Director, Lead Software Engineer

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 theconnections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients andcolleagues 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 Director, Lead Software Engineer in Jersey City, New Jersey to design, develop and deploy technical solutions and new features for E*Trade/Morgan Stanley self-directed trading platform. Upgrade, maintain and modernize the existing applications in terms of technical stacks, migration of old libraries and system enhancements. Review functional requirements and prepare documents, technical programs, subsystem and system designs and solutions, and their associated projects task descriptions and effort estimates. Utilize both the industry-standards and company’s existing software system architecture to design techniques and development standards and review new work with others to ensure if it complies with industry and company standards. Document technical requirements, program and subsystem designs, projects task descriptions, effort estimates, and unit and integration tests. Telecommuting permitted up to 2 days per week.What you’ll bring to the role:-Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field of study.-Requires five (5) years of experience in the position offered or five (5) years as a Software Engineer, Consultant, Programmer Analyst, or a related occupation.-Requires five (5) years of experience with the following skills:C++;C;Multithreading;MSMQ;Oracle;Sybase;SQL Server;UNIX/Linux/Windows;XML;JAVA/J2EE;VC++ (ATL COM);ASP;JavaScript;XML;XSL; andVisual Basic.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 into your browser.Salary range for the position: $194,000 - $194,000 /Yr. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and 20 Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees. Please visit mybenefits.morganstanley.com to learn more about our benefit offerings.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: .Employment Type:Job Level:ProfessionalPosted Date:Nov 10, 2026ATS Job Description Test:Department:Software Engineering