Building Software for Equity Risk Management at Morgan Stanley
Written on May 1st , 2025 by Dulanga Jayawardena
📝 Project Overview
At Morgan Stanley, I worked as part of the Equity Risk Technology team, developing scalable and highly reliable software systems used globally by traders and risk managers to monitor and manage risk exposure across multiple equity products.
My work spanned backend development, automation, and infrastructure organization, contributing to systems used across major global regions in real-time trading environments.
🧰 Stack & Tools
- Java, Python, C#, Bash
- Springboot
- Numpy, Flask, Tkinter
- Kafka, MQ
- REST API, SQL, KDB+
- Jenkins for CI/CD pipelines
🎯 Responsibilities
- Full SDLC ownership: requirements gathering, design, development, testing, deployment, and support.
- Global L3 production support across multiple time zones.
- Regular collaboration with traders, risk managers, product owners, and cross-functional teams.
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