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This is fundamentally a backend engineering role - the bar is deep Java/Spring Boot craftsmanship and strong problem-solving. AI/agentic experience is crucial; we need someone who is aware & can quickly pick up orchestrator/subagent patterns & eval workflows.\nIn 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 Engineer position at Vice President Level, which is part of the job family responsible for developing and maintains software solutions that support business needs.\nSince 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.\nWhat you’ll do in the role:\nHands-on Java development.\nDeep Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs, messaging integrations (Kafka, JMS, RabbitMQ).\nStrong SQL, concurrency & distributed systems designCI/CD, DevOps, production observability.\n\nExperience in performance tuning and scalability improvements.\nDemonstrated strong problem-solving ability and comfort learning new technologies quickly\nWhat you’ll bring to the role:\nGenuine interest in AI-assisted / agentic software development, with basic hands-on exposure (personal projects, POCs, or production) to LLM-integrated systems - e.g., calling OpenAI/Azure OpenAI/Anthropic APIs, or using tools like GitHub Copilot / Claude Code in a substantial way.\nAbility to grasp and reason about agentic concepts: orchestrator/subagent patterns, tool/function calling, eval-driven iteration (\"hill climbing\"), and basic prompt engineering.\nPython exposure for AI integration, scripting, or data pipeline use cases.\nHands-on experience integrating LLMs into production backend systems (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, or equivalent).\nWorking knowledge of agentic AI frameworks - LangChain, LangGraph, Spring AI, AutoGen, CrewAI, or Claude Agent SDK - including agent memory, tool calling, and multi-step reasoning loops.\nAbility to design multi-agent workflows: orchestrator/subagent patterns, agent-to-agent communication, and guardrails for autonomous systems.\nAwareness of AI system reliability concerns: hallucination mitigation, observability (tracing agent runs), latency, and cost management.\nCuriosity and self-driven experimentation with emerging agentic patterns (ReAct, Chain-of-Thought, reflection loops, human-in-the-loop gates).\nRAG architecture and Vector Database concepts.\nFinancial Services or Investment Banking domain experience.\nAt least 6 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role.\nWHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:\nAt 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.\nTo learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.\nMorgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. 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