Senior Software Engineer

Company: Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC
Location: Chicago
Posted on: April 11, 2021

Job Description:

Job Title:Senior Software EngineerLocation:Chicago, ILJob Duties:Design and build stable, scalable products through the use of Amazon web services (50% of time). Support and improve critical products and legacy systems (5%). Analyze and remediate production issues and vulnerabilities quickly, build instrumentation and operational readiness into the systems architecture (5%). Utilize technical development skills to distill analyst requirements into the technical specifications to create solid software products and be accountable for deliverables. Act as the software guardian (10%). Own non-functional requirements, architectural direction, quality of the code, and address technical debt (10%). Design for the big picture, including product roadmap over next quarter and years (5%). Lead end-to-end design (5%). Use an Agile approach to iteratively maintain and develop new functionality. Promote usability best practices. Develop areas of continuous and automated deployment (10%).Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 5 years of relevant programming experience.
• 5 years of experience building and maintaining professional software.
• 5 years of experience with Object Oriented languages like C#, Java or C++.
• 5 years of experience working in an Agile environment.
• Experience with Algorithms, Data Structures, Object Oriented Design, and Databases.
• Experience developing highly scalable and extensible RESTful APIs, console applications and public facing UI applications.
• Experience with back-end XML, relational, and file-based databases (e.g. SQL, Postgres, MySQL).
• Experience with software engineering best practices for the full software development life cycle, such as coding standards, code reviews, unit-tests, source control management (stash/git), build processes, testing, and operations.
• Professional experience developing high-performance, highly available, and scalable distributed computing applications.002_MstarAssocLLC Morningstar Investment Management LLC Legal Entity Posted 12 Days Ago Full time REQ-018194 About Us How to Apply for a Job at Morningstar Step 1 When you find a position you're interested in, click the 'Apply' button. Please fill out this form completely, attaching your resume and cover letter in the approved format. Read the job requirements carefully and make sure to attach writing or design samples as required. Applicants must submit their resume and other information through our corporate website to be considered for a job at Morningstar. No phone calls, please. Step 2 You will receive an email notification to confirm that we've received your application. Step 3 If you are called in for an interview, a representative from Morningstar will contact you to set up a date, time, and location. Be prepared for a rigorous interview process. To make sure you're a good fit for Morningstar and we're a good fit for you, we'll schedule time for you to meet with multiple staff members at all levels of the company. Expect to return for multiple interviews as part of the process. A representative from Morningstar will contact you with the results of your interview-either with a job offer or to let you know our plans for the position. Applicants With Disabilities Who Need Accommodation Morningstar is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call +1 312 384-3900 or email AskHR@morningstar.com --and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please note:
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