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Director, Lead Software Engineer

Morgan Stanley

Company websitemorganstanley.com (Morgan Stanley, opens in new tab)

Base salary $175K

Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Alpharetta, GA

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  • LocationAlpharetta, GA
  • WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
  • Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
  • Last checked (1 h ago) · observed since

About this job

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, Lead Software Engineer in Alpharetta, Georgia to build strategic multi-use technology solutions for reuse and leverage across business areas. Build components and libraries that can be easily ported, integrated, and upgraded with minimal effort by various applications. Coordinate with developers, business analysts, quality assurance testers, infrastructure architects, user communities, and senior management. Support major technology implementation projects. Code, conduct code reviews, participate in design discussions, and contribute to the architecture process. Telecommuting permitted up to 2 days per week.

What you’ll bring to the role:

-Requires a Bachelor’s in Electronic 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, Lead-UX, or a closely related occupation.

- Requires five (5) years of experience with the following skills:

  • Angular;
  • JavaScript, TypeScript, JSON, and Core Java;
  • HTML5;
  • CSS3 and SCSS;
  • MySQL;
  • Spring Boot;
  • Git-based version control;
  • CI/CD pipelines; and
  • working in the Banking and Finance domain.
  •  "> ">undefined-Requires two (2) years of experience with the following skill:Spec Driven Development using AI.

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 https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices​ into your browser.

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $175,000 and $175,000 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 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: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.

Source: Morgan Stanley on Workday · View original posting (opens in new tab)

How this pay compares

Base floor $175,000, above 83% of the 68 Software Engineering roles in Georgia on this site. First observed today.

Pay in context

Among 68 Software Engineering roles in Georgia listed on this site, the median base floor is $140,000 and the middle half runs from $121,800 to $168,590. This role's floor ($175,000) is above 83% of them.

Base floors of 68 Software Engineering roles in Georgia

Base floors of 68 Software Engineering roles in Georgia$100K to $125K: 29.4% (20); $125K to $150K: 33.8% (23); $150K to $175K: 20.6% (14); $175K to $200K: 13.2% (9); $200K to $225K: 2.9% (2)0%10%20%30%40%29%10034%12521%15013%1753%200This job $175K
Each bar counts postings on this site by published base floor, in $K. The marker is this job's floor.
Table
Base floors of 68 Software Engineering roles in Georgia
Floor bandSharePostings
$100K to $125K29.4%20
$125K to $150K33.8%23
$150K to $175K20.6%14
$175K to $200K13.2%9
$200K to $225K2.9%2
How this is calculated
Statistic
Base floor distribution of the cohort
Formula
count of cohort postings in each $25K band of published base floor / postings in the cohort
Denominator
68 open postings with this job family in Georgia
Sample size
68
Hidden when
the cohort has fewer than 30 postings
Calculation version
jobpage-analysis-v1
Data as of
2026-11-09
Employer set
Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more

Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 9, 2026.

State against nationwide

Median base floor in Georgia vs nationwide

Median published base floor of the same job family, in this state and across all states, next to this job's floor.
Table
Median base floor in Georgia vs nationwide
Valuepostings
Software Engineering, Georgia$140K68
Software Engineering, all states$160K12,820
This job's base floor (marked)$175K
How this is calculated
Statistic
Median floor, state vs nationwide
Formula
median published base floor of each cohort
Denominator
open postings of this job family
Sample size
68 in Georgia; 12820 nationwide
Hidden when
either cohort has fewer than 30 postings
Calculation version
jobpage-analysis-v1
Data as of
2026-11-09
Employer set
Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more

How Morgan Stanley pays

31 of Morgan Stanley's 297 live roles on this site list a higher base floor and 261 list a lower one. Across them the median floor is $125,000; the middle half runs from $115,000 to $155,000.

Base floors of Morgan Stanley's 297 live roles

Base floors of Morgan Stanley's 297 live roles$100K to $125K: 48.5% (144); $125K to $150K: 9.8% (29); $150K to $175K: 29.6% (88); $175K to $200K: 4.7% (14); $200K to $225K: 2.7% (8); $225K to $250K: 1.3% (4); $250K to $275K: 1.7% (5); $275K and up: 1.7% (5)0%15%30%45%48%10010%12530%1505%1753%2001%2252%2502%275This job $175K
Each bar counts this employer's live roles by published base floor, in $K. The marker is this job's floor.
Table
Base floors of Morgan Stanley's 297 live roles
Floor bandShareRoles
$100K to $125K48.5%144
$125K to $150K9.8%29
$150K to $175K29.6%88
$175K to $200K4.7%14
$200K to $225K2.7%8
$225K to $250K1.3%4
$250K to $275K1.7%5
$275K and up1.7%5
How this is calculated
Statistic
Employer base floor distribution
Formula
count of the employer's open roles in each $25K band of published base floor / its open roles
Denominator
297 open public roles at this employer
Sample size
297
Hidden when
this employer has fewer than 5 roles
Calculation version
jobpage-analysis-v1
Data as of
current
Employer set
Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more

Similar pay elsewhere

Other employers' Software Engineering roles in Georgia with the nearest published base floor to $175,000, one per employer.

This range next to 6 other live Morgan Stanley roles with the nearest advertised base floor
Chart as a table
This range next to 6 other live Morgan Stanley roles with the nearest advertised base floor
RolePublished base
Director, Lead Software Engineer (this listing)$175K
Investment Banking Real Estate Associate - New York$175K - $225K
Associate, Banking$175K - $200K
MSIM Infrastructure Partners, Acquisitions Associate$175K - $225K
MSIM Growth & Innovation - Associate/Vice PresidentFrom $175K
Fiduciary Consulting Group - Institutional Retirement Consultant - Executive Director$170K - $250K
Product Architect - S2P Platforms$170K - $209K

Same $100K to $400K scale as every card. All Morgan Stanley roles · How to read the bar

Observed changes

No changes to the pay or listing since we first observed this role on Nov 9, 2026 (today).

  1. First observed on the employer's board, already publishing a qualifying base salary
Observed since
Employer-stated posting date
2026-11-09
Where this pay comes from

Location as the employer wrote it: Alpharetta, Georgia, United States of America

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $175,000 and $175,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base p

Method
Employer text, read with fixed rules and re-verified
Checked
Rule set
us-base-v2

The pay passage appears in the employer's own job text. Fixed, deterministic rules located it, and the passage below was checked against the stored copy of the posting.

What we verified

  • The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
  • The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
  • The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.

We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.

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