at Morningstar, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
The Team:
Morningstar believes in empowering investors through research, data, design, and technology. Morningstar, being a leading global provider of independent investment research, is looking for an innovative and passionate individual to serve as a Senior Software engineer in Morningstar's Research Products business. Research Products delivers Morningstar's research content through a suite of product lines as well as through shared service platforms, providing research content and comprehensive research workflows. We surface Morningstar's content and insights to retail investors, financial advisors, investment selection and due diligence teams, and other financial professionals.
We aim to provide a first-class experience in accessing, analyzing, and reporting on Morningstar research and data. We are deeply inquisitive; we do not take "that's just the way it's always been done" or "that's just best practice" as valid answers and instead seek to fine-tune our product development process for maximum impact. We are empowered professionals who are given problems to solve and not tickets to implement. We value team productivity over individual productivity and this culture of "giving" means we enjoy and highly value collaborating with our teammates.
The Role:
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who is ready to jump into an expansive set of code bases across multiple stacks to join our team, grow with us, introduce us to new ideas and develop products that empower our users. As a member of the Research products development team, you will work closely with business product owners, as well as with remote development teams around the world. You will be exposed to all aspects of product development: design of user experience, system architecture, API/library development, leverage AWS services, code reviews, automated testing, infrastructure as code, systems monitoring & reliability, and support.
Job Responsibilities:
We are looking for experienced UI developers who have dealt with complexity and large code bases, and who have developed strategies for tackling them. Developers who understand how to ship code and can make the correct trade-offs between perfection and delivery. We value innovation and are looking for team members who introduce new ideas, technologies and practices. We work with a variety of technologies including Vue/Node.JS, Java, Amazon Web Services, Cloud computing, OpenSearch and more.
Qualifications:
Friendly and enjoys working in a collaborative team with excellent spoken and written communication skills. Humble, honest, and to the point
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
5+ Years of experience in Software Development
Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, design patterns and UI frameworks
Experience in web-based software applications and services.
Experience in HTML, CSS, Javascript and Angular / React or Vue JS
Experience with professional software build, test and deploy practices
Experience in Cloud services and good understanding cloud computing, preferred AWS (or Azure, GCP)
Experience with agile principles including test driven development and CICD
Creative thinker with ability to solve complex problems
Strong proficiency in building and consuming RESTful API's
Knowledge of scalable architectures
Knowledge of Web UI componentization
Knowledge of any backend development in C++, Java, C#, Node.js, or Python and the ability plus willingness to adopt any languages
Excellent self-study skills
Nice to have:
Experience with Microservices or serverless applications
Experience with automated infrastructure configurations and orchestration.
Experience with CloudFormation, Docker, Serverless
Experience with SQL and non-SQL databases
Experience with Amazon Web Services technologies like Serverless/Lambdas, API gateway, ECS, KMS/IAM, CloudFront, EC2
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Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate in-person each week. We've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis, at least three days each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you'll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.
Morningstar and its subsidiaries are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship, gender identity, parental status, or other legally protected characteristics or conduct.
