Vice President, Software Engineer, Backend Greater New York City, NY Area

The Company is seeking a Vice President, Software Engineer with a focus on backend development. The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic team that is dedicated to leveraging innovation to create and maintain software solutions that meet the business's evolving needs. This role is pivotal in the design and development of new backend services and APIs, particularly those that operate within distributed systems with real scalability, latency, and reliability constraints. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in Java and Python, a solid understanding of object-oriented design, and experience with multi-threaded and event-driven systems. Responsibilities include owning services end-to-end, from design to operation, and making thoughtful trade-offs to ensure performance, consistency, and complexity are balanced. Applicants for this role at the company should be comfortable with ambiguity, enjoy solving real engineering problems, and be adept at thinking through system behavior under various conditions. The role requires a hands-on approach to debugging production issues and a commitment to improving system resilience over time. Core engineering skills such as proficiency in Java and Python, knowledge of HTTP fundamentals, and experience with design patterns in multi-threaded and event-driven systems are essential. The candidate should also have a strong grasp of data structures, be familiar with security fundamentals, and have experience with CI/CD pipelines and agile development practices. The company values an engineering culture that prioritizes depth of knowledge and offers the opportunity to work with smart peers on real problems in a supportive and empowering environment.

Hiring Company

Morgan Stanley