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Software Engineer - Backend

Morgan Stanley New York, NY

New York, NY

1d ago

$120k - $170k/yr Full time Backend Developer API APIs

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Job Description

This is a Director-level backend engineering role centered on building and operating production-grade services. The position focuses on backend services and APIs, distributed systems, and long-term production resilience, using Java and Python and related technologies.

Location and Salary

Location: New York, NY (onsite)
Compensation: USD 120,000 - 170,000 per yearly
Minimum experience: 4 years

Responsibilities

Design and build new backend services and APIs from scratch
Work on distributed systems that meet real scalability, latency, and reliability constraints
Make deliberate trade-offs across performance, consistency, and system complexity
Write clean, maintainable, and testable code that others enjoy working with
Own services end-to-end across design, build, deploy, and operate
Debug production issues and improve system resilience over time

Required Qualifications

Strong proficiency in Java and Python for backend engineering
Solid understanding of HTTP fundamentals
Strong grasp of object-oriented design, clean class modeling, and design patterns for multi-threaded and event-driven systems
Good command of data structures and collections, including practical selection criteria
Hands-on experience with multi-threaded and event-driven systems
Awareness of memory usage, time complexity, and space complexity
Experience with dependency injection and lifecycle management
Understanding of AOP concepts such as advice, pointcuts, and cross-cutting concerns
Experience with transaction management
Familiarity with connection pools and resource management
Experience designing read and write APIs with stability, scalability, and performance in mind
Exposure to event-driven systems, pub-sub patterns, and fault tolerance
Familiarity with caching strategies, including local and distributed approaches
Practical understanding of logging, monitoring, and observability
Working knowledge of security fundamentals, including authentication, authorization, and encryption
Ability to think through problems clearly and communicate reasoning during problem solving
Comfort working without perfectly defined requirements while prioritizing clarity, correctness, and simplicity
Ability to explain design choices and follow ownership through to resolution
Strong proficiency in Java and Python for backend application development
Solid understanding of object-oriented design, design patterns, and data structures
4+ years of relevant experience
Experience building scalable REST APIs and distributed systems
Hands-on experience with multi-threaded and event-driven systems
Experience with messaging and pub-sub systems and event-driven architectures
Exposure to batch processing and data pipeline technologies
Knowledge of the Spring Framework, including dependency injection, AOP, and transaction management
Familiarity with databases, caching, connection pooling, and resource management
Understanding of security fundamentals, logging, monitoring, and observability
Experience with unit testing, CI/CD pipelines, and agile development practices
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
Comfort collaborating with business stakeholders and working in globally distributed teams
Nice to Have: Experience with BDD testing frameworks and tools

Technologies

Java
Python
HTTP
AOP
Object-Oriented Design
Spring Framework
REST APIs
pub-sub
Caching
Dependency Injection
Transaction Management
Connection Pools
Databases
Logging
Monitoring
Observability
Authentication
Authorization
Encryption
Unit Testing
CI/CD Pipelines
Agile Development Practices
BDD Testing Frameworks
Data Pipelines
Event-Driven Architectures
Messaging / Pub-Sub Systems

Interview Process

Hands-on, real-world problem discussions
No “tell me about yourself” or resume walkthroughs
Emphasis on how you think, design, and reason
Interactive conversations focused on reasoning rather than trivia or puzzle solving

How You Work

Think out loud and reason through problems
Work effectively even when requirements are not perfectly defined
Prioritize clarity, correctness, and simplicity
Explain the rationale behind design choices
Take ownership and drive issues through to resolution

What You Can Expect

Work on meaningful systems with real impact
Engineering culture focused on depth over buzzwords
Opportunity to grow into system design and ownership roles
Smart peers working on real problems, with space to think

Open Collaboration Environment

Comfort working in globally distributed teams and collaborating with business stakeholders
Working in an open environment where everyone can express their views and make significant contributions

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