2027 Technology Summer Analyst Program Menlo Park

Morgan Stanley; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley invites students to join a 10-week Summer Analyst program, placement into Development, Enterprise Engineering or Business & Data Analytics teams, and an induction day with live projects. You will collaborate with clients to gather requirements, develop high-performing applications, and participate in senior-level networking events and firm initiatives.

Participants gain exposure to cutting-edge trading platforms, data analytics workflows, and team-based project execution, with

Qualifications

• Minimum GPA 3.0/4.0
• Pursuing a degree in computer science, engineering, math, physics, or related technical major
• Graduation window December 2027 to June 2028
• Strong problem-solving, communication, teamwork, and analytical skills

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with development teams to gather and analyze requirements.
• Design, develop, test and deploy applications or data analytics solutions.
• Participate in networking events, demonstrations and team-building activities.

Skills

Linux/Unix

Windows

C/C++

Java

C#

Problem-solving

Communication

Teamwork

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's/Master's student in CS/Engineering/Data Science

Graduating Dec 2027 – Jun 2028

Tools

Scripting (Python, Shell)

Database knowledge

Job description

Overview

Summer Analysts join us for 10 weeks and are recruited and placed into a specific development, engineering or business & data analytics team. These programs are designed to offer a real-world, project-based experience of what it's like to be a technologist for a top financial Firm.

Summer Program: Summer Analysts will participate in an induction day that provides an overview of the Firm, followed by direct placement into their teams. In addition to working on a live project, program highlights include senior management networking events, technical demonstrations, team-building opportunities and participation in the Firm's community service initiatives.

Role and Responsibilities

Development Teams

Our development teams design, develop and maintain applications used by our business units. Daily activities include: meeting with clients to gather and analyze requirements. They make system design decisions, evaluating, integrating and developing necessary software, and then test and deploy applications to production. Developing high-performing, low-latency electronic trading systems, and evolving complex workflows and life-cycle management capabilities are just some of the projects available for developers.

Enterprise Engineering Teams

Our platform-facing teams develop cutting-edge systems to run our business. Our engineers provide tools, applications and platforms such as the Firm's networks, computing hardware, operating systems and databases for the Firm's trading applications, mobile applications and other end-user applications. Engineering the Firm's websites, managing the Windows plant and developing a client reporting delivery system are some of the projects available for enterprise engineers in our organizations.

Business & Data Analytics Teams

Our business & data analysts play a key role engaging with our business units to analyze, capture, and validate requirements with technology teams in order to solve business challenges in an agile fashion. Business & data analysts provide technical, data analytics, data science, and process excellence skills to support up-front product and data analysis as well as end-to-end solution development.

Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, teamwork, and analytical skills
• 0-1 years of professional experience in Technology or related field
• Experience in the financial services sector not required

For Development/Enterprise Engineering

• Studying towards a bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Software Engineering or other related technical major, and will graduate between December 2027 and June 2028
• Superior technical skills, including a strong understanding of Linux /Unix and Windows, competency in at least one programming language (e.g., C, C++, Java or C#)
• Experience in object-oriented development, good comprehension of data structures, algorithms and complexity theory, strong database and scripting skills

For Business & Data Analytics

• Studying towards a bachelor's or master's degree in Business, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering or other related major, and will graduate between December 2027 and June 2028
• Keen interest in the financial services industry, along with documenting IT solution requirements (business, functional and/or technical), and strong technical knowledge

Expected base pay rate(s) for the role will be between $70,000 and $110,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include discretionary bonuses and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.