Senior Java and Cloud Software Engineer – Sustainability and Climate

Your Team Responsibilities

The selected candidate will join the Sustainability & Climate (S&C) Engineering team, which is responsible for designing and building cloud-native, distributed systems that process large volumes of sustainability and climate data.The team focuses on delivering high-performance, data-intensive platforms that power analytics, reporting, and client-facing applications across MSCI’s global Sustainability & Climate product suite.

As part of this group, the engineer will contribute to:

• Building modern microservice architectures using Java and Spring Boot.

• Developing scalable cloud solutions on GCP or Azure for data ingestion, aggregation, and distribution.

• Implementing cutting-edge data engineering and compute frameworks to process large datasets efficiently and securely.

• Advancing the platform’s automation, resilience, and performance while ensuring compliance and data integrity.

The team operates in a collaborative, agile environment—continuously innovating to build a world-class cloud platform that supports the evolving Sustainability & Climate business.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable Java 17 and Spring Boot microservices for data-intensive applications within the Sustainability & Climate platform.

• Architect and implement distributed systems and APIs capable of processing large datasets efficiently in a cloud-native environment (GCP or Azure).

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data engineering, DevOps, and product management, to deliver high-quality, reliable, and secure solutions.

• Own end-to-end delivery of assigned modules — from design, coding, and testing to deployment and post-production support.

• Contribute to system design discussions, ensuring scalability, resilience, and alignment with platform architecture standards.

• Implement best practices for performance optimization, security, and observability across cloud-native services.

• Manage and enhance data catalog, data lake, and distributed processing components supporting Sustainability & Climate analytics.

• Mentor junior engineers, review code, and promote engineering excellence within the team.

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

• 7 years of hands-on experience in Java software development, with strong proficiency in Java 17 and Spring Boot.

• Proven expertise in designing and implementing microservice-based architectures for large-scale, data-driven platforms.

• Solid experience working with public cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Microsoft Azure.

• Strong understanding of distributed systems, data-intensive applications, and bulk data processing frameworks.

• Familiarity with data lake architectures, catalog management, and distributed compute technologies (e.g., Spark).

• Experience with NoSQL databases, as well as relational database systems.

• Working knowledge of Docker, containerization, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Competence in unit testing, integration testing, and modern development practices.

• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills.

• Exposure to DevOps practices and cloud automation is an added advantage.

About MSCI

What we offer you

• Transparent compensation schemes and comprehensive employee benefits, tailored to your location, ensuring your financial security, health, and overall wellbeing.

• Flexible working arrangements, advanced technology, and collaborative workspaces.

• A culture of high performance and innovation where we experiment with new ideas and take responsibility for achieving results.

• A global network of talented colleagues, who inspire, support, and share their expertise to innovate and deliver for our clients.

• Global Orientation program to kickstart your journey, followed by access to our Learning@MSCI platform, LinkedIn Learning Pro and tailored learning opportunities for ongoing skills development.

• Multi-directional career paths that offer professional growth and development through new challenges, internal mobility and expanded roles.

• We actively nurture an environment that builds a sense of inclusion belonging and connection, including eight Employee Resource Groups. All Abilities, Asian Support Network, Black Leadership Network, Climate Action Network, Hola! MSCI, Pride & Allies, Women in Tech, and Women’s Leadership Forum.

At MSCI we are passionate about what we do, and we are inspired by our purpose – to power better investment decisions. You’ll be part of an industry-leading network of creative, curious, and entrepreneurial pioneers. This is a space where you can challenge yourself, set new standards and perform beyond expectations for yourself, our clients, and our industry.

MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community. With over 50 years of expertise in research, data, and technology, we power better investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more effective portfolios. We create industry-leading research-enhanced solutions that clients use to gain insight into and improve transparency across the investment process.

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