Lead Software Developer

at Morningstar, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Responsibilities:
Develop Web Applications, Single Page Applications, Restful API's, Microservices, Web Services and Batch Processing Systems. Build well-engineered, stable, scalable software using Microsoft and Cloud technologies including .Net, C#, SQL, JavaScript, Node.js, and AWS. Orchestrate and deploy software using Devops CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, CloudBees, Apigee, API Gateway, New Relic, etc. Monitor, analyze, and remediate production issues and build operational readiness into the systems architecture to improve system availability. Consult with the business on project status, technical issues, software design, and maintenance. Work with global teams to complete project activities, such as Infrastructure, Architecture, Quality Assurance and Database teams. Provide technical guidance to other team members, coach and mentor junior engineers.

Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field and 5 years of relevant software development experience. This position also requires: 5 years of experience in C# programming; 5 years of experience with unit testing and integration testing; 5 years of experience with MS SQL database design and development; 5 years of experience creating enterprise web-based software applications and services; 5 years of experience protecting web applications from common security vulnerabilities; 3 years of experience using agile methodology in continuous integration environments; experience leading software application development; experience with .Net Framework; experience building highly scalable systems and solving concurrency and multi-threading problems; and experience in Object-oriented analysis and design using design patterns.

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.