Lead Software Engineer
MorningstarResponsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end design, development, delivery, and operation of scalable, high-performance applications.
- Drive full-stack development with a strong focus on Java backend systems and modern frontend frameworks.
- Own architecture decisions across frontend, backend, and data layers, including modernization of legacy applications.
- Ensure production systems are resilient, observable, secure, scalable, and maintainable.
- Establish code reviews, unit and integration testing, automation, shift-left quality practices, and engineering guardrails.
- Lead and mentor a squad of junior- to mid-level engineers and improve their design, coding, and debugging skills.
- Partner with Product Managers to translate business priorities into technical execution plans and manage trade-offs.
- Own delivery timelines, technical risks, blockers, technical debt, production stability, and business outcomes.
- Guide responsible use of AI-assisted development tools and contribute to documentation, technical talks, and workshops.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 7+ years of strong backend engineering experience with Java, including Spring Boot and microservices architecture.
- Experience in full-stack development using modern frontend frameworks such as Vue or React.
- Deep understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases, schema design, and performance tuning.
- Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services covering compute, storage, networking, and observability.
- Strong knowledge of system design, scalability, and distributed systems.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, monitoring, testing, and automation.
- Proven ability to lead and mentor engineering teams with strong ownership and accountability.
- Ability to balance delivery speed with quality, communicate clearly, make data-driven decisions, and operate in ambiguity.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement with generally four days per week in the Mumbai office.
- A range of benefits is available to support flexibility as needs change.
- Equal opportunity employment and access to tools and resources for collaboration with global colleagues.
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.