VP, Generative AI, Backend Engineer

In the Technology division, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities. This is a Generative AI & Machine Learning Engineering position at the Vice President level, which is part of the job family responsible for developing and maintaining software solutions that support business needs.

Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.

Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on.

Technology works as a strategic partner with Morgan Stanley business units and the world's leading technology companies to redefine how we do business in ever more global, complex, and dynamic financial markets. Morgan Stanley's sizeable investment in technology results in quantitative trading systems, cutting-edge modeling and simulation software, comprehensive risk and security systems, and robust client-relationship capabilities, plus the worldwide infrastructure that forms the backbone of these systems and tools.

Our insights, our applications and infrastructure give a competitive edge to clients' businesses—and to our own.

The Team:

The Investment Banking and Global Capital Markets Technology is a globally distributed but close-knit team based in NY, LN, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Pune. We are a highly innovative team that works in small groups that learn, grow, and succeed together. We follow Agile development practices to deliver high quality solutions that delight our customers. As a member of the team, you will interact with others who are genuine and want you to succeed. Your talent, experience, and voice are valued and will make a difference.

We are seeking an experienced and hands-on engineering leader specializing in Generative AI (GenAI), Large Language Models (LLMs), intelligent agents, and Machine Learning. This role is ideal for a technical leader who enjoys solving complex engineering problems, working closely with business and technology partners, and leading the end-to-end delivery of AI-powered products in a fast-paced investment banking environment.

What you’ll do in the role:

• Lead the end-to-end design, development, and delivery of enterprise AI and machine learning solutions from concept through production deployment.
• Architect scalable, secure, and resilient AI platforms leveraging LLMs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), intelligent agents, and modern machine learning techniques.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership during solution design, implementation, code reviews, and production support.
• Drive technical decision-making to ensure solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise engineering standards.
• Collaborate closely with product owners, business stakeholders, architects, and engineering teams to translate business requirements into high-quality technical solutions.
• Lead technical planning, estimation, sprint execution, and delivery across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Ensure AI solutions are production-ready with appropriate monitoring, observability, testing, security, and operational support.
• Drive engineering best practices including CI/CD, automated testing, code quality, infrastructure automation, and MLOps.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and recommend practical adoption where they improve delivery or engineering productivity.
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering excellence through technical guidance, design reviews, and knowledge sharing.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• 10+ years of AI/ML and software engineering experience, with a proven track record of designing, developing, and delivering production-grade AI solutions in enterprise environments.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams and delivering complex techno