Java Tech Lead

We’re seeking someone to join our team as a Java Tech Lead to design and deliver highly scalable, cloud‑ready transaction processing platforms that support electronic trading, asset processing, clearing and settlement functions for our global Institutional Securities business.

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 Lead Software Engineering role 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, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

What You'll Do In The Role

• Lead the design and development of Java/Spring-based services for the custody platform, ensuring scalability, resilience, and maintainability.
• Own the technical architecture and drive key design decisions across reconciliation, exception management, and data‑processing workflows.
• Guide and mentor a team of engineering specialists through code reviews, pairing, and technical coaching to raise overall code quality.
• Translate business requirements from custody operations stakeholders into technical designs and actionable engineering tasks.
• Partner with QA, DevOps, and production support teams to ensure reliable releases and rapid resolution of production issues.
• Drive adoption of engineering best practices, including test automation, CI/CD, and secure coding standards across the team.
• Evaluate and integrate new technologies and frameworks to improve system performance and developer productivity.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (product, risk, compliance) to align technical delivery with regulatory and business priorities.

What You’ll Bring In The Role

• At least 8+ years of relevant experience building enterprise level systems using Java / Spring.
• A superior technologist, with strong design and implementation fundamentals. Strong design skills for building scalable systems.
• Strong experience in implementing multi-threaded applications (e.g. Multithreading / Concurrency)
• Hands on experience with modern distributed technologies such as messaging brokers (e.g. Kafka) and distributed caching solutions.
• Experience of Agile development techniques and a deep understanding of systems engineering, build and release management principles including continuous integration and continuous delivery.
• Experience with application integration, software design patterns, frameworks, unit testing, automated testing, performance / memory analysis, and n-tier service-oriented architecture.
• Strong fundamentals of domain/event/message driven architecture and REST services
• Understanding of Docker and container orchestration.
• Experience with databases

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.

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.

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