{"id":1314912,"url":"https://alion.io/job/morgan-stanley-developer-engagement-lead-ai-coding-tools-msde","title":"Developer Engagement Lead - AI Coding Tools - MSDE","company":{"id":40230,"name":"Morgan Stanley","domain":"morganstanley.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/morgan-stanley","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Eightfold","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":76,"open_postings":82,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.976,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":34,"computed_at":"2026-09-30T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"AI/ML","role_family":"AI/ML","seniority":"lead","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["London, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":108000,"max_usd":216000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":13},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"AI Agents","optional":false},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":false},{"name":"Claude Code","optional":false},{"name":"Copilot","optional":false},{"name":"Cursor","optional":false},{"name":"OpenAI Codex","optional":false}],"status":"closed","first_seen_at":"2026-07-17T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-15","last_verified_at":"2026-09-30T21:34:36Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":"2026-09-30T21:34:36Z","days_open":75,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":75},"description":"We’re seeking someone to join our team as hands-on Developer Engagement Lead to join the Firmwide developer tools group, MSDE.\nMSDE is responsible for shaping the SDLC within Morgan Stanley by implementing the tools, systems, and processes used by 25,000+ developers in the Firm for software development and deployment.\nThis role sits at the intersection of software engineering, developer experience, and AI coding tool adoption. You'll help ensure developers don't just get access to agentic AI capabilities - they use them well, safely, and meaningfully in real workflows.\nYou'll 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.\nThis is an opportunity to shape how a global engineering organization adopts one of the most significant shifts in software development. You'll be close to developers, close to the tools, and close to the real-world challenges of using them well in a complex enterprise environment. If you're excited by AI coding tools and want to play a visible role in changing how software gets built, this role offers a unique combination of technical depth, influence, and organizational impact.\nIn 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.\nThis is a Lead position at VP level, which is part of the job family responsible for developing and maintaining software solutions that support business needs.\nSince 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, continuously evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.\nWhat you’ll do in the role:\nEngage Developers\nRun demos, workshops, office hours, and enablement sessions\n\nHelp teams identify practical use cases for AI coding tools across coding, testing, refactoring, documentation, and code review\n\nCreate reusable examples, patterns, and guidance that accelerate adoption\n\nGather developer feedback and translate it into actionable insights for platform and product teams\n\nDrive Practical Adoption\nDevelop clear guidance for responsible, productive use of AI coding tools\n\nHelp teams distinguish where agentic AI accelerates work from where human judgment remains essential\n\nSurface and share successful usage patterns across teams and business areas\n\nPartner with engineering leaders to identify blockers and define what good usage looks like in a regulated enterprise\n\nAdvocate for Developers\nRepresent the developer perspective in discussions with platform, tooling, risk, training, and leadership teams\n\nFoster a community of AI coding tool champions and encourage cross-team knowledge sharing\n\nCreate Enablement Content\nGuides, FAQs, playbooks, demo scripts, workshop materials, and short-form updates for engineers and senior stakeholders\n\nPrioritize clarity and usefulness over corporate polish\n\nShape the Adoption Strategy\nContribute to rollout planning, usage analysis, and continuous improvement\n\nIdentify patterns, success stories, and risks to inform training, communications, and support models\n\nWhat you’ll bring to the role:\nTechnical Experience\nSoftware development experience with exposure to modern engineering workflows (PRs, CI/CD, developer tooling)\n\nPractical experience with AI coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Codex, Cursor, Claude Code)\n\nAbility to evaluate where AI tools add value - and where they introduce risk\n\nFamiliarity with enterprise SDLC practices or regulated technology environments is a plus\n\nEngagement & Communication\nComfort leading demos, workshops, and enablement sessions for varied audiences\n\nClear, credible written and verbal communication\n\nAbility to synthesize feedback and usage patterns into recommendations\n\nSkill in building trust with engineers by being honest, practical, and technically grounded\n\nMindset\nGenuine enthusiasm for AI coding tools and curiosity about how developers work\n\nBias toward action, experimentation, and practical outcomes\n\nComfort with evolving tools, policies, and best practices\n\nCollaborative approach across teams, regions, and experience levels\n\n#LI-LM1 #LI-Hybrid\nWHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:\nAt 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.\nTo learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.\nCertified Persons Regulatory Requirements:\nIf this role is deemed a Certified role and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.\nFlexible work statement\nInterested in flexible working opportunities? Morgan Stanley empowers employees to have greater freedom of choice through flexible working arrangements. Speak to our recruitment team to find out more.\nMorgan 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.\nOur workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.\nFor more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6722,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Flexible schedule"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United Kingdom","iso":"GB","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Artificial Intelligence","Wealth Management & Financial Advisors","Asset Management & Funds","Online Brokerage & Trading Platforms"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-26T18:06:17Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-09-30T21:34:36Z"}],"liveness":null,"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/morgan-stanley-developer-engagement-lead-ai-coding-tools-msde","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/morgan-stanley-developer-engagement-lead-ai-coding-tools-msde.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-01T01:49:44Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1330,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":3670,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-02T00:00:00Z"}}}