About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Senior Developer to join the Prime Brokerage Technology team in Hong Kong as a senior individual contributor. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on technical ownership, solution design, delivery execution, and close partnership with business and technology stakeholders. The ideal candidate has strong Java/Spring engineering experience, financial services domain exposure, and practical experience using AI-assisted development tools and spec-driven development practices to improve developer productivity and delivery quality.
Business Overview
Prime Brokerage provides services to hedge funds, institutional investors, and other sophisticated clients, including custody, securities lending, financing, reporting, and risk management solutions. The business operates in a fast-moving and regulated environment, creating opportunities to solve complex technology problems with direct business impact.
About the Team
The Prime Brokerage Technology team is a global Agile organization building platforms for the Prime Brokerage franchise. The Hong Kong team works closely with regional stakeholders and global technology teams to deliver scalable, reliable solutions for the Asia business.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise applications supporting Prime Brokerage business functions.
Own technical deliverables end to end, including solution design, implementation, code quality, and production readiness.
Partner with business stakeholders, product owners, and global technology teams to deliver practical technology solutions.
Apply AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, along with spec-driven development practices, to improve productivity and delivery quality.
Build scalable applications using Java, Spring, databases, messaging, and javascript technologies.
Contribute to technical design, architecture discussions, code reviews, and engineering best practices.
Required Skills and Experience
8+ years of professional software development experience, including mandatory experience in a financial services organization.
Mandatory experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar platforms, combined with spec-driven development practices to boost developer productivity.
Strong hands-on experience with Java and Spring-based application development.
Solid understanding of software design principles, object-oriented programming, data structures, and algorithms.
Strong knowledge of relational databases and SQL; NoSQL exposure is plus
Good understanding of SDLC practices, including testing, code quality, release management, and production support.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to understand complex systems and navigate large codebases.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with global teams and senior stakeholders.
Preferred Skills
Experience working with Prime Brokerage or Securities Lending businesses is a strong plus.
Exposure to messaging or streaming platforms such as MQ or Kafka.
Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks such as Angular or React.
Experience with Behavior-Driven Development and automated testing
Why Join Us
This role offers the opportunity to work on high-impact technology initiatives for a leading Prime Brokerage franchise in Asia, while contributing to globally relevant platforms at the intersection of finance, technology, and regulation.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:
At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 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.
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Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.
Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.
For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.
Based on 2,540 disclosed Finance salaries on RoleSuite, the role pays a median of $117K/year, with most offers between $87K and $157K (10th–90th percentile: $70K–$198K).
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