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Our Technology group support the market leading Equity Swaps Trading business from front office swap and trade capture systems for traders, to middle and back-office processing.\nThis is a global team that supports the OTC Equity Swap Portfolio, Single Name, and Index derivative businesses. We provide functionally rich global trading platforms, with a focus on increased automation, efficiency, and optimization. While most of the codebase is written in Scala, we will also consider strong Java developers who are interested in learning Scala; many of our developers have successfully transitioned from Java into this Scala environment.\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 Principal Software Engineer position at Vice President level, which is part of the job family responsible for developing and maintaining 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:\nJoin the Regulatory Reporting agile squad supporting the Equity Swaps Trading technology group and global OTC Equity Swap Portfolio, Single Name, and Index derivative businesses.\n\nDevelop and support Scala-based regulatory reporting systems in a capital markets environment, helping the business meet global compliance requirements.\n\nBuild enhancements and fixes for intraday and end-of-day reporting systems, including unit testing, UAT support, release notes, signoff coordination, deployment activities, and post-release production support.\n\nOwn complex problems and key feature delivery, partnering with business users and stakeholders to understand requirements and support regulatory reporting obligations.\n\nWhat you'll bring to the role:\nStrong Java developers with an interest in learning Scala will also be considered, as most of the codebase is written in Scala.\n\nEnterprise-level Scala development experience is preferred.\n\nExperience using AI tools such as Claude, Amp, Deep Search, or similar to accelerate the software development lifecycle while maintaining strong technical judgment and oversight.\n\nUnderstanding of message- and event-based architectures, including technologies such as MQ and Kafka.\n\nExperience working in Unix/Linux environments.\n\nBasic scripting experience in Unix, Perl, or Python would be beneficial.\n\nExperience with Relational Databases, including writing and optimising SQL queries to extract information.\n\nAt least 8 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role.\n\nMinimum Bachelors in Computer Science / Maths / Engineering / Science disciplines or equivalent experience.\n\nInterest in learning the business supported by the applications.\n\nSkills that will help you in the role but not essential:\n- Understanding of global regulatory reporting requirements\n- Knowledge of the Equity Derivatives\n- Knowledge of Agile software development practices\n- Database performance tuning\n- Experience integrating AI-assisted development tools into a real engineering workflow\n\n#GLTECH\n#HYBRID\n#LI-LM1\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.\nCertified Persons Regulatory Requirements:\nIf this role is deemed a Certified role and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.\nFlexible work statement\nInterested in flexible working opportunities? Morgan Stanley empowers employees to have greater freedom of choice through flexible working arrangements. Speak to our recruitment team to find out more.\nMorgan 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.\nOur workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.\nFor more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5924,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity","Flexible schedule"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United Kingdom","iso":"GB","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Wealth Management & Financial Advisors","Asset Management & Funds","Investment Banking & M&A Advisory","Online Brokerage & Trading Platforms"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-02T08:31:17Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-10-04T00:50:59Z"},{"event":"reopen","at":"2026-10-04T03:18:20Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-10-14T16:46:50Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"GB","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"Licensed UK visa sponsor (Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker)","filings_12m":null,"filings_prev_12m":null,"green_card_filings_12m":null,"median_offered_wage_usd":null,"route":"Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker","cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-15T06:21:15+00:00","sources":["UK Home Office: register of licensed sponsors (workers)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":null,"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/morgan-stanley-senior-javascala-developer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/morgan-stanley-senior-javascala-developer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-15T06:48:41Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":10146,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-16T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":40230},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=40230"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fmorgan-stanley-senior-javascala-developer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fmorgan-stanley-senior-javascala-developer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fmorgan-stanley-senior-javascala-developer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/morgan-stanley-senior-javascala-developer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fmorgan-stanley-senior-javascala-developer"}]}