Job Description

Backend Python Developer - Associate - Software Engineering
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Division
We're seeking someone to join our team as (Associate) Python Developer that develops and maintains software solutions that support business needs.
Institutional Securities Technology
Institutional Securities Technology (IST) develops and oversees the overall technology strategy and bespoke technology solutions to drive and enable the institutional businesses and enterprise-wide functions. IST's 'clients' include Fixed Income, Equities, Commodities, Investment Banking, Research, Prime Brokerage and Global Capital Markets.
Client & Investor Analytics
The Counterparty Risk and Margins team is the firm's risk team for assessing and mitigating counterparty risk. We provide a comprehensive set of risk calculations like Stresses, Greeks, VAR, Betas, Exposure and Backtest, which are used to assess risk on counterparty portfolios under different situations. The users of the Risk platform are both internal and external to the firm. Via the Matrix application, we provide the risk platform to our external clients which include large hedge funds, pension funds, etc. Internally, our tools are used by Risk Managers, operations users, as well as senior management in various business lines, to look at the counterparty risk that the firm is exposed to, as well as to assess the risk profiles of potential new clients. This robust platform is also being leveraged by firm's Global Wealth Management group.
Software Engineering
This is Associate position that develops and maintains software solutions that support business needs.
Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.
At Morgan Stanley India, we support the Firm's global businesses, with critical presence across Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment management, as well as in the Firm's infrastructure functions of Technology, Operations, Finance, Risk Management, Legal and Corporate & Enterprise Services. Morgan Stanley has been rooted in India since 1993, with campuses in both Mumbai and Bengaluru. We empower our multi-faceted and talented teams to advance their careers and make a global impact on the business. For those who show passion and grit in their work, there's ample opportunity to move across the businesses for those who show passion and grit in their work.
Interested in joining a team that's eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on...
What you'll do in the role:

• Strong technologist with passion for high quality engineering and problem solving.
• Good collaboration with team members and stakeholders across the globe.
• Has career development path with opportunities to grow, learn and develop beyond a certain technical skillset.
• Agile development principle, methodologies and devops adoption of CI/CD/CM.
• Self-Starter mindset with strong leadership skills and team-oriented goals

What you'll bring to the role:

• At least 3 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role
• Experience building enterprise-level applications using Python frameworks including Django, Flask, and FastAPI for RESTful API development
• Expertise in multi-tiered web application design and programming with a solid understanding of modern Python web architectures
• Programming proficiency in data processing and analysis using Pandas, NumPy, and related data science libraries
• Experience with API development and integration using JSON, REST principles, and microservices architecture.
• Django: Full-stack web framework for rapid development of secure and maintainable websites
• Flask: Lightweight WSGI web application framework for building RESTful services and microservices
• FastAPI: Modern, high-performance web framework for building APIs with Python based on standard Python type hints
• Pandas: Data manipulation and analysis library for processing structured data

Good to Have skill

• Knowledge of machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn
• Experience with natural language processing (NLP) using libraries like NLTK or spaCy
• Understanding of data preprocessing techniques for machine learning applications
• Familiarity with model training, evaluation, and deployment workflows
• Experience with computer vision libraries such as OpenCV
• Knowledge of deep learning architectures and their applications
• Understanding of MLOps practices for model deployment and monitoring
• Experience with Python package management tools (pip, poetry, conda)
• Proficiency in deploying Python applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms
• Knowledge of database integration with Python applications (SQL and NoSQL)
• Exposure to JIRA, RALLY or other ALM tools to create a productive, high quality development environment.
• Familiarity with AGILE Process and biweekly scrum. Have used Agile methodology, Continuous delivery and continually seek excellence.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:
We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren't just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you'll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There's also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.
To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices? into your browser.
Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.

Skills Required