This is a Lead Software Engineering position at the Director level within the Technology division of Morgan Stanley, specifically for EquityZen, a subsidiary focused on pre-IPO investments. The role emphasizes developing and maintaining robust backend systems architecture to support business needs and enhance platform health. The ideal candidate will lead impactful projects, evolve the architecture, and innovate using cutting-edge technologies. This position requires collaboration with internal teams to implement key initiatives that serve both clients and stakeholders.

• 7+ years of professional experience designing and managing complex system applications.
• Proficiency in the Python ecosystem, specifically with Django and GraphQL.
• Deep experience deploying and managing high-scale applications within the AWS Cloud.
• Strong background in Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), microservices, and event-driven pub-sub frameworks.
• Comfort across multiple domains, including application architecture, data pipelines/ETL, platform security, and building for massive scalability and resilience.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with designers, PMs, data scientists, and business stakeholders.

• Own backend systems architecture and platform health to ensure robustness and redundancy.
• Lead the development of highly visible projects that influence the customer experience.
• Expand the service-oriented architecture by building out microservices and migrating to an event-driven framework.
• Assist in backend development with a focus on security, scalability, and system resilience.
• Introduce improvements to the stack, business processes, and workflows via rapid prototypes.
• Act as a technical partner to internal teams to implement key initiatives.

• Morgan Stanley offers extensive benefits that support employees’ careers, health, finances, and families, including top-tier medical coverage, mental health support, generous parental leave, fertility and family-building benefits, and robust retirement and stock purchase plans. Employees also gain access to continuous learning and networking opportunities, volunteer and giving programs aligned with the firm’s values, and hundreds of lifestyle perks like discounted products, cultural and entertainment tickets, and commuter savings.