Senior Software Engineer (Run)

Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Morningstar is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Mumbai, India to join the International Wealth Platform, building scalable, high-performance solutions for financial advisor workflows. You will own modules, mentor juniors, and collaborate across teams to deliver features using Azure, .NET Core, and modern databases in an Agile setting.

You will design and implement API-driven backends, contribute to frontend choices with Vue/React/Angular, and drive best practices through TDD and SOLID

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of cloud-native development using Azure.
• Experience creating APIs with .NET Framework or .NET Core and REST.
• Experience with front-end frameworks (Vue, React, or Angular).
• Strong relational databases (SQL) and non-relational databases (Cosmos, Raven).
• Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) and SOLID.
• Knowledge of CI/CD and modern DevOps practices.
• Proven ability to mentor team members.
• Experience with Agile methodologies, Scrum.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and troubleshoot performance issues, designing scalable solutions.
• Design, develop, and implement scalable features for products.
• Perform thorough testing to ensure accuracy of logic and outputs.
• Document code and architecture changes across procedures, modules, and databases.
• Enhance system performance and scalability through innovative approaches.
• Own product modules from scoping to production launch.
• Collaborate with peers to upgrade and enhance key services.
• Create and maintain technical documentation.
• Mentor junior team members and support their tasks.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and refine user stories in Jira.

Skills

Azure

REST APIs

NET Core

Vue/React/Angular

Relational databases

Non-relational databases

TDD

CI/CD

SOLID principles

Scrum/Agile

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Jira

Job description

Title: Senior Software Engineer

Location: Mumbai, India

The Role: At Morningstar, our mission is to help investors achieve their goals by delivering innovative and efficient solutions. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our International Wealth Platform, which builds scalable solutions to streamline financial advisor workflows and enhance the investor journey.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will take ownership of key product modules, contribute to building scalable and high-performance applications, and ensure engineering excellence. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement new features while mentoring junior team members and adhering to industry best practices. This role offers an opportunity to work with modern technologies, including cloud-native services like Azure, .NET Core, and relational/non-relational databases, in an Agile environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze and troubleshoot performance issues in existing applications/products, designing solutions to address challenges.
• Design, develop, and implement scalable and innovative features for new and existing products.
• Perform thorough testing, ensuring that logic, syntax, and outputs are accurate.
• Document code and architectural changes, including modifications at the procedural, modular, and database levels.
• Enhance performance and scalability of systems through innovative solutions.
• Own product modules and drive them from requirement scoping through production launch.
• Own key services within the architecture working with peers and Principle Software Engineers to ensure upgrades and enhancements are implemented.
• Ensure technical documentation is created and maintained
• Provide technical mentorship to junior team members and assist them in achieving their tasks.
• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies, including stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Work closely with the PO / BA to refine user stories/tasks in Jira.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field with 6+ years of professional experience in software development.
• 2+ years of experience in cloud-native application development using Azure.
• Expertise in creating APIs using .NET Framework or .NET Core and REST principles.
• Good to have experience in modern front-end frameworks like Vue, React, or Angular.
• Strong understanding of relational database (SQL) with hands on experience. Good to have experience with non-relational database like Raven / Cosmos etc.
• Experience in Test-Driven Development (TDD) and adherence to SOLID principles.
• Knowledge of CI/CD processes and integration into development workflows.
• Proven ability to define engineering best practices and mentor team members.
• Practical knowledge of modern web application architecture, including JavaScript-driven application flows and API-driven backends.
• Hands-on experience with Agile methodologies, particularly Scrum.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across teams.
• Self-driven, detail-oriented, and open to learning new technologies as needed.

Join us in our mission to empower investors by ensuring the highest quality in our products.

Be part of a dynamic team driving excellence in designing and develop innovative.

If you receive and accept an offer from us, we require that personal and any related investments be disclosed confidentiality to our Compliance team (days vary by region). These investments will be reviewed to ensure they meet Code of Ethics requirements. If any conflicts of interest are identified, then you will be required to liquidate those holdings immediately. In addition, dependent on your department and location of work certain employee accounts must be held with an approved broker (for example all, U.S. employee accounts). If this applies and your account(s) are not with an approved broker, you will be required to move your holdings to an approved broker.

Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to collaborate in-person each week as we've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis. In most of our locations, our hybrid work model is four days in-office each week.

A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you'll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.

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