Vice President, Lead Software Engineer

Morgan Stanley

Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$200,000–$210,000 / yr
Posted
3 days ago

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $172k
This role $205k
$130k most similar roles pay here $219k

This role pays more than 81% of similar roles. Most pay $151,500–$192,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $205k versus about $172k for comparable roles.

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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 35 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $140,000–$165,000 across 34 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Vice President, Lead Software Engineer

The Vice President, Lead Software Engineer role in New York involves partnering with global Finance stakeholders to gather requirements, perform data reconciliation, and design robust solutions for accurate financial reporting. This senior-level position oversees physical and logical data modeling, ETL pipeline design, and API development using Teradata and other tools. Day-to-day responsibilities include managing the software development lifecycle from prioritizing requirements to production deployment governance, ensuring compliance with enterprise standards for security and scalability. The role requires extensive experience in data warehousing, SQL, and leading DevOps teams with CI/CD practices using Jenkins. This position is crucial for enabling timely and compliant financial reporting within a large-scale organization focused on innovation and technical excellence.

What you'll do

  • Gather and analyze requirements from global Finance stakeholders to inform software development.
  • Design physical and logical data models, ETL pipelines, and reporting applications for financial compliance.
  • Oversee all phases of the software development lifecycle, including code reviews and production deployment governance.
  • Ensure system architectures meet enterprise standards for security, scalability, performance, and audit readiness.
  • Lead and mentor a global engineering team to foster innovation and technical excellence.

What we're looking for

  • Requires a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
  • Seven years of experience as Lead Software Engineer, Associate, Senior Software Engineer Consultant, or similar role.
  • Seven years of experience with data warehouse (Teradata) and ETL tools.
  • Six years of experience with SQL and leading software development teams.
  • Experience with DevOps including CI/CD and Jenkins.

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