Director, 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 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 Director, Software Engineer in Alpharetta, GA to design, develop, maintain, and support banking applications leveraging cutting edge UI frameworks and modern development tools. Build and maintain responsive, high-performance web interfaces to deliver seamless user experiences and drive platform modernization for the 'Deposits' banking services. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including business analysts, QA engineers, and product owners to gather requirements, resolve issues, and deliver scalable, business-aligned features. Automate workflows to minimize manual intervention and enhance operational efficiency. Ensure code quality and reliability by implementing thorough unit, integration, and end-to-end UI testing utilizing automated solutions to verify application functionality and user experience. Contribute to system upgrades, version migrations, and performance optimizations to ensure long-term stability and maintainability. Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives, adhering to internal development standards, compliance policies, and secure coding best practices. Provide robust technical production support by monitoring application health, website debugging, database analysis, proactively identifying and resolving issues, and ensuring high availability and reliability of critical banking systems. Engage in all phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), following Agile methodologies and contributing to a culture of innovation, technical excellence, and continuous improvement. Telecommuting permitted up to 2 days per week.

What you’ll bring to the role:

-Requires a Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field of study

-Requires two (2) years of experience in the position offered or two (2) years as an Associate, Software Engineer, or a closely related occupation

-Requires two (2) years of experience with the following skills:

• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript
• Typescript
• Bootstrap
• Redux; React
• GraphQL
• Figma
• Cypress
• Nightwatch
• Angular
• Firebase
• Atlassian tools
• SQL
• Cucumber
• Jasmine
• Karma
• Git
• Gatsby

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.

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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $136,000 and $136,000 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's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).