Engineering Manager - Algorithmic Electronic Trading - Executive Director

We are seeking an Engineering Manager to join our Algorithmic Electronic Trading team. Responsible for development of low latency, high-throughput software infrastructure for straight through processing. We are a group of architects, experienced engineers, working on some of the most challenging projects in the industry: low-level performance optimizations, highly available distributed systems, messaging formats, transport protocols and more. The code we write trades billions of dollars daily and is directly responsible for the success of the firm’s electronic trading offering.

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About You

You’re a highly motivated individual, with a track record of delivering sophisticated yet pragmatic and easy to use solutions. As part of our engineering leadership, you will be responsible for building and mentoring a highly productive team of engineers tasked with delivering next generation state of the art post trade capture and reporting platform. You are hands on and lead by example setting standards for what good looks like and inspire people around you to strive for delivering technical excellence and high-quality solutions.

You take full ownership of your projects, and you realize your job doesn’t end when your changes are merged. We work alongside our partners from Algo Trading group to ensure our software runs smoothly in production. You are passionate about computer science and software engineering - you enjoy learning new algorithms and keep up with the latest industry trends. If the prospects of optimizing a system bottlenecked on IO to achieve 10x speedup, and designing interfaces that other engineers will build on sound exciting, you’ll be a great fit!

What you'll do in the role:

• Design, develop, and optimize high-throughput, low-latency post trade capture and reporting infrastructure for algorithmic trading
• Take full ownership of projects from inception to deployment, ensuring end-to-end product delivery
• Troubleshoot and debug complex issues to ensure the stability and reliability of trading systems
• Create a positive environment to foster talent and help junior/mid-level engineers establish roots and thrive in a fast-moving environment.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Extensive experience with Core Java and related technologies like JPA
• Experience managing and running a team of high caliber engineers to deliver enterprise grade software infrastructure solutions
• Knowledge of other programming languages such as Python and C++ is desirable however optional
• Knowledge of, or keen interest in learning about: OS internals, networking, CPU architectures
• Experience with high-performance computing, multi-threading, and distributed systems
• Great problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail
• Solid understanding of Computer Science fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, and software design principles
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:
• Knowledge of other programming languages such as Python and C++ is desirable however optional
• Knowledge of, or keen interest in learning about: OS internals, networking, CPU architectures
• Experience with high-performance computing, multi-threading, and distributed systems
• Great problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail
• Solid understanding of Computer Science fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, and software design principles
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $195,000 and $250,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

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