# Jordan Dillard > Software Engineer ll at Morgan Stanley | Full-Stack Developer | Leader in Equity & Outreach Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/jordandillard As a software engineer with experience across financial services, early-stage startups, and academic research, I build systems that are robust, scalable, and user-centric. I'm currently a Software Engineer II at Morgan Stanley, where I develop both front-end and back-end solutions for investment strategy and order routing platforms. My tech stack includes TypeScript, Angular, RxJS, Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and SQL—tools I’ve used to modernize legacy systems and enhance advisor-facing applications that manage billions in assets. My foundation in computer science comes from Northwestern University, where I graduated with a 3.86 major GPA. I completed coursework in systems, networking, AI, human-computer interaction and more, contributed to interdisciplinary research and built several full-stack applications. Beyond engineering, I lead with purpose. At Out for Undergrad, I’ve served as both Admissions Director and Campus Ambassador, where I scaled outreach programs and supported hundreds of LGBTQ2+ students pursuing STEM careers. In these roles, I spearheaded a range of initiatives—from launching campus visits at schools serving underrepresented students, to refining our application review process to better support first-generation and low-income applicants, to piloting a vertically integrated accessibility accommodations program. I also bring leadership experience from Scouting, where I earned the Eagle Scout rank and led community-based service projects. I'm passionate about tech that improves lives—from empowering financial advisors to supporting underrepresented voices in tech. Let’s connect if you’re interested in building inclusive, intelligent systems together. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer II, Strategy Builder & Construction @ Morgan Stanley Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | New York, New York, United States Developed and enhanced UI/UX for suite of applications enabling financial advisors to create and maintain investment models, accounts and strategies, using TypeScript, RxJS, SASS and Angular. ### Software Engineer II, Advisory Products Technology @ Morgan Stanley Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | New York, New York, United States Migrating legacy trade order routing service to distributed systems, enabling financial advisors to place client trade orders using Java, Spring Boot, SQL, APIs and Kafka ### Admissions Director, Digital Conference @ Out for Undergrad Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 • Reviewed 700 applications for annual 4-day tech/media/marketing conference, serving 300+ LGBTQ2+ undergrads • Facilitated merger and execution of Digital and Engineering Conference Campus Ambassador (CA) Programs, managing 80 CAs and resulting in 140 applicants • Organizing and embarking on 8 college campus visits to Arizona, New Mexico, Minnesota and South Dakota for Fall 2024, Spring 2025, allocating a budget of $5500+ • Automated creation of a 480-page resume book for Sponsors using Typeform and Python ### Campus Ambassador, Digital & Engineering Conferences @ Out for Undergrad Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 • Promoted O4U conferences that empower high-achieving, LGBTQ2+ undergrads interested in entering STEM industries • Collaborated with 10+ Northwestern, identity-based/professional student groups and Dean of Engineering to establish new relationships with O4U and distribution pipelines of marketing materials such as digital content and fliers • Secured 40 applicants from Northwestern, making Northwestern #1 represented school out of 200+ schools with applicants ### Student Attendee, Digital Conference @ Out for Undergrad Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 • Invited to attend 2022 Tech Conference, 2023 Digital Conference through highly selective application process • Participated in weekend-long, intensive personal and professional development programming for high-achieving, LGBTQ+ undergraduates interested in entering tech/media/marketing industries ### Full Stack Software Engineer Intern @ Crafty Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Chicago, Illinois, United States • Designed and implemented email notification center in Rails/JS for account managers and Crafty partners, eliminating up to 40K+ noisy emails per month, and mitigating future communication expenses at scale. • Refactored views and authentication flow in React Native/JS based mobile app for operators using React Hooks and functional components. • Developed data processing pipeline and GUI of “Amount to Order” feature in Rails/JS based web dashboard with ActiveRecord database to facilitate custom product orders for clients. ### Research Intern @ Northwestern University – IT Media & Technology Innovation Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Evanston, Illinois, United States • Proposed to Dean of Engineering several paths towards investment in AR/VR, adopted device program • Conducted research study to help university admin optimize integration of AR/VR in engineering courses • Wrote 20-page white paper identifying significant gap between Northwestern and Big 10 schools’ AR/VR initiatives ### Software Developer @ Northwestern University – Cognitive Neuroscience Lab Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Evanston, Illinois, United States • Contributed to software using Java for mobile-based research study on sleep and information retention. • Developed data processing infrastructure on Android client for wearable devices to track sleep quality metrics. ### Data Analysis/Technology Intern @ SKYGEN USA Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Mequon, Wisconsin, United States • Analyzed 10,000+ users’ monthly call volume/location using scripts in Java to optimize call center resources. • Synthesized info on 3 biggest vision care competitors’ products/marketing through research, presented to CEO. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science Northwestern University ### High School Diploma University School of Milwaukee ### Palo Alto High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jordan-m-dillard - GitHub: https://github.com/jordan-dillard --- Source: https://flows.cv/jordandillard JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/jordandillard/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-30