Senior Software Engineer
MorningstarResponsibilities
- Develop, implement, and maintain high-quality software solutions aligned with customer and business needs.
- Review application performance and upgrade applications as required.
- Plan and implement new requirements and lead operational and technical projects.
- Build REST-based APIs and contribute hands-on coding across backend systems.
- Document and demonstrate solutions using documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments, and clear code.
- Plan, estimate, schedule, and staff engineering tasks.
- Evaluate new technologies and vendor packages and make recommendations.
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and participate in interviewing, recruiting, and hiring.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, senior management, and engineering leadership.
- Apply development, estimation, planning, reporting, and process-improvement best practices.
Requirements
- 4-6 years of experience with Python and AWS.
- Experience building REST-based APIs with Python and frameworks such as Flask or Django.
- Ability to write unit and integration tests using pytest.
- Experience processing files in different formats and capturing data with Python.
- Knowledge of Python libraries used to secure applications.
- Knowledge of object-relational mapping, such as SQLAlchemy, and database techniques using Python libraries.
- Experience with DevOps tools such as Splunk, Git, uDeploy, Jenkins, and Control-M is desirable.
- Experience with Agile software engineering practices.
- Experience with backend XML, relational, and file-based databases such as SQL, PostgreSQL, Redshift, Netezza, and HDFS.
- Experience developing and deploying solutions using the Amazon AWS ecosystem, including Lambda, EC2, RDS, and EMR.
- Java experience is preferred.
Benefits
- Hybrid work environment with in-person collaboration each week; most locations typically require four days in the office.
- Additional benefits are available to support flexibility as needs change.
- Tools and resources are provided to engage with global colleagues.
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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.