Senior Software Engineer

Morningstar is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in New York, NY on a hybrid schedule. The role offers a yearly salary of USD 128,353 and involves designing, developing, and maintaining scalable Java and Spring Boot web applications and APIs, deploying to AWS, and driving code quality through Test-Driven Development and strong collaboration. The focus is on building reliable cloud-based microservices and robust architecture to support a wide range of business needs.

Responsibilities

• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following industry best practices, including Test-Driven Development (TDD) and coding standards (15%).
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, customer-facing web applications and APIs, ensuring high performance and reliability using Java and Spring Boot framework (15%).
• Manage and optimize data storage and retrieval using relational (SQL, Postgres) and file-based databases (10%).
• Participate in code reviews, mentoring, and knowledge sharing with team members and create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including system architecture diagrams, API specifications, and code-level documentation (10%).
• Work with development teams and product managers to design and develop software solutions catering to various business requirements (10%).
• Apply Java, multi-threaded application, and cloud technologies such as AWS to build, test, deploy and host solutions (10%).
• Write a suite of automated unit tests to individual units of the application to ensure code is up to Sonar standards (10%).
• Collaborate with cross-functional team and contribute to system architecture, implement microservices, and manage cloud-based infrastructure using AWS (10%).
• Document architecture design and related software functionality & communicate architecture and functionality decisions/issues/solutions to colleagues and stakeholders (10%).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or foreign equivalent
• 4 years of experience in Full Stack Engineer, Associate Software Engineer, or related position
• 4 years of experience managing version control systems (Git) effectively in collaborative environments
• 4 years of experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, Harness, and Cloudbees to ensure smooth deployments
• 4 years of experience monitoring application performance and reliability with tools like New Relic and Splunk
• 4 years of experience working in AWS-based environments, building, and deploying serverless applications and microservices using AWS services such as Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, SQS, EC2, and CloudFormation
• 3 years of experience developing, delivering, and maintaining professional-grade software with an emphasis on scalability, security, and maintainability showcasing expertise in object-oriented programming
• 3 years of experience building responsive and dynamic user interfaces using JavaScript frameworks like Vue.js (or React/Angular as applicable)
• 3 years of experience developing RESTful APIs using Java and managing data through XML, relational (SQL, Postgres), and file-based databases
• 3 years of experience with backend XML, relational, and file-based databases (SQL and Postgres)
• 3 years of experience adhering to software engineering best practices, including writing clean, maintainable, test-driven, secure, and scalable code following Sonar-approved coding standards
• 3 years of experience working with product owners and stakeholders to align technical solutions with business objectives
• 2 years of experience using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform to build and maintain scalable and reliable cloud infrastructures
• Experience working in agile teams, mentoring junior engineers, and contributing to cross-functional collaboration to meet project goals
• Must possess unrestricted right to work in the U.S. in this position

Technologies

• Java
• Spring Boot
• SQL
• PostgreSQL
• AWS
• Git
• Terraform
• Jenkins
• Harness
• Cloudbees
• New Relic
• Splunk
• Vue.js
• React
• Angular
• XML
• S3
• DynamoDB
• Lambda
• SQS
• EC2
• CloudFormation
• Sonar

Benefits

• 100% 401k match up to 6% of salary
• Stock Ownership Potential
• Company provided life insurance - 1x salary + commission
• 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
• Trust-Based Time Off
• 6-week Paid Sabbatical Program
• 6-Week Paid Family Caregiving Leave
• Competitive 8-24 Week Paid Parental Leave
• Adoption Assistance
• Leadership Coaching & Formal Mentorship Opportunities
• Annual Flex Stipend - $1000 annually to cover personal education & well-being expenses
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Charitable Matching Gifts program
• Dollars for Doers volunteer program
• Paid volunteering days
• 15+ Employee Resource & Affinity Groups