Senior Full-Stack Engineer, Data Platforms — Hybrid Chicago

Fitch Group; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Professional development

Retirement plan

Healthcare coverage

Parental leave

Volunteer days

Job summary

Fitch Group is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer for Data Platforms in Chicago. You will join Fitch's Technology & Data Team to design, develop, and deploy enterprise-scale web applications that power data-driven insights for global financial markets.

The role emphasizes building a portal with microservices, event-driven architecture, and robust APIs. Strong Python, SQL, and AWS data-services experience are essential to succeed in this fast-paced, hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience, 3+ years hands-on Python.
• Experience with AWS data services (Glue, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB) and PySpark/Pandas.
• Relational DB experience with PostgreSQL/Redshift; strong SQL performance.
• Experience with streaming (Kafka) and workflow orchestration (Airflow).
• Data governance exposure, data mesh concepts, or data virtualization tools.
• REST or GraphQL APIs design and deployment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy enterprise-scale web applications in an agile team.
• Build an internal portal using frontend, microservices, and event-driven architecture.
• Develop services to support frontend and publish/consume messaging topics.
• Collaborate with DevOps on the CI/CD pipeline.
• Contribute to data platform initiatives and API/data integration.

Skills

Python

REST APIs

GraphQL APIs

SQL

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

AWS

PySpark

Pandas

Kafka

Airflow

PostgreSQL

Redshift

Job description

Fitch Group is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer for Data Platforms in Chicago. You will join Fitch's Technology & Data Team to design, develop, and deploy enterprise-scale web applications that power data-driven insights for global financial markets.

The role emphasizes building a portal with microservices, event-driven architecture, and robust APIs. Strong Python, SQL, and AWS data-services experience are essential to succeed in this fast-paced, hybrid environment.