Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
January 1, 2011
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The interview process consisted of two very difficult phone screens with specific programming questions. Then, there was a full day of difficult face-to-face interviews that included one-on-one and tag-team sessions.
Questions
What are your strengths?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 19 interview experiences for the Morgan Stanley Software Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
32%
Pass Rate
Morgan Stanley's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive58%
Neutral16%
Negative26%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Morgan Stanley's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Morgan Stanley Work Experiences
3.0
Promotions rely on politics
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
October 7, 2025
Pros: WLB and remote flexibility depending on manager.
Cons: No snacks or food.
Uncompetitive pay.
Managers care more about visibility, not performance.
Legacy tech stack.
5.0
Big Corp Style
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
November 29, 2021
Pros: Good salary for even contingent workers.
Impactful projects, cross-team work, and cooperation with departments located all around the world.
Cons: Almost no one.
If any, [they would] come to the office during COVID [and] will be counted.
3.0
Solid development environment and resources, middling business interaction
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
June 17, 2012
Pros: - Great software development platform for Java devs; pretty much everything you need is one Ivy-import away.
- IT is given respect in terms of their input on improving the running-the-bank functions.
Cons: - There is always a tiresome communication gap between the business users (your customers as a software dev) and yourself.
- Seriously heavyweight middle-management; devs are often outnumbered (to the scale of 3:1, in the worst cases) by 'project managers' of some form or another.
- Bureaucracy, but this is a bank, so par for the industry course.
- 3.0Promotions rely on politicsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesOctober 7, 2025Pros: WLB and remote flexibility depending on manager.Cons: No snacks or food. Uncompetitive pay. Managers care more about visibility, not performance. Legacy tech stack.
- 5.0Big Corp StyleSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 29, 2021Pros: Good salary for even contingent workers. Impactful projects, cross-team work, and cooperation with departments located all around the world.Cons: Almost no one. If any, [they would] come to the office during COVID [and] will be counted.
- 3.0Solid development environment and resources, middling business interactionSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJune 17, 2012Pros: - Great software development platform for Java devs; pretty much everything you need is one Ivy-import away. - IT is given respect in terms of their input on improving the running-the-bank functions.Cons: - There is always a tiresome communication gap between the business users (your customers as a software dev) and yourself. - Seriously heavyweight middle-management; devs are often outnumbered (to the scale of 3:1, in the worst cases) by 'project managers' of some form or another. - Bureaucracy, but this is a bank, so par for the industry course.
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