Morgan Stanley

Senior Developer Interview Experience - New York, New York

October 1, 2010

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I received a call from a recruiter about a full-time opening with a leading IB.

I was excited and proceeded to take the interview.

I went through three telephone interviews, and all went very well. Later, they informed me that they had a hiring freeze.

This has happened twice now, and I have blacklisted this company. I will never apply to this company again.

Questions

Since this was a technical interview, they asked all sorts of questions relating to the technology they were currently using.

I was being interviewed for C, C++, Perl, and Linux.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Morgan Stanley Senior Developer role in New York, New York.

Success Rate

50%

Pass Rate

Morgan Stanley's interview process for their Senior Developer roles in New York, New York is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive0%

Neutral0%

Negative100%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Morgan Stanley's Senior Developer interview process in New York, New York.

Morgan Stanley Work Experiences

Depends on the area..

Senior Developer • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

Pros: In the front office, the atmosphere is surprisingly relaxed, and not too much silly politics is going on.

Cons: In the back office, the atmosphere can be pretty toxic, with lots of empire-building politics going on.

Depends on the area..

Senior Developer • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

Pros: In the front office, the atmosphere is surprisingly relaxed, and not too much silly politics is going on.

Cons: In the back office, the atmosphere can be pretty toxic, with lots of empire-building politics going on.

Culture at Morgan Stanley

Senior Developer • Current Employee

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Pros: Work-Life Balance, hybrid mode of work.

Cons: Low salaries, nor permanent WFH opportunities.

Culture at Morgan Stanley

Senior Developer • Current Employee

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Pros: Work-Life Balance, hybrid mode of work.

Cons: Low salaries, nor permanent WFH opportunities.

Sr. Developer @ WM Tech for the past 1.5 years

Senior Developer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

October 31, 2021

Pros: 1. You really get an awesome package if you negotiate well. 2. Top-level management is really accessible and they listen to you. 3. You get an opportunity to work with some good talent. 4. I don't see management showing any partiality between consultant and FTE (I worked as a consultant for 1 year, later on became an FTE). 5. You will get enough paid leaves - 23 per year and unlimited sick leaves. 6. You can take WFH by informing your manager even during non-pandemic times as well.

Cons: 1. Sometimes it is really difficult to manage work-life. 2. The projects are poorly resourced, and management must hire resources to fill the gaps. 3. Management should focus on giving both technical and domain training.

Sr. Developer @ WM Tech for the past 1.5 years

Senior Developer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

October 31, 2021

Pros: 1. You really get an awesome package if you negotiate well. 2. Top-level management is really accessible and they listen to you. 3. You get an opportunity to work with some good talent. 4. I don't see management showing any partiality between consultant and FTE (I worked as a consultant for 1 year, later on became an FTE). 5. You will get enough paid leaves - 23 per year and unlimited sick leaves. 6. You can take WFH by informing your manager even during non-pandemic times as well.

Cons: 1. Sometimes it is really difficult to manage work-life. 2. The projects are poorly resourced, and management must hire resources to fill the gaps. 3. Management should focus on giving both technical and domain training.

Depends on the area..

Senior Developer • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

Pros: In the front office, the atmosphere is surprisingly relaxed, and not too much silly politics is going on.

Cons: In the back office, the atmosphere can be pretty toxic, with lots of empire-building politics going on.

3.0
Depends on the area..
Senior Developer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
July 11, 2019
Pros: In the front office, the atmosphere is surprisingly relaxed, and not too much silly politics is going on.
Cons: In the back office, the atmosphere can be pretty toxic, with lots of empire-building politics going on.

Culture at Morgan Stanley

Senior Developer • Current Employee

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Pros: Work-Life Balance, hybrid mode of work.

Cons: Low salaries, nor permanent WFH opportunities.

3.0
Culture at Morgan Stanley
Senior Developer • Current Employee
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
April 13, 2024
Pros: Work-Life Balance, hybrid mode of work.
Cons: Low salaries, nor permanent WFH opportunities.

Sr. Developer @ WM Tech for the past 1.5 years

Senior Developer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

October 31, 2021

Pros: 1. You really get an awesome package if you negotiate well. 2. Top-level management is really accessible and they listen to you. 3. You get an opportunity to work with some good talent. 4. I don't see management showing any partiality between consultant and FTE (I worked as a consultant for 1 year, later on became an FTE). 5. You will get enough paid leaves - 23 per year and unlimited sick leaves. 6. You can take WFH by informing your manager even during non-pandemic times as well.

Cons: 1. Sometimes it is really difficult to manage work-life. 2. The projects are poorly resourced, and management must hire resources to fill the gaps. 3. Management should focus on giving both technical and domain training.

3.0
Sr. Developer @ WM Tech for the past 1.5 years
Senior Developer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
October 31, 2021
Pros: 1. You really get an awesome package if you negotiate well. 2. Top-level management is really accessible and they listen to you. 3. You get an opportunity to work with some good talent. 4. I don't see management showing any partiality between consultant and FTE (I worked as a consultant for 1 year, later on became an FTE). 5. You will get enough paid leaves - 23 per year and unlimited sick leaves. 6. You can take WFH by informing your manager even during non-pandemic times as well.
Cons: 1. Sometimes it is really difficult to manage work-life. 2. The projects are poorly resourced, and management must hire resources to fill the gaps. 3. Management should focus on giving both technical and domain training.

Morgan Stanley Interview Questions

Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock

You're given daily stock prices. Find the maximum profit you can make by buying and selling the stock once. You must buy before you sell.

ArraysDynamic Programming

Best Team With No Conflicts

You're given lists of player scores and ages. Find the highest possible total score of a team, but avoid conflicts where an older player has a lower score than a younger player on the team.

ArraysDynamic Programming

Find The Original Array of Prefix Xor

You are given an array representing the prefix XOR of another array. Your task is to reconstruct and return the original array from its prefix XOR representation.

ArraysBit Manipulation

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