The Role
Develop and maintain web applications, collaborate on features, write efficient code, troubleshoot issues, and deploy in AWS.
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About Morningstar
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 Senior Software Engineerwith 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 marketing platforms. 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 modern frameworks.
Location: Toronto, ON (We follow a hybrid policy of 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
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 Senior Software Engineerwith 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 marketing platforms. 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 modern frameworks.
Location: Toronto, ON (We follow a hybrid policy of 4 days onsite)
Job Responsibilities
- Develop 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 awareness of routing, hydration, caching, browser behavior, and performance.
- Create reusable front-end components and contribute to component libraries and design-system patterns.
- Build and maintain Node.js-based APIs, middleware, and service integrations, including integrations with headless CMS, analytics, personalization, and third-party platforms.
- Contribute to AI-enabled marketing workflows, including tools that assist with content creation, content migration, schema mapping, personalization, experimentation, and operational automation.
- Support production-quality delivery through testing, debugging, monitoring, accessibility, SEO, security, privacy, and Core Web Vitals improvements.
- Troubleshoot issues across browser behavior, API responses, CMS configuration, cloud infrastructure, and build pipelines.
- Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, documentation, and team planning while continuing to grow technical depth across the stack.
Qualifications
- 3+ years of professional software development experience, preferably with a focus on full-stack JavaScript or TypeScript.
- Experience with modern front-end frameworks such as Vue, Nuxt, React, Next.js, Angular, or similar.
- Familiarity with server-side rendered, statically generated, or universal JavaScript applications.
- Solid understanding of browser fundamentals, including rendering, JavaScript execution, caching, networking, accessibility, and performance.
- Strong JavaScript or TypeScript skills, including asynchronous programming, modular code, package management, and modern build tooling such as Vite, Webpack, Rollup, or similar.
- Experience building or consuming RESTful APIs, Node.js services, middleware, or integrations with external platforms.
- Familiarity with deploying, debugging, or monitoring applications in AWS or a similar cloud environment.
- Strong communication skills, curiosity, and the ability to work collaboratively with engineers, product managers, designers, content teams, and other cross-functional partners.
Nice to have
- Experience with headless Content Management Systems like Contentstack.
- Experience developing for or partnering with digital marketing teams, particularly around content personalization, analytics, or lead generation workflows.
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
- 3+ Years of experience in Software Development focusing on full-stack JavaScript development
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent experience
- Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, design patterns and UI frameworks
- Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Vue / React or Angular
- Strong proficiency in building and consuming RESTful APIs
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 — Time away options include a paid six‑week sabbatical every four years and flexible time off in North America, with broad usage reported in 2024. Feedback suggests these programs are a distinctive strength by market standards.
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Parental & Family Support — A global minimum beginning in 2025 provides at least 16 weeks paid leave for primary caregivers and up to 8 weeks for secondary caregivers, plus at least 6 weeks paid caregiving leave. This breadth positions family support as a clear pillar of the package.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An optional Shared Ownership program lets employees direct part of a bonus into RSUs with a 50% company match. This structure adds a notable long‑term ownership component to total rewards.
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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
