Principal Java Developer

Morgan Stanley

Principal Java Developer in E-trading team at Morgan Stanley enhancing fixed-income trading software solutions. Collaborate with traders, lead projects, and innovate in financial technology.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeMontreal • 🇨🇦 CanadaLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaMicroservicesPythonScalaSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Deliver increased automation to the trading desk
Expand electronic trading capabilities by creating and expanding Algos.
Take full ownership of projects from requirement gathering to roll-out.
Lead the development of new ideas and/or policies in own area.
Analyze multiple sets of information to create summaries for various stakeholders.

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 7+ years of Java working experience in the industry.
Development experience in object-oriented programming and working with mixture of new and legacy systems.
Basic understanding of Fixed Income products is required and ability to communicate with traders.
Good problem-solving, result-focused, can-do attitude, and strong focus to keep the business running and competitive.
Ability to work in a team.
Demonstrate some ability to work with latest AI agents.
Good knowledge of microservices architecture and SQL/Relational Databases.
Nice-to-have skills: Scala and Python knowledge.
Experience in the finance industry.
Open to learn and work with other technologies & AI tools as business objectives require.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive employee benefits and perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

Javaobject-oriented programmingmicroservices architectureSQLRelational DatabasesAI agentsScalaPython

Soft Skills

problem-solvingresult-focusedcan-do attitudeteamworkcommunication