Dulanga Jayawardena

Work

Building Software for Equity Risk Management at Morgan Stanley

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 e...

1 May 2025 | Morgan Stanley | 6 min read

Building Software for Equity Risk Management at Morgan Stanley

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; contributing to systems used across major global regions in real-time trading environments.

Stack

Java, Python, C#, Bash, Spring Boot, NumPy, Flask, Kafka, MQ, REST API, SQL, KDB+, Jenkins

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.