Developer Engagement Engineer VP

We are seeking a hands-on Developer Engagement Engineer to join the Firmwide developer tools group MSDE.

In the Technology division 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. This is a Software Engineering position at the Vice President level which is part of the job family responsible for developing and maintaining software solutions that support business needs.

Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services known for mobilizing capital to help governments corporations institutions and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.

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MSDE is responsible for shaping the SDLC within Morgan Stanley by implementing the tools systems and processes used by 25000 developers in the Firm for software development and deployment.

This role sits at the intersection of software engineering developer experience and AI coding tool adoption. Youll help ensure developers dont just get access to agentic AI capabilities they use them well safely and meaningfully in real workflows.

Youll work with engineering teams platform owners risk partners and senior technology leaders to scale adoption across the firm. The ideal candidate is a hands-on developer who enjoys helping others succeed explains technical concepts clearly and thrives in ambiguity and fast-moving change.

What youll do in the role:

Engage Developers

• Run demos workshops office hours and enablement sessions

• Help teams identify practical use cases for AI coding tools across coding testing refactoring documentation and code review

• Create reusable examples patterns and guidance that accelerate adoption

• Gather developer feedback and translate it into actionable insights for platform and product teams

Drive Practical Adoption

• Develop clear guidance for responsible productive use of AI coding tools

• Help teams distinguish where agentic AI accelerates work from where human judgment remains essential

• Surface and share successful usage patterns across teams and business areas

• Partner with engineering leaders to identify blockers and define what good usage looks like in a regulated enterprise

Advocate for Developers

• Represent the developer perspective in discussions with platform tooling risk training and leadership teams

• Foster a community of AI coding tool champions and encourage cross-team knowledge sharing

Create Enablement Content

• Guides FAQs playbooks demo scripts workshop materials and short-form updates for engineers and senior stakeholders

• Prioritize clarity and usefulness over corporate polish

Shape the Adoption Strategy

• Contribute to rollout planning usage analysis and continuous improvement

• Identify patterns success stories and risks to inform training communications and support models

What youll bring to the role:

Technical Experience

• Software development experience with exposure to modern engineering workflows (PRs CI/CD developer tooling)

• Practical experience with AI coding tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot Codex Cursor Claude Code)

• Ability to evaluate where AI tools add value and where they introduce risk

• Familiarity with enterprise SDLC practices or regulated technology environments is a plus

Engagement & Communication

• Comfort leading demos workshops and enablement sessions for varied audiences

• Clear credible written and verbal communication

• Ability to synthesize feedback and usage patterns into recommendations

• Skill in building trust with engineers by being honest practical and technically grounded

Mindset

• Genuine enthusiasm for AI coding tools and curiosity about how developers work

• Bias toward action experimentation and practical outcomes

• Comfort with evolving tools policies and best practices

• Collaborative approach across teams regions and experience levels

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 thats differentiated and weve 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 - arent just beliefs they guide the decisions we make every day to do whats best for our clients communities and more than 80000 employees in 1200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley youll 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. Theres 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 $155000 and $215000 for Vice President 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.

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