Lead Software Engineer, Credit Technology

Location: Mumbai

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Lead Software Engineer

The Team

Morningstar DBRS is a leading provider of independent rating services and opinions for corporate and sovereign entities, financial institutions, and project and structured finance instruments globally. Rating more than 4,000 issuers and 60,000 securities, we are one of the top four credit rating agencies in the world and a market leader in Canada, the U.S. and Europe in multiple asset classes. Morningstar DBRS empowers investor success by bringing more transparency and a much-needed diversity of opinion in the credit rating industry. Our approach and size allow us to be nimble enough to respond to customers' needs in their local markets, but large enough to provide the necessary expertise and resources they require. Market innovators choose to work with us because of our agility, tech-forward approach, and exceptional customer service.

The Role

The Lead Software Engineer will work closely with cross-functional teams, QA teams and other development teams to ensure timely and high-quality delivery. Will have to coordinate and work with the members in a global team in an Agile way. We are looking for an individual that can apply discipline, create solid software products and be accountable for deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Create, develop and maintain the software code base of Credit products working in an agile environment.
• Work with end users & work towards defect fixing
• Analyze and review system requirements. Use requirement and other design documents to gain overall understanding of the functionality of the new or enhanced application.
• Participate actively in the building phases, aiming at producing high quality deliverables.
• Provide recommendations on product and development environment improvements.

Requirements

• Software developer with a total of 8+ years’ experience.
• A Minimum 5 years of development experience in Angular or VueJS or any js framework is required.
• A minimum of 5 years of backend development experience in python or .net is required & willingness to get cross trained must have.
• Python based full stack development using FAST API, dependency management & debugging knowledge on cloud infrastructure must have.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in cloud is required (Preferred AWS)
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in databases (Relational/NoSQL) is required
• Excellent understanding of multi-threaded workflow development, Asynchronous programming & debugging knowledge is required.
• Excellent understanding of designing system architectures & implementing the system to follow the architecture is required.
• Understanding of DevOps processes is a must to have.
• Understanding Harness/Jenkins as CI/CD tool must have.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are good to have
• Excellent understanding of Source Control tools preferably Git is good to have
• Good Interpersonal relationship & problem-solving skill is required
• Experience of working in agile software development is required
• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or an engineering field is strongly preferred

Morningstar is an equal opportunity employer.

Morningstar’s hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate in-person each week. We’ve found that we’re at our best when we’re purposely together on a regular basis, at least 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.