Senior Software Engineer (Full-Stack Javascript)
MorningstarResponsibilities
- 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, including routing, hydration, caching, browser behavior, and performance concerns.
- Create reusable front-end components and contribute to component libraries and design-system patterns.
- Build and maintain Node.js APIs, middleware, and integrations with headless CMS, analytics, personalization, and third-party platforms.
- Contribute to AI-enabled marketing workflows for content creation, 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 browser, API, CMS, cloud infrastructure, and build-pipeline issues.
- Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, documentation, and team planning with cross-functional partners.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of professional software development experience, preferably focused 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.
- Strong understanding of browser fundamentals, JavaScript execution, caching, networking, accessibility, and performance.
- Strong JavaScript or TypeScript skills, including asynchronous programming, modular code, package management, and modern build tooling.
- Experience building or consuming RESTful APIs, Node.js services, middleware, or external-platform integrations.
- Familiarity with deploying, debugging, or monitoring applications in AWS or a similar cloud environment.
- Strong communication, curiosity, collaboration, and cross-functional partnership skills.
- Experience with headless content management systems such as Contentstack is preferred.
- Experience supporting digital marketing teams with content personalization, analytics, or lead-generation workflows is preferred.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement in Chicago with four days onsite each week.
- 401(k) matching, stock ownership potential, company-provided life insurance, and tuition reimbursement.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage with potential premium discounts and company HSA contributions.
- Short- and long-term disability insurance and wellness incentives.
- Trust-based time off, paid sabbatical, paid family caregiving leave, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance.
- Leadership coaching, formal mentorship, and an annual flex stipend for personal education and well-being expenses.
- Charitable matching, volunteer programs, paid volunteering days, and employee resource and affinity groups.
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About Morningstar
Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment insights in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The Company offers an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers and owners, retirement plan providers and sponsors, institutional investors in the debt and private capital markets, and alliances and redistributors. Morningstar provides data and research insights on a wide range of investment offerings, including managed investment products, publicly listed companies, private capital markets, debt securities, and real-time global market data. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries, with approximately $369 billion in AUMA as of Sept. 30, 2025. The Company operates through wholly-owned subsidiaries in 32 countries.