Company Profile:
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment, and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide, including corporations, governments, and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.
In Technology, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities.
What you’ll do in the role:
Morgan Stanley Services Group, Inc. is seeking a Vice President, Lead Software Engineer in Alpharetta, GA to lead end-to-end development and stability engineering for mission critical trading applications. Architect and implement scalable, high-performance .NET solutions, including RESTful APIs and real-time data processing engines. Design and optimize complex SQL workloads, stored procedures, and user-defined functions for seamless integration with .NET backend services. Apply advanced design patterns, best practices, and code review processes to ensure maintainability and reliability. Manage high volume data pipelines, ensuring robust data movement and operational efficiency. Collaborate with cross functional teams including traders, quantitative analysts, and global engineering groups to translate business requirements into technical solutions. Lead modernization initiatives, migrating legacy systems to .NET Core and distributed platforms reducing operational risk and enhancing system performance. Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues including deadlocks, latency, and distributed application failures.
What you’ll bring to the role:
-Requires a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field of study
-Requires three (3) years of experience in the position offered or three (3) years as an Applications Developer, Consultant, or a closely related occupation
- Requires three (3) years of experience with the following skills:
- C#, and .NET Core;
- ASP.NET Web API and RESTful API development;
- Application architecture;
- Distributed systems design;
- IBM MQ;
- Apache Kafka;
- Microservices architecture;
- System integration;
- CI/CD pipeline development;
- SQL Server, T-SQL, and SQL performance tuning;
- Database architecture;
- Data modeling;
- Schema partitioning and archival strategies; and
Index design and optimization for high-volume OLTP systems.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:
At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.
To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.
Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $165,000 and $170,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.
Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.
Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.
For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.
Skills Required
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- Three years of experience in the position offered, or as an Applications Developer, Consultant, or closely related occupation
- Three years of experience with C# and .NET Core
- Three years of experience with ASP.NET Web API and RESTful API development
- Three years of experience with application architecture and distributed systems design
- Three years of experience with IBM MQ and Apache Kafka
- Three years of experience with microservices architecture and system integration
- Three years of experience with CI/CD pipeline development
- Three years of experience with SQL Server, T-SQL, and SQL performance tuning
- Three years of experience with database architecture and data modeling
- Three years of experience with schema partitioning and archival strategies
- Three years of experience with index design and optimization for high-volume OLTP systems
Morgan Stanley Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Morgan Stanley and has not been reviewed or approved by Morgan Stanley.
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Parental & Family Support — Family support is extensive, with paid parental leave for all parents, adoption and fertility assistance, backup childcare, and eldercare resources. Feedback suggests these programs meaningfully enhance the overall package and help with retention.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage spans medical, dental, vision, mental‑health access, care navigation, and expert second opinions. Convenient primary care access and condition‑specific support reinforce the depth of healthcare coverage.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity compensation and stock ownership are positioned as core motivators that encourage commitment and retention. Feedback suggests education and support are provided to help participants manage equity and related financial benefits.
Morgan Stanley Insights
What We Do
Morgan Stanley mobilizes capital to help governments, corporations, institutions and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals. For over 85 years, the firm’s reputation for using innovative thinking to solve complex problems has been well earned and rarely matched. A consistent industry leader throughout decades of dramatic change in modern finance, Morgan Stanley will continue to break new ground in advising, serving and providing new opportunities for its clients. Morgan Stanley is committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have always defined the firm. At its foundation are five core values — putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back — that guide its more than 60,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 41 countries.







