Senior Software Engineer

MSCI Services

Posted: 5 months ago
Openings: 10
Applicants: 0

Job Description

MSCI, Inc. seeks a Senior Software Development Engineer in Mumbai, India to lead the design and implementation of next-generation platforms modernizing MSCI s index building capabilities. This role owns critical technical areas, drives architectural decisions, and plays a key role in adopting AI-driven and agentic solutions across data-intensive systems.

Your Key Responsibilities

Design and implement scalable, resilient systems that support index construction, rebalancing, and analytics at scale.
Lead modernization efforts by evolving legacy platforms toward modular, cloud-native, and service-oriented architectures.
Own complex technical solutions end-to-end, from requirements and design through deployment and production support.
Drive the design and implementation of AI-enabled and agentic solutions to automate workflows, improve decision-making, and enhance system intelligence.
Lead design reviews and provide technical mentorship to engineers across the team.
Ensure strong database design and performance, including schema design, query optimization, and large-scale data processing.
Analyze system performance, reliability, and scalability, proactively identifying and addressing risks.
Collaborate closely with product managers, quantitative teams, and other stakeholders to translate index methodology and business needs into robust technical solutions.

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

Extensive experience in software development with deep expertise in one or more major programming languages (e.g., Java, C++, C#, Python).
Strong database fundamentals, including data modeling, indexing strategies, query optimization, and performance tuning for large datasets.
Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale, data-intensive platforms.
Strong understanding of distributed systems, service-oriented or microservices architectures, and cloud platforms.
Hands-on experience or strong familiarity with AI/ML systems, including agentic architectures, workflow orchestration, or AI-assisted automation.
Experience leading technical design efforts and influencing system architecture decisions.
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across engineering, product, and quantitative teams.

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 LearningMSCI platform, AI Learning Center , 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.