Associate Director, Full-Stack Dev (Python & React)

JobCubby; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Hybrid flexibility

Training certifications

Conferences

Mentorship opportunities

Job summary

Fitch Ratings in Chicago, IL, is seeking a Software Engineer to join our Ratings Technology team as a senior full-stack engineer focused on Python & React. You will design, develop, and maintain mission-critical applications powering analytics and decision-making for analysts across the organization.

The role requires deep expertise in Python and React, API development, scalable architectures, and an interest in applying AI/LLMs to improve workflows.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong Python development experience building scalable backends and APIs.
• 5+ years of hands-on React experience in production.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and third-party integrations.
• Familiarity with AI-powered capabilities and LLM APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain full-stack applications using Python and React.
• Build scalable backend services and APIs for data-driven workflows.
• Develop frontend experiences with React and TypeScript.

Skills

Python

React

APIs

TypeScript

RESTful APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

FastAPI

Django

Terraform

AWS

Job description

Fitch Ratings in Chicago, IL, is seeking a Software Engineer to join our Ratings Technology team as a senior full-stack engineer focused on Python & React. You will design, develop, and maintain mission-critical applications powering analytics and decision-making for analysts across the organization.

The role requires deep expertise in Python and React, API development, scalable architectures, and an interest in applying AI/LLMs to improve workflows.