Senior Full-Stack Engineer

About Morningstar Retirement
At Morningstar Retirement Group, we're all in for investors. Our mission is to empower individuals to achieve better retirement outcomes through personalized, data-driven guidance. We build innovative tools that adapt to each investor's unique financial situation.
Our teams combine strong product thinking, close cross-functional collaboration, and thoughtful application of AI to solve complex problems and deliver high-impact solutions.
Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid - 4 days in office)
The Role
As part of a cross-functional squad, you'll collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers in building next-generation applications and tools used both within Morningstar and by external clients.
In this role, you'll contribute across the full product lifecycle - from shaping user experiences and system architecture to building scalable services and delivering high-quality, production-ready features. You'll primarily work with modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks such as Vue3, Nuxt, and NestJS, while contributing to backend systems built with C#/.NET and SQL.
This is a hands-on, end-to-end engineering role that includes:

• Building intuitive, performant user interfaces
• Designing and developing APIs and services
• Creating data visualizations for financial insights
• Writing automated tests and improving system reliability
• Contributing to infrastructure, monitoring, and operational excellence

You'll also participate in a shared on-call rotation (approximately 2 weeks every 3 months).
AI-Driven Engineering
We are actively integrating AI across the software development lifecycle to improve speed, quality, and scalability. This includes:

• AI-assisted development to accelerate implementation
• Automated code reviews to improve consistency and maintainability
• Intelligent issue triage and prioritization
• Workflow automation to reduce manual overhead
• Exploration of emerging capabilities such as autonomous agents, Model Context Protocol (MCP), and AI-generated testing

We're looking for engineers who are excited to experiment with and apply these technologies in real-world scenarios.
Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building production-grade applications
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript
• Experience with modern frontend frameworks (e.g., Vue.js or React)
• Solid understanding of browser technologies, HTML, and CSS
• Experience building backend services using frameworks such as Nuxt or NestJS
• Familiarity with API design and distributed systems
• Experience using AI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude, CLI-based agents) to enhance development workflows
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for exploring emerging AI technologies (e.g., LLMs, agentic systems, MCP) and applying them to real problems

Why Join Us

• Work on meaningful problems that directly impact investors' financial futures
• Collaborate in a highly cross-functional, product-driven environment
• Gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge AI tools and workflows
• Build modern, full-stack applications with real ownership and impact

Compensation and Benefits
At Morningstar we believe people are at their best when they are at their healthiest. That's why we champion your wellness through a wide range of programs that support all stages of your personal and professional life. Here are some examples of the offerings we provide:

• Financial Health
  
  • 100% 401k match up to 6% of salary
  • Stock Ownership Potential
  • Company provided life insurance - 1x salary + commission
• Physical Health
  
  • Comprehensive health benefits (medical/dental/vision) including potential premium discounts and company-provided HSA contributions (up to $500-$2,000 annually) for specific plans and coverages
  • Additional medical Wellness Incentives - up to $300-$600 annual
  • Company-provided long- and short-term disability insurance
• Emotional Health
  
  • Trust-Based Time Off
  • 6-week Paid Sabbatical Program
  • 6-Week Paid Family Caregiving Leave
  • Competitive 8-24 Week Paid Parental Leave
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Leadership Coaching & Formal Mentorship Opportunities
  • Annual Flex Stipend - $1000 annually to cover personal education & well-being expenses
  • Tuition Reimbursement
• Social Health
  
  • Charitable Matching Gifts program
  • Dollars for Doers volunteer program
  • Paid volunteering days
  • 15+ Employee Resource & Affinity Groups

Total Cash Compensation Range
$114,100.00-167,350.00
Inclusive of annual base salary and target incentive
If you receive 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 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.
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