Full-Stack Senior Software Engineer

The Team:
Morningstar DBRS is a global credit ratings business with over 700 employees in eight offices globally. Formed through the acquisition of DBRS by Morningstar, Inc., the credit ratings business is the fourth-largest provider of credit ratings in the world. Morningstar DBRS empowers investor success by bringing more transparency and a much-needed diversity of opinion in the credit rating industry. Morningstar DBRS is a leading provider of independent rating services and opinions for corporate and sovereign entities, financial institutions, and project and structured finance instruments globally. Rating more than 4,000 issuers and 60,000 securities, we are one of the top four credit rating agencies in the world and a market leader in Canada, the U.S. and Europe in multiple asset classes.
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The Role:
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with full-stack expertise. The position includes the development of new systems and maintenance and improvement of existing applications. Candidates should have solid software engineering experience in building commercial-grade Web-based applications. You will work with other engineers to develop APIs and modernize the platform to build leading product experiences. A successful candidate will be able to play an active role in managing the prioritization of work to meet project goals.
This position is based in our Chicago or Toronto office.
Responsibilities

• Establish strong development expertise and hands-on development of Credit Rating products with full stack expertise.
• Strong knowledge of AWS with experience of working on applications deployed on AWS Infrastructure.
• Develop end to end web application using Python as back end and framework such as AngularJS/Angular or VueJS or ReactJS for frontend.
• Use an Agile approach to iteratively maintain and develop new functionality.
• Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies.
• Promote code re-usability, object-oriented programming and best practices for CI/CD and application security.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in computer science or an engineering field; a graduate degree is strongly preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years of prior programming experience.
• Experience in Python, SQL/NoSQL databases and overall strong knowledge of AWS.
• Experience in any JavaScript framework such as AngularJS/Angular or VueJS or ReactJS will be highly advantageous
• Experience in writing object-oriented JavaScript
• Experience with automation & development tools, and dependency management will be an advantage
• Understanding of Continuous Integration (CI) and exposure to tools like Jenkins or Harness will be an advantage.
• Experience of Test-Driven Development.
• Drive continuous improvement, delivering initiatives to improve performance, processes and controls to support applications
• Distributed computing with experience in cloud computing is a plus (Amazon Web Services platform and associated technologies)
• Experience with source code management techniques using Git will be an advantage.
• Should have experience working with team following Agile methodology
• Strong coding and documentation habits are essential, as is the ability to thoroughly consider and make
• Thoughtful recommendations on all analysis, design, implementation, and troubleshooting issues.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to interact in both written and oral English.
• Proven ability to perform in a demanding environment together with a flexible attitude

Morningstar is an equal opportunity employer.
About Us
Morningstar DBRS is a leading provider of independent rating services and opinions for corporate and sovereign entities, financial institutions, and project and structured finance instruments globally. Rating more than 4,000 issuers and 60,000 securities, it is one of the top four credit rating agencies in the world.
Morningstar DBRS empowers investor success by bringing more transparency and a much-needed diversity of opinion in the credit rating industry. Our approach and size allow us to be nimble enough to respond to customers' needs in their local markets, but large enough to provide the necessary expertise and resources they require. Market innovators choose to work with us because of our agility, tech-forward approach, and exceptional customer service.
Morningstar DBRS is the next generation of credit ratings.
If you received and accept an offer from us, we require that personal and any related investments be disclosed confidentiality to our Compliance team (days vary by region). These investments will be reviewed to ensure they meet Code of Ethics requirements. If any conflicts of interest are identified, then you will be required to liquidate those holdings immediately. In addition, dependent on your department and location of work certain employee accounts must be held with an approved broker (for example all, U.S. employee accounts). If this applies and your account(s) are not with an approved broker, you will be required to move your holdings to an approved broker.
Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate in-person each week. While some positions are available as fully remote, we've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis, typically 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.