Lead Software Developer, Full Stack

Grade Level (for internal use): 11

The Team:

Join the S&P Global Ratings team as a Lead Software Developer within the Structured Finance Value Stream. Our team possesses extensive expertise in the Ratings organization’s data domains, technology stacks, and architectural patterns. We emphasize knowledge sharing and collaboration, fostering a unified strategy. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the evolution of S&P Ratings' next-generation analytics platform.

Responsibilities and Impact:

We are seeking a self-motivated, enthusiastic, and passionate software engineer to create innovative technology solutions for S&P Global Ratings products. The ideal candidate will excel in a highly technical role, designing and developing software using cutting-edge technologies, including web applications, data pipelines, big data, machine learning, and multi-cloud environments.

• Oversee the complete SDLC: architecture, design, development, and support of technical solutions.
• Actively participate in all scrum ceremonies and effectively follow SAFe/AGILE best practices.
• Play a key role in the development team, building high-quality, high-performance, and scalable code.
• Produce technical design documents and conduct technical walkthroughs.
• Document and demonstrate solutions using technical design docs, diagrams, and stubbed code.
• Collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Respond to and resolve production issues promptly.
• Mentor team members, innovate and experiment, and present business ideas to key stakeholders.

What We’re Looking For:

Basic Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of 8+ years of experience in software development, with strong expertise in Java for concurrent and distributed systems.
• Development, design, and architecture experience to ensure quality across various technology components that are developed by geographically diversified software engineers.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience designing user Interfaces using React, HTML5, XML & CSS.
• Proficiency in writing advanced SQL queries and understanding data models.
• Experience designing and implementing REST APIs & microservices-based solutions.
• Experience writing unit and integration tests.
• Proficient with software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies such as SAFe/Agile and Test-driven development.
• Proficiency in development environments, including IDE, web & application servers, GIT, Azure DevOps, unit-testing tools, and defect management tools.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Domain knowledge in the Financial Industry and Capital Markets.
• Working knowledge of AWS cloud services (EC2, ECS, Load Balancer, Security Group, EMR, Lambda, S3, Glue, etc.).
• Experience in DevOps development and deployment using Docker and containers.
• Python experience is a plus.

About S&P Global Ratings
At S&P Global Ratings, our analyst-driven credit ratings, research, and sustainable finance opinions provide critical insights that are essential to translating complexity into clarity so market participants can uncover opportunities and make decisions with conviction. By bringing transparency to the market through high-quality independent opinions on creditworthiness, we enable growth across a wide variety of organizations, including businesses, governments, and institutions.

S&P Global Ratings is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.

What’s In It For You?

Our Purpose:

Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology–the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.

Our People:

We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.

Our Values:

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits:

We take care of you, so you cantake care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include:

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.

• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.

• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

Inclusive Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:

At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and equal opportunity, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.

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