This role pays less than
72%
of similar roles. Most pay
$161,250–$220,825
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$168k
versus about
$191k
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
38 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$150,000–$210,000
across 31 roles with salary data.
The Vice President, Lead Software Engineer joins the Morgan Stanley Services Group to lead end-to-end development and stability engineering for mission-critical trading applications. In this role, you will architect and implement scalable .NET solutions, including RESTful APIs and real-time data processing engines, while managing high-volume data pipelines. You will design complex SQL workloads, perform performance tuning, and lead modernization initiatives to migrate legacy systems to .NET Core and distributed platforms. The technical stack includes C#, .NET Core, ASP.NET Web API, IBM MQ, Apache Kafka, and Microservices architecture. You will also manage CI/CD pipelines and optimize database designs for high-volume OLTP systems. Collaborating with traders and quantitative analysts, you will solve complex production issues like deadlocks and latency to ensure the reliability of critical financial trading infrastructure.