Associate - Backend Python Developer - Parametric

Scope, lead, build the backend portion of new user facing features in an evolving product with a growing internal user base. Work closely in a cross-discipline team to build full stack user facing features. This will include doing API development, data engineering, and cloud infrastructure development types of projects. Help continue to mature the cloud-based platform that is critical to the day-to-day of the company. Make it increasingly low touch and robust. Work with the support team to handle production issues. Help them help us in our endeavor in keeping the app up and available all the time. Work with engineers in other project teams to properly integrate with their services and applications in the execution of ETL style workflows. Develop and execute against both short- and long-term roadmaps. Make effective tradeoffs that consider business priorities, user experience, and a sustainable technical foundation. Maintaining quality is important. Teach and mentor both individual contributors and managers to become the next generation of leaders at Parametric. As a senior member of the team, you will be looked upon for guidance in helping to grow our technical knowledge base. 5+ years of experience shipping high-quality user-facing products and engineering large systems. 5+ years of experience in writing Python while implementing programs. API Development experience. Familiarity with functional programming is a bonus. Must have cloud computing experience and skills. Terraform and use tech like AWS DynamoDB, AWS Opensearch, AWS Neptune, AWS Lambdas, AWS ECS, Gitlab, Sentry so exposure to these is a plus. We are open to skilled engineers with experience in other languages and equivalent tech. Are comfortable working on a new product under fluid conditions, seamlessly balancing tactical and strategic considerations. Measure your success in terms of business impact, not lines of code. Work well cross-functionally and earn trust from co-workers at all levels. You are often cited as the inspiration for engineers that join your team. Prefer simple solutions and designs over complex ones and have a good intuition for what will last and scale. Hold yourself and others to a high bar when working with production systems. Enjoy working with a diverse group of people with different areas of expertise. Engineering works closely with a variety of teams: Client Relations, Investment Operations, Portfolio Management, Sales. Our goal is to help make work flow between these different functional groups. 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. 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. Salary range for the position: $70,000 - 185,000/Yr. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit's incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. Please visit mybenefits.morganstanley.com to learn more about our benefit offerings. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees. It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.