Software Engineer

Morningstar; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Software Engineer to join their team in Chicago. The role involves building scalable features, leading development projects, and applying DevOps practices among others. With significant opportunities for mentorship and growth, this position promises a vibrant working environment filled with continuous improvement.

Benefits

75% 401k match up to 7%

Stock Ownership Potential

Comprehensive health benefits

Trust-Based Time Off

6-week Paid Sabbatical Program

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience in building reactive Single-Page Web Applications.
• Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, design patterns.
• Experience scaling web-based software applications and services.

Responsibilities

• Build well-designed, stable, scalable features and solutions for Morningstar Direct.
• Mentoring and leading other members of the development team.
• Analyze and remediate production issues and build operational readiness into systems architecture.

Skills

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Communication

Continuous Improvement

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Tools

Javascript application frameworks

Infrastructure as Code tools

CI/CD tools

Linux/Unix command line tools

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• Build well designed, well-engineered, stable, scalable features and solutions for Morningstar Direct
• Technical product ownership and responsibility to adhere to established guidelines through peer reviews for design and code, unit test results and deployment process for improving development team productivity.
• Mentoring and leading other members of the development team.
• Manage development projects through the whole project life cycle.
• Enforce good engineering practices like scalable and flexible architectures, modular software design, and good testing practices.
• Build and maintain a scalable, robust build and deployment system that allows us to quickly, frequently, and safely push changes to production.
• Apply DevOps practices in area of continuous and automated deployment.
• Analyze and remediate production issues and build instrumentation and operational readiness into the systems architecture.
• Solve investors’ problems with technology, understanding market chaos at work and crafting technically appropriate interactive experiences to communicate effectively with individual investors.
• Be constantly looking for opportunities for improvement, seizing them, and then sharing your findings with others.
• Be hyper-focused on the stability and quality of the product.
  
  
  

Job Responsibilities

• Build well designed, well-engineered, stable, scalable features and solutions for Morningstar Direct
• Technical product ownership and responsibility to adhere to established guidelines through peer reviews for design and code, unit test results and deployment process for improving development team productivity.
• Mentoring and leading other members of the development team.
• Manage development projects through the whole project life cycle.
• Enforce good engineering practices like scalable and flexible architectures, modular software design, and good testing practices.
• Build and maintain a scalable, robust build and deployment system that allows us to quickly, frequently, and safely push changes to production.
• Apply DevOps practices in area of continuous and automated deployment.
• Analyze and remediate production issues and build instrumentation and operational readiness into the systems architecture.
• Solve investors’ problems with technology, understanding market chaos at work and crafting technically appropriate interactive experiences to communicate effectively with individual investors.
• Be constantly looking for opportunities for improvement, seizing them, and then sharing your findings with others.
• Be hyper-focused on the stability and quality of the product.
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Friendly and enjoys working in a collaborative team with excellent spoken and written communication skills. Humble, honest, and to the point.
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience in building reactive Single-Page Web Applications.
• Experience with several of the following
• Javascript application frameworks like Nuxt and Vue
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like CloudFormation and Terraform
• CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Cloudbees, and Harness
• Building and deploying containerized applications
• Linux/Unix command line tools like Homebrew, AWS CLI, git, npm, yarn, etc.
• Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, design patterns.
  
  

Nice to have

• Experience scaling web-based software applications and services.
• An understanding of how to protect web applications and services from common security vulnerabilities.
• Experience with Amazon Web Services technologies like CloudFront, S3, API gateway, ECS, Elastic Search, and ElastiCache
• Experience with other modern programming languages like C#, Java, Python, etc.
• Experience building and maintaining automated continuous deployment pipelines
• Experience building and maintaining automated testing tools
  
  
  

Compensation And Benefits

At Morningstar we believe people are at their best when they are at their healthiest. That’s why we champion your wellness through a wide-range of programs that support all stages of your personal and professional life. Here are some examples of the offerings we provide:

• Financial Health
• 75% 401k match up to 7%
• Stock Ownership Potential
• Company provided life insurance - 1x salary + commission
  
  
  
  

• Physical Health
• Comprehensive health benefits (medical/dental/vision) including potential premium discounts and company-provided HSA contributions (up to $500-$2,000 annually) for specific plans and coverages
• Additional medical Wellness Incentives - up to $300-$600 annual
• Company-provided long- and short-term disability insurance
  
  
  
  

• Emotional Health
• Trust-Based Time Off
• 6-week Paid Sabbatical Program
• 6-Week Paid Family Caregiving Leave
• Competitive 8-24 Week Paid Parental Bonding Leave
• Adoption Assistance
• Leadership Coaching & Formal Mentorship Opportunities
• Annual Education Stipend
• Tuition Reimbursement
  
  
  
  

• Social Health
• Charitable Matching Gifts program
• Dollars for Doers volunteer program
• Paid volunteering days
• 15+ Employee Resource & Affinity Groups
  
  
  

Base Salary Compensation Range

$80,930.00 - 137,581.00 USD Annual

Total Cash Compensation Range

$87,000.00 - 147,900.00 USD Annual

Morningstar’s hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate in-person each week. While some positions are available as fully remote, we’ve found that we’re at our best when we’re purposely together on a regular basis, typically three days 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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