Director, Software Engineer

Morgan Stanley

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$150,000–$165,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
32 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $158k
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This role pays less than 73% of similar roles. Most pay $154,118–$253,500 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $158k versus about $204k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities, wealth management, and investment management services to corporations, governments, institutions, and individuals. Industry: Investment Banking & Financial Services

Morgan Stanley currently has 40 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $154,000–$214,000 across 34 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Director, Software Engineer

The Director, Software Engineer joins the Morgan Stanley Services Group to lead software development projects and coordinate feature testing. This role involves conducting requirement analysis on backlog items, engaging with business users on preferences and deadlines, and developing new features using proprietary tools. You will participate in Scrum meetings, present proofs of concepts, and provide application support on and off hours. The position requires expertise in Java EE, Spring, Scala, UI design, and Angular. Technical responsibilities include designing high-volume, asynchronous, high-availability distributed systems using Pub/Sub and IBM MQ messaging. You will manage relational databases like Sybase and IBM DB2, NoSQL and MongoDB, and utilize Docker, Git, Jenkins, and Gradle. The work focuses on building robust software solutions to meet specific business requirements.

What you'll do

  • Develop and implement new features using proprietary tools that adhere to Firm requirements.
  • Conduct requirement analysis on backlog items and engage with business users on preferences and deadlines.
  • Coordinate feature testing and acquire user signoffs on finished items.
  • Present evidence, proofs of concepts, and demo functionality to users.
  • Create action items based on user queries and business requirements.
  • Prepare, supervise, and conduct regular maintenance and out-of-cycle software releases.
  • Provide application support on- and off-hours.
  • Participate in Scrum meetings including planning, standups, reviews, and retrospectives.

What we're looking for

  • Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field of study.
  • Requires three years of experience in the position offered or as an Associate, Analyst, or a closely related occupation.
  • Requires three years of experience with Java EE, Spring, Scala, UI design, and Angular.
  • Requires experience with high-volume, asynchronous, observable, and high-availability distributed systems design.
  • Requires experience with Pub/Sub and Queue based messaging systems including IBM MQ.
  • Requires experience with relational databases including Sybase and IBM DB2, and document-oriented databases including NoSQL and MongoDB.
  • Requires experience with Liquibase, Docker, Git, Jenkins, Gradle, and Agile/Scrum workflows.

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