The Role
The Senior Front-End Software Engineer will develop full-stack web applications, maintain existing systems, lead technical discussions, and mentor junior engineers.
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About Morningstar
About Morningstar unites problem solvers with a clear goal: helping investors achieve their financial objectives. As a leading investment research and data company, we stand out by how we apply our insights to serve a broad range of users. Our independent investment research, powered by cutting-edge technology and design, provides tailored solutions that meet users' needs. With a strong foundation in data and innovation, we deliver comprehensive services to investors worldwide-empowering better decisions for individuals and those managing money for millions.
The Role
We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer with Full-Stack JavaScript experience to join the Central Technology Web Development team in support of Morningstar's Corporate Marketing. This position will be part of an engineering team focused on updating Morningstar's web-based product suites. The position includes the development of new systems, maintenance, and improvement of existing applications. Candidates should have solid software engineering experience in building commercial-grade Web-based applications using both modern SPA and server-side rendering technology.
Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to collaborate in-person each week as we've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis. In most of our locations, our hybrid work model is four days in-office 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.
Location: Toronto, ON (We follow a hybrid policy with 4 days onsite)
Job Responsibilities
Qualifications
Nice to have
Base Salary Compensation Range
$90,489.00-132,711.00
Incentive Target Percentage
12.5% Annual
Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to collaborate in-person each week as we've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis. In most of our locations, our hybrid work model is four days in-office 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.
100_MstarResCanad Morningstar Research, Inc. (Canada) Legal Entity
About Morningstar unites problem solvers with a clear goal: helping investors achieve their financial objectives. As a leading investment research and data company, we stand out by how we apply our insights to serve a broad range of users. Our independent investment research, powered by cutting-edge technology and design, provides tailored solutions that meet users' needs. With a strong foundation in data and innovation, we deliver comprehensive services to investors worldwide-empowering better decisions for individuals and those managing money for millions.
The Role
We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer with Full-Stack JavaScript experience to join the Central Technology Web Development team in support of Morningstar's Corporate Marketing. This position will be part of an engineering team focused on updating Morningstar's web-based product suites. The position includes the development of new systems, maintenance, and improvement of existing applications. Candidates should have solid software engineering experience in building commercial-grade Web-based applications using both modern SPA and server-side rendering technology.
Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to collaborate in-person each week as we've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis. In most of our locations, our hybrid work model is four days in-office 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.
Location: Toronto, ON (We follow a hybrid policy with 4 days onsite)
Job Responsibilities
- Lead development of full-stack web applications using Vue.js, Nuxt 3, TypeScript, Node.js, and AWS.
- Build and maintain server-side rendered and universal web applications, with strong understanding of routing, hydration, caching, rendering strategies, browser behavior, and performance.
- Help design and productionize AI-enabled and agentic marketing systems, including workflows that assist with content creation, content migration, schema mapping, personalization, experimentation, and operational automation.
- Design scalable front-end architectures, component libraries, and design-system patterns that support reusable, consistent web experiences.
- Design, implement, and maintain Node.js-based APIs, middleware, and service integrations, including integrations with headless CMS, analytics, personalization, and third-party platforms.
- Own production-quality delivery across the stack, including deployment, observability, debugging, reliability, accessibility, SEO, security, privacy, and Core Web Vitals.
- Diagnose complex issues across browser behavior, SSR output, network requests, API responses, cloud infrastructure, CMS configuration, and build pipelines.
- Lead technical discussions, mentor engineers, review code, and make pragmatic architecture decisions that balance maintainability, performance, delivery speed, and business needs.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of professional software development experience, with a strong focus on full-stack JavaScript or TypeScript.
- Strong experience with modern front-end frameworks such as Vue, Nuxt, React, Next.js, Angular, or similar.
- Proficiency building server-side rendered, statically generated, or universal JavaScript applications.
- Deep understanding of browser fundamentals, including rendering, hydration, JavaScript execution, caching, networking, accessibility, and performance.
- Strong TypeScript and JavaScript skills, including asynchronous programming, modular architecture, package management, and modern build tooling such as Vite, Webpack, Rollup, or similar.
- Experience designing, building, and consuming RESTful APIs, Node.js services, middleware, and integrations with external platforms.
- Experience deploying, debugging, and monitoring production applications in AWS or a similar cloud environment, including cloud-native concepts such as serverless functions, CDN behavior, logs, observability, and environment-based configuration.
- Ability to lead technical discussions, break down ambiguous problems, mentor engineers, and communicate technical tradeoffs clearly with both technical and non-technical partners.
Nice to have
- Experience with headless Content Management Systems.
Base Salary Compensation Range
$90,489.00-132,711.00
Incentive Target Percentage
12.5% Annual
Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to collaborate in-person each week as we've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis. In most of our locations, our hybrid work model is four days in-office 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.
100_MstarResCanad Morningstar Research, Inc. (Canada) Legal Entity
Skills Required
- 5+ Years of experience in Software Development
- Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals
- Experience with agile principles including test driven development and CICD
- Proficiency in developing universal/server-side rendered applications
- Knowledge of scalable architectures
What the Team is Saying
Anna
Team Lead of Software Engineering
Upasna
Software Engineer, Data Collections - AI R&D
Saurabh
Senior Software Engineer
Wendell
Head of Sales, Institutional Equity Research
Raaghavendar
Associate Software Engineer
Jeff
Head of Technology and Product
Morningstar Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — A recurring paid sabbatical combined with flexible time off in North America and regionally set PTO provides substantial time-away flexibility. Paid volunteer days further broaden the time-off offering.
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Parental & Family Support — A global minimum of paid parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers, along with paid caregiving leave, signals strong family support. Adoption-assistance reimbursement adds another layer of care for growing families.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include employer matching or fixed contributions and free access to Morningstar retirement-planning tools. These elements support long-term savings alongside the broader total-rewards package.
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The Company
What We Do
At Morningstar, we believe in building great products in-house in a highly collaborative, agile environment where we focus on technical excellence, the user experience, and continuous improvement. Our technologists represent a range of skills and experience levels, but they all view their work as a craft and push technology’s boundaries.
Why Work With Us
Imagining big things is in our blood -- it's transformed us from a company with just a few employees in 1984 to a leading independent investment research company with a worldwide presence today. As of April 2020, we acquired Sustainalytics to drive long-term meaningful outcomes for investors in the ESG space. Join us on this exciting journey!
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Morningstar Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Typical time on-site:
3 days a week
