Morgan Stanley

Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York

September 1, 2017

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

There was an on-campus interview. If you get selected, you will be invited for an on-site interview in NY.

I had to interview with 3 people.

My interview went well, but I was not graduating then; I would be graduating in the next semester. I'm not sure if that was the reason for my rejection.

Questions

Database Queries

Coding questions related to Map, Strings, and Linked Lists.

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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

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.

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.

Good Name, Many Cons

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: A well-known name can take you to new opportunities.

Cons: too many to list here

Good Name, Many Cons

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: A well-known name can take you to new opportunities.

Cons: too many to list here

Excellent technical environment, but frustrated by politics and processes

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

September 21, 2013

Pros: Strong quality of people, with availability to a variety of technologies. Very strong and pleasant work and life balance culture.

Cons: Not a true meritocracy, in particular in technology. Promotion and compensation processes are dependent on visibility rather than accomplishments. Too much infighting between departments creates avoidable inefficiencies.

Excellent technical environment, but frustrated by politics and processes

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

September 21, 2013

Pros: Strong quality of people, with availability to a variety of technologies. Very strong and pleasant work and life balance culture.

Cons: Not a true meritocracy, in particular in technology. Promotion and compensation processes are dependent on visibility rather than accomplishments. Too much infighting between departments creates avoidable inefficiencies.

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.

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.

Good Name, Many Cons

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: A well-known name can take you to new opportunities.

Cons: too many to list here

2.0
Good Name, Many Cons
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
June 23, 2025
Pros: A well-known name can take you to new opportunities.
Cons: too many to list here

Excellent technical environment, but frustrated by politics and processes

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

September 21, 2013

Pros: Strong quality of people, with availability to a variety of technologies. Very strong and pleasant work and life balance culture.

Cons: Not a true meritocracy, in particular in technology. Promotion and compensation processes are dependent on visibility rather than accomplishments. Too much infighting between departments creates avoidable inefficiencies.

3.0
Excellent technical environment, but frustrated by politics and processes
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 21, 2013
Pros: Strong quality of people, with availability to a variety of technologies. Very strong and pleasant work and life balance culture.
Cons: Not a true meritocracy, in particular in technology. Promotion and compensation processes are dependent on visibility rather than accomplishments. Too much infighting between departments creates avoidable inefficiencies.

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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