Java Developer

Your Team Responsibilities

The Sustainability & Climate Engineering team is responsible for building and maintaining MSCI’s issuer-facing platform. This platform is strategically critical, serving as the interface between MSCI’s core data products and external issuers—supporting key datasets, with further expansions planned. The team ensures high availability, compliance with regulatory obligations and a seamless user experience through robust backend services and scalable architecture.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Java (Reactive programming) as part of the Data Provisioning application.
• Build and enhance event-driven flows using Azure Service Bus, and manage data workflows with Azure Cosmos DB.
• Collaborate closely with Product, QA, DevOps, and Frontend teams to implement new features, improve existing functionality, and ensure high system performance and reliability.
• Participate in system design discussions, code reviews, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Support regulatory and compliance features by ensuring traceability, data correctness, and issuer communication mechanisms.
• Ensure smooth deployment and monitoring of services on Azure App Services in collaboration with cloud infrastructure teams.

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

• Strong experience with Java, particularly with Spring Boot and Reactive Java (e.g., Project Reactor, WebFlux) or similar reactive programming frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with Azure cloud services, especially Cosmos DB , Azure Service Bus, and deployment via Azure App Services.
• Experience in building and maintaining microservices architectures and asynchronous processing flows.
• Familiarity with Delta Tables, Spark, or Databricks is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a collaborative, agile environment.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to partner effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.

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.

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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