drive decision-making and business insights as well as crafting data pipelines, implementing data models, and optimizing data processes for improved data accuracy and accessibility, including applying machine learning and AI-based techniques.

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

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:

• Apply your depth of knowledge and expertise to all aspects of the software development lifecycle.

• 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.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in full stack web development with strong emphasis on Next.js and React.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science

• 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).

At Morgan Stanley Montreal, we support the Firm’s global businesses and infrastructure with cutting edge technology and innovation. The multi-faceted and highly technical Montreal team plays a critical role in building and maintaining our leading technology platform, including electronic trading, algorithm trading, cloud engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity and AI/ML. Morgan Stanley has been rooted in the Montreal community since 2008 and is considered a leading employer among the area’s highly skilled technology talent. There’s ample opportunity to move across the businesses for those who show passion and grit in their work.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential.

All our positions are located in Montreal, Quebec. We offer a hybrid work environment, combining remote work and attendance in the office.

Knowledge of French and English is required.

Build a career with impact. Visit morganstanley.com for more information.

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 opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential.