Senior Front-End Software Engineer

About Morningstar

Morningstar unites problem solvers with a clear goal: helping investors achieve their financial objectives. As a leading investment research and data company, we stand out by how we apply our insights to serve a broad range of users. Our independent investment research, powered by cutting-edge technology and design, provides tailored solutions that meet users' needs. With a strong foundation in data and innovation, we deliver comprehensive services to investors worldwide—empowering better decisions for individuals and those managing money for millions.

The Role

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with full-stack JavaScript experience to join the Central Technology Web Development team in support of Morningstar’s Corporate Marketing. This position will be part of an engineering team focused on updating Morningstar’s web-based product suites. The position includes the development of new systems, maintenance, and improvement of existing applications. Candidates should have solid software engineering experience in building commercial-grade Web-based applications using both modern SPA and server-side rendering technology.

This is a hybrid position (3 days in-office) based in Chicago.

Job Responsibilities

• Create web experiences that are consistent across all browsers and operating systems.
• Develop and maintain component libraries and full-stack web applications written in Vue.js and Nuxt.js (3), backed by a headless content management system.
• Design, implement, and maintain Node.js-based APIs using TypeScript.
• Ensure high performance and responsiveness of both front-end and back-end modules.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code, adhering to best practices and coding standards.
• Lead technical discussions and contribute to architectural decisions for new features and services.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in both the front-end and back-end.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving the codebase's overall quality.
• Maintain documentation for code, APIs, and processes to ensure consistency and transparency.
• Implement unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and functionality.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the team’s technical growth.
• Consider nonfunctional requirements such as accessibility, performance, privacy and security when building solutions.
• Understand and leverage emerging technologies.
• Take ownership of the success of the team with a "get things done" attitude.
  
  
  

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.
• 5+ Years of experience in Software Development, focusing on full-stack JavaScript development.
• Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, design patterns and UI frameworks.
• Experience in web-based software applications and services.
• Experience with professional software build, test and deploy practices.
• Experience with agile principles including test driven development and CICD.
• Experience in HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Vue / React or Angular.
• Proficiency in developing universal/server-side rendered applications.
• Experience with state management libraries like Vuex, Pinia, Redux, or similar.
• Familiarity with front-end build tools (e.g., Webpack, Vite, Rsbuild, Rollup).
• Experience in Cloud services and good understanding cloud computing, pr Position: Data Content Researcher Department: Equity Collection Methodology
  
  
  

No. of position: 1

Shift : General

The Group:

Morningstar’s Research group provides independent analysis on individual securities, funds, markets, and portfolios. The Research group also provides data on hundreds of thousands of investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on millions of equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar is one of the largest independent sources of fund, equity, and credit data and research in the world, and our advocacy for investors’ interests is the foundation of our company.

The Role:

The Equity Data team is looking for a knowledgeable, enthusiastic, creative, and results-driven candidate with 3+ years of experience in content writing in Equity & Financial data to join its Equity Data Methodology Team. The team’s mandate is to be the experts in the field of equity data, whom our external and internal clients can trust to provide intelligent, valuable, and timely solutions. To this end as a Data Content Researcher, you will work with business leaders, product managers, subject matter experts, operation team leaders, quality assurance analysts and client/third-party stakeholders to enhance our equity data literature across Morningstar’s various product lines. You will work in a global environment, communicating with stakeholders in multiple regions. You will be a resource to local data analysts.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for creating client facing documentation.
• Work with subject matter experts, content researcher, content specialist to interpret and simplify specification documents.
• Work with the product teams to define and understand client personas, needs, and workflows.
• Translate client needs and workflows into concise data and product requirements.
• Work with the various product and data teams to implement new datasets and capabilities.
• Responsible for conducting market, industry, and competitor research.
• Communicate clear and concise project status information to stakeholders including the sales team and external clients.
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/ Finance/ Business
• CA/CFA (preferred)
• Master’s in communication e.g. MBA – Communication or any equivalent Degree or professional qualification
• Knowledge of accounting principles and equity ratios/calculations
• Within overall 5+ years of work experience - at least 3 years of relevant work experience in - writing Articles on Investment, Stock Market Trends and/or preparation of client facing documents in the Investment Domain
• Significant experience working with customers’ requests and questions.
• Able to take the initiative and work without detailed guidance or supervision.
• Able to influence colleagues that you do not manage but whose resource & skills you need to achieve project goals.
• Strong writing, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Curious and enjoys problem solving.
• A pro-active and positive attitude and a team player.
• Interest and personal participation in equity markets is considered an asset.
  
  
  

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.

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