Senior Software Engineer

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Morningstar believes in empowering investors through research, data, design, and technology. Morningstar Direct (https://www.morningstar.com/products/direct) is Morningstar's flagship software product that helps Asset and Wealth Managers build and manage their portfolios and communicate with their clients. Our team is modernizing the core Direct product using web & desktop technologies, cloud-based infrastructure, and a refreshed product strategy. Our core offering is complemented by a variety of reporting and analytical products including our next generation tool, Analytics Lab (https://www.morningstar.com/products/direct/analytics-lab). We aim to provide a first-class experience in accessing, analyzing, and reporting on Morningstar research and data. We are deeply inquisitive; we do not take "that's just the way it's always been done" or "that's just best practice" as valid answers and instead seek to fine-tune our product development process for maximum impact. We are empowered professionals who are given problems to solve and not tickets to implement. We value team productivity over individual productivity and this culture of "giving" means we enjoy and highly value collaborating with our teammates.
About the Role
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who specializes in full-stack development on modern cloud-based infrastructure to join our team, grow with us, introduce us to new ideas and develop products that empower our users. You will have technical product ownership and responsibility for ensuring process and quality adherence through code reviews, test coverage and overall governance. You will act as the software guardian, owning non-functional requirements, and the quality of the code while addressing technical debt. Every day, you'll work with team members across disciplines developing products for our clients. You'll interact daily with our product managers to understand our domain and create technical solutions that push us forward. We want to work with other engineers who bring knowledge and excitement about our opportunities.
Job Responsibilities

  • Build well designed, well-engineered, stable, scalable features and solutions for Morningstar Direct
  • Technical product ownership and responsibility to adhere to established guidelines through peer reviews for design and code, unit test results and deployment process for improving development team productivity.
  • Mentoring and leading other members of the development team.
  • Manage development projects through the whole project life cycle.
  • Enforce good Agile practices (using JIRA) including test-driven development and continuous integration.
  • Apply DevOps practices in area of continuous and automated deployment.
  • Analyze and remediate production issues and build instrumentation and operational readiness into the systems architecture.
  • Solve investors' problems with technology, understanding market chaos at work and crafting technically appropriate interactive experiences to communicate effectively with individual investors.
  • Be passionate about quality, process, programming, and investing in general, seeing opportunities for improvement, seizing them, and then sharing your findings with others.


Qualifications

  • Friendly and enjoys working in a collaborative team with excellent spoken and written communication skills. Humble, honest, and to the point.
  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in JavaScript/Node.js, C#/.NET, or Java.
  • Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, design patterns.
  • Be organized and able to remain productive even when you have multiple deliverables.


Nice to have

  • Experience scaling web-based software applications and services.
  • An understanding of how to protect web applications and services from common security vulnerabilities.
  • Experience working on databases like MSSQL, Postgres or any other relational database
  • Experience with Amazon Web Services technologies like CloudFront, S3, API gateway, ECS, Elastic Search, and ElastiCache
  • Experience with Agile methodology and tools like JIRA.
  • Experience with .NET.
  • Experience with Visual C++.
  • AWS certified developer certification


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Location

22 W. Washington , Chicago, IL 60602

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 27 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 Benefits
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 Benefits
Childcare benefits
Morningstar offers the option of in-home child and elder care, in addition to the existing day care center back-up care benefit.
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 Benefits
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
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Onsite office parking
Recreational clubs
Fitness stipend
Professional Development Benefits
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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