What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Java Developer position at MSCI?
Your Team Responsibilities
MSCI is transforming its analytics applications into a modern ecosystem of high-performance and scalable services. We are seeking motivated engineers who are eager to help us create, select and utilize the best technology to accelerate improvements to our platforms.
This open position is in our Performance Attribution team where you will work to improve our code base, add new features, build out new components, investigate issues and streamline performance.
Your Key Responsibilities
We require a software engineer who can work across a large code base and keen to make a difference. They should recognize when they can reuse, refactor, or start afresh - and make recommendations accordingly. Performance and scale must be central to their approach.
In this role you will be an active member of a globally distributed development team. It will be hands-on - requiring your expertise in software development to contribute and improve our code base. You will work on a mixture of short-term items (bugs, features) as well as longer term initiatives (rewrites, strategic projects).
You will be expected to contribute to design discussions, code reviews and deliver high-quality (and tested) solutions.
Your skills and experience that will help you excel
- BSc in Computer Science or equivalent degree in an engineering or mathematical field.
- Proven expertise with Java - demonstrating an ability to write robust, efficient code as well as test, debug and optimize. Knowledge of a secondary language such as Python a bonus.
- Practical working knowledge of the JVM – configuring system parameters, have a working understanding of garbage collection, ability to profile hotspots and tune for performance.
- Analytical (algorithms, data structures, and statistics) and system (concurrency, memory) skills essential.
- Proven record with Risk Management, Performance Attribution or financial trading systems.
- Experience with distributed systems, delivering high-performance and scalable analytics.
- Great communication skills with positive outlook - able to work effectively in a globally distributed team.
- Attention to detail with the ability to balance quality and timeliness.
- Experience with Linux, K8s, Azure, Helm, Terraform, Docker a bonus.
About MSCI
What we offer you
- Salary range: $145,000- $ 189,000 / year plus eligible for annual bonus
- 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.
MSCI Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. 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, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy (including unlawful discrimination on the basis of a legally protected parental leave), veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. MSCI is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please email Disability.Assistance@msci.com and indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Please note, this e-mail is intended only for individuals who are requesting a reasonable workplace accommodation; it is not intended for other inquiries.
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Salary : $145,000 - $189,000
