Lead Software Engineer

We're seeking someone to join our Exchange connectivity team as a Vice president in Algo to help develop and maintain applications that provide access to exchanges, brokers, SI's and other liquidity sources for trading in securitized instruments. The Exchange Connectivity development team develops and maintains applications that provide access to exchanges, brokers, SI’s and other liquidity sources for trading in securitized instruments. The team offers unbeatable value for global market, cross-asset coverage and focuses on developing highly robust systems that can process large quantities of orders with very low latency. Our team is the main point of contact when the firm requires access to trading venues, and as such we regularly liaise with multiple business units and technical teams to ensure that projects run to completion and within stipulated timescales 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 position at VP level, 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: Communicate regularly with product leads across the technology organization and discuss opportunities for improvement to existing and future technology solutions. You will be responsible for developing order routers as part of a global development team. Development may be for new markets, or mandatory exchange driven upgrades or applying break-fixes to Order Router software You will be fully involved in all aspects of the project lifecycle from requirements to deployment and subsequent support You may need to design/develop products to add value to the services the team provides You may need to perform exchange certification, regression testing, configure and deploy applications (some weekend work required occasionally but you'll have days off in lieu) You will be responsible for developing order routers as part of a global development team. In addition to supporting existing production infrastructure, this role is a critical contributor to the ongoing modernization of the Exchange Connectivity platform and the adoption of agentic tooling to accelerate code migration, testing, and operational efficiency. You will be fully involved in all aspects of the project lifecycle from requirements to deployment and subsequent support. Development may be for new markets, or mandatory exchange driven upgrades. You may need to enhance existing systems to meet new requirements or applying break-fixes to Order Router software . You may need to design/develop products to add value to the services the team provides. You may need to perform exchange certification, regression testing, configure and deploy applications (some weekend work required). You may also be required to serve as L3 support Internal systems use FIX. The routers take care of translating FIX messages to the exchange protocol. Our goal is to provide a consistent interface to all of the firm’s applications when they use our routers to hit the market. Hence understanding the business requirements and being able to juggle multiple projects that involve talking to various technical teams is key What you'll bring to the role: Ability to effectively manage multiple functions or guide junior staff and initiatives. Being a collaborator, multitasker and being extremely organised is required in this fast paced environment Experience working in low latency/high performance systems. You should be able demonstrate in-depth understanding of OO principles, design patterns and threading techniques At least 6 years'