Morgan Stanley
Lead Equity Flow Derivatives Java Dev - Vice President
$155K–$215K
New York, New York · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Aug 19, 2026
About the job
Leads development and support of front-office equity derivatives pricing and execution applications, partnering with trading teams to deliver business-focused technology solutions.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and support applications for pricing, RFQ workflows, data management, execution, and analytics.
- Partner with traders, sales, and strats to identify workflow needs and lead technology projects from concept through delivery.
- Build resilient, fault-tolerant, and well-tested software; shape system design and architecture.
What they ask for
- Strong hands-on Java development experience.
- Track record leading complex technology projects and delivering business-critical solutions.
- Strong system design and architecture skills; experience building resilient, fault-tolerant, well-tested applications.
- Understanding of cloud platforms and distributed systems; strong Linux fundamentals; excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of equity derivatives products and pricing methodologies; direct experience with sales, traders, strats, and quantitative teams.
- Experience with reactive and event-driven architectures, modern web development, authentication and authorization frameworks, GitHub, or modern Java (21+).
Pay
$155,000 and $215,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Java, Linux, GitHub
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