Senior Manager of Software Engineering

| Chicago, IL, USA | Hybrid
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About the Role
As a senior software engineering manager in the Advisor Workstation team, you will be working in a cross-functional team, collaborating with teammates in Toronto, Chicago, and Mumbai. As a leader in this team, you will be managing a squad of engineers working closely with product managers, support managers and product operations to ensure that the product development teams facilitate a much higher level of service to our key customers. We aspire to transform our customer satisfaction and NPS scores by providing cutting edge engineering solutions to complement our product functionality. You will be the bridge between our Workflow squads and our Support teams. In addition to this, you will act as matrix lead for several product development initiatives like data integrations, enterprise data assets, workstation admin tools, product insights and enterprise login modules.
Job Responsibilities

  • Be the engineering face for Product support, representing the Workstation engineering team to stakeholders and clients.
  • Build engineering solutions to key focus areas, to improve customer satisfaction.
  • Guide global teams to build robust data engineering pipelines
  • Work with architects and leads to design data import and export mechanisms to interface with advisory ecosystem players like Custodians, Financial Planning providers, TAMPs and CRMs.
  • Work with internal data teams at Morningstar to load, transform and publish data solutions to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Engage in the whole code lifecycle
  • Team building and training engineers to be problem solvers and high potential employees
  • Manage and mentor engineers, help guide in their career growth.
  • Setup and tune the engineering, operations, QA, support processes.
  • Help define engineering standards/practices and help the team understand and follow those practices.
  • Guide engineers through performance review processes.


Qualifications

  • Passionate about both Product Development and Product Support.
  • Strong Data Engineering skills.
  • Deep experience with Dot Net/C#, and possibly Java/Python.
  • Experience with authentication concepts like SSO, SAML and OIDC.
  • Expertise in using debugging tools like Splunk, NewRelic, CloudWatch and other logging solutions.
  • Experience with AWS (Amazon Web Services) including Containers, Glue jobs, Lambdas and serverless deployments.
  • Experience with web application development (HTML/CSS and Frameworks like Vue)
  • Systems engineering mindset to be able to see end to end solutions
  • Experience with SQL databases such as Postgres, Redshift, MS SQL
  • Excellent problem-solving skills, and ability to come up with creative, out of the box solutions.
  • Hardworking, high energy, ambitious, inquisitive, problem solver.
  • Strong leadership skills, motivating and developing senior engineering talent.
  • Writing understandable and maintainable code.
  • Enjoys working in a collaborative team with excellent spoken and written communication skills
  • Humble, honest, and to the point.


Nice to have

  • Knowledge of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, application protocols, security)
  • Knowledge and Experience with AI and Machine Learning tools
  • Knowledge of computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, design patterns.
  • Experience with engineer practices such as writing design documents, performing code reviews, pair programming, participating in Scrum/Kanban workflows.
  • Experience with infrastructure as code tools.
  • Experience building/using RESTful APIs


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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.

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An Insider's view of Morningstar

What does your typical day look like?

Every day is a little different. Our team is focused on POC (Proof of Concepts). My work involves problem-solving, development and software design. I work on the Data collections team, currently most of this involves, on a high level, automating the process currently used to collect data from raw sources through Machine Learning.

Upasna

Software Engineer, Data Collections - AI R&D

How does the company support your career growth?

We believe in promoting from within, based on previous impact to the team. Whenever possible, we will stretch our employees to take on expanded roles that aligns with the career progression they are interested in.

Jeff

Head of Technology and Product

What are Morningstar Perks + Benefits

Morningstar Benefits Overview

At Morningstar, your contributions have meaning and can drive change. Across our 29 offices worldwide, we’ve invested in fostering a community where talented, driven people can grow. Our entrepreneurial spirit and uncompromising ethics guide everything we do. It’s all in the name of empowering investors. Morningstar is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible, full-time employees in the United States who work a minimum of 30 hours per week. Our benefits are designed to invest in your -- and your family's well-being, including investments in your health and financial future.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Morningstar encourages our colleagues to become involved in their communities, by providing paid time off for volunteer activities.
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Morningstar provides employees with a flexible work schedule that includes Summer hours, Work from home, Flexible start and end times.
Remote work program
The safety of our employees is very important to us. We have been operating remotely due to COVID-19.
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Morningstar encourages unconscious bias training for all employees, especially managers and hiring personal. We believe that by raising awareness of bias we can decrease its effects.
Diversity manifesto
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance + Wellness
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Morningstar offers two Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)— one for healthcare expenses and one for dependent care expenses. You may enroll in both $ determine the contribution amount.
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Our dental plan covers 100% of preventive services, 80% of basic services, and 50% of major services.
Vision insurance
With Morningstar's vision benefits you can get an annual eye exam with an in-network provider with just a $10 copay.
Health insurance
Morningstar continues to offer the choice of two medical plans—the Savings Plan and the Classic Plan. Both are administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBS).
Life insurance
Morningstar offers 4 tiers of life insurance that offer varying benefits. Basic Life insurance is equal to 1 times an employee's annual salary.
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Our insurance covers 80% on in-network mental health services. Our Employee Assistance Program provides no-cost, confidential, 24-hour counseling on a wide variety of issues.
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
Take advantage of a number of Morningstar tools to help you manage your 401(k) account and your finances, including Morningstar Retirement Manager, available to you at no cost.
401(K) matching
Morningstar provides employees with a 401(k) matching plan managed. We match $0.75 for every dollar contributed, up to a maximum of 7% of employee pay contributed to the plan each pay period.
Company equity
Morningstar’s global employee equity benefit, Shared Ownership, enables you to take a portion of your bonus payout and exchange it for RSUs, with Morningstar providing an additional 50% match.
Employee stock purchase plan
Colleagues who exceed their performance goals substantially may be eligible for Impact RSU Awards as an additional reward on top of their cash bonus/commission award.
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
Morningstar's Matching GIfts program will match your charitable giving up to the local currency equivalent of $500 USD per calendar year.
Child Care & Parental Leave
Childcare benefits
Colleagues who exceed their performance goals substantially may be eligible for Impact RSU Awards as an additional reward on top of their cash bonus/commission award.
Generous parental leave
Morningstar has a global minimum of 6 weeks paid time-off to bond with new family members. This benefit applies to all individuals equally, including birth mothers, fathers, adoptive parents.
Family medical leave
Eligible employees may take up to 12 weeks of job-protected, unpaid leave per year for certain specified reasons, and up to a total of 26 workweeks of leave to care for a family member.
Adoption Assistance
We reimburse up to 80% for eligible adoption expenses, up to $4,000 per adoption, in addition to a minimum of 6 weeks paid time off.
Return-to-work program post parental leave
Company sponsored family events
Morningstar sponsors family oriented events Annually.
Vacation + Time Off
Unlimited vacation policy
Generous PTO
Paid volunteer time
Our employees receive 2 days per year of paid volunteer time.
Sabbatical
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free daily meals
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Recreational clubs
Relocation assistance
Fitness stipend
Professional Development
Job training & conferences
Tuition reimbursement
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education stipend
Continuing education available during work hours
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks
Paid industry certifications

Additional Perks + Benefits

Compensation at Morningstar is more than a salary. It’s about making positive contributions to both life and work. We give our diverse workforce the choice and flexibility they need to maintain their health, retirement plans, time, and professional growth.

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