AI-Driven Backend Platform Engineer

Morningstar; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 89,625 - 131,441; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match up to 6%

Stock ownership potential

Company-provided life insurance – 1x/2

Comprehensive health benefits with HSA

Sabbatical program

Paid parental leave

Mentorship opportunities

Tuition reimbursement

Volunteer days

Job summary

Morningstar is seeking software engineers for backend/platform development focusing on .NET, Python, and AWS. You will help evolve an AI-enabled content management system, build scalable services, and contribute to semantic search and automation features.

You will collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions while maintaining code quality and learning from a vibrant engineering community in a hybrid Chicago setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field.
• 2+ years of experience building commercial-quality applications.
• Strong C# and Python programming skills.
• Experience with messaging tech (Kafka, AWS SQS/Kinesis) and SQL databases (SQL Server, PostgreSQL).
• Experience with CI/CD, TDD, and automated testing.
• Knowledge of SOLID design principles.
• Team player capable of managing multiple deliverables.
• Knowledge of front-end tech (Vue, React, Angular, Web Components).
• Experience with AWS compute (Lambda, ECS/ECR, EC2, API Gateway, IAM, S3).
• Experience with graph databases (Neptune) and Gremlin.
• Experience with search (Elasticsearch/OpenSearch).

Responsibilities

• Build well‑designed, stable, secure, and scalable content platform services and applications.
• Develop and enhance content management, ingestion, workflows, search, and distribution capabilities.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs and backend services using .NET, Python, and AWS.
• Contribute to AI‑enabled features such as tagging, metadata extraction, summarization, semantic search, and workflow automation.
• Integrate external AI/LLM services (OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, etc.) into platform capabilities.
• Use AI‑assisted development tools to improve code quality and accelerate delivery.
• Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Partner with teams to deliver high‑quality outcomes and stay current with new technologies.

Skills

C#

Python

Vue

React

Angular

Web Components

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kafka

AWS SQS

AWS Kinesis

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch

OpenSearch

AWS Lambda

ECS/ECR

EC2

API Gateway

IAM

S3

Neptune

Gremlin

Job description

Morningstar is seeking software engineers for backend/platform development focusing on .NET, Python, and AWS. You will help evolve an AI-enabled content management system, build scalable services, and contribute to semantic search and automation features.

You will collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions while maintaining code quality and learning from a vibrant engineering community in a hybrid Chicago setting.