Senior Full-Stack Engineer, AI-Driven Ratings Platform

Fitch Ratings, Inc.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Training & mobility programs

Retirement planning

Healthcare offerings

Parental leave

Job summary

Fitch Ratings is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to lead the development of intelligent, full-stack applications with AI at the core. You will drive architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and shape production-ready systems across Java/Springboot, Python, and REACT.

Based in Chicago with Fitch's hybrid work model, this role emphasizes innovation while delivering reliable software used by global financial analysts. Strong AI-aware development experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• 8+ years hands-on experience building web applications.
• Expert proficiency in Java, Springboot, Python, REACT.
• Architect scalable systems; RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/SE or related field (or equivalent).
• Mastery of modern development practices including TDD, advanced Git workflows, CI/CD, and code quality.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead full-stack applications with AI at the core.
• Establish engineering best practices and drive code quality.
• Mentor engineers and lead design reviews.
• Balance innovation with pragmatic delivery and reliability.
• Ensure production reliability, monitoring, and observability.

Skills

Java

Springboot

Python

REACT

Full-stack

AI experience

CI/CD

Cloud native

RESTful APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes/EKS

AWS

Azure

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Fitch Ratings is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to lead the development of intelligent, full-stack applications with AI at the core. You will drive architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and shape production-ready systems across Java/Springboot, Python, and REACT.

Based in Chicago with Fitch's hybrid work model, this role emphasizes innovation while delivering reliable software used by global financial analysts. Strong AI-aware development experience is preferred.