Lead Software Engineer, Application Development

About the Role

Grade Level (for internal use) :

The Team :

In partnership with Product Management and Quality Assurance, your team shares a common mission to create products that satisfy our users.

Your team will enable product engineering teams, promises engineering excellence and deliver high-quality end product.

Business impact :

This product line includes a large portfolio of corporate analytical ART and models that enable a global team of Ratings Analysts to analyze, gain insight, score and contribute critical insights to our core Ratings process.

With these products you will help our global team of Ratings Analysts, Methodology and Criteria specialists create world class ratings & research across more than 90 global economies enabling them to create and test hypothetical what if’ credit-risk scenarios and perform a host of other critical analytical tasks.

We are looking for a senior Product Engineer to lead a global staff of software developers for our corporate analytical ART product line comprising a large suite of interrelated tools, models, business-critical capabilities and applications.

You will be responsible for helping to build our agile organization and align to a culture of continuous improvement, partnership, trust and sharing.

You will lead a global staff of software engineers and partner with your Product Management and Quality peers to support a large, global group of agile scrum teams.

Retaining and attracting high performing talent and driving measurable business value is a passion.

Fundamental to this position is a demonstrable ability to combine your strong agile leadership and problem solving skills with deep technical and delivery know how.

You have exceptional collaboration and communication skills, are highly motivated, creative and engaged. As a servant leader, you will enable experienced engineers and the teams they support to drive business value while your organization focuses on, planning, building, improving, innovating and contributing to the product vision.

Responsibilities :

• Hands on senior programmer with strong analytical, architecture, development and debugging skills
• Lead your team with empathy and compassion. Focus on building a team culture that is based on trust. Inspire your team member so that they focus on continuous growth.
• Demonstrate a strong sense of ownership and responsibility with assignments. This includes understanding requirements, technical specifications, design, architecture, implementation, unit testing, builds / deployments, and code management.
• Ensure compliance through the adoption of enterprise standards and promotion of best practice / guiding principles aligned with organization standards.
• Should drive and execute complex technical requirements.
• Be in tune with emerging trends Cloud and Big Data technologies
• Interface with users, business analysts, quality assurance testers and other teams as needed.
• Be a self-starter that is also an excellent team player.
• Excellent written and oration skills.

Experience & Qualifications :

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or Information Technology
• Full stack development experience in modern web development technologies, Java / J2EE, Spring Boot, AWS, REACT, Tomcat, JMS, SQL.

Having hands on in Python and Spark is an added advantage.

• Hands-on experience contributing to application architecture & designs, proven software / enterprise integration design patterns and full-stack knowledge including modern distributed front end and back end technology stacks
• Quality first mindset with a strong background and experience with developing products for a global audience at scale
• Excellent analytical thinking, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with strong ability to influence both IT and business partners
• Financial services industry experience

Preferred qualifications :

• 7+ years full stack development experience in modern web development technologies, Java / J2EE, Spring Boot, AWS, REACT, Tomcat, JMS, SQL
• 4+ Hands-on experience contributing to application architecture & designs, proven software / enterprise integration design principles like 12 factor applications
• Strong experience and understanding in cloud based technologies, design patterns and best practices
• Good understanding of data models, data architecture & Oracle 12C (PL / SQL).
• Experience supporting production environments
• Proficient in building applications using serverless frameworks and containers using Dockers and Kubernetes
• Proficient with working on AWS
• Familiarity with Python, R and Big Data technologies such as Spark is a plus
• Experience with Continuous integration and deployment tools like ADO, Jenkins.
• Good understanding and usage of JSON Java Libraries, XML Java libraries, Linux scripting and developing Unix shell scripts
• Experience with Test Tools such as SOAPUI, Jmeter, Postman and be able to create Junit Test cases, Performance testing, Load testing
• Ability to prioritize and manage work to critical project timelines in a fast-paced environment

About S&P Global Ratings

At S&P Global Ratings, our analyst-driven credit ratings, research, and sustainable finance opinions provide critical insights that are essential to translating complexity into clarity so market participants can uncover opportunities and make decisions with conviction.

By bringing transparency to the market through high-quality independent opinions on creditworthiness, we enable growth across a wide variety of organizations, including businesses, governments, and institutions.

S&P Global Ratings is a division of S&P Global (NYSE : SPGI). S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets.

With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.

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What’s In It For You?

Our Purpose :

Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.

Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow.

At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence®, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.

Our People :

We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.

From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it.

We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business.

We’re constantly seeking new solutions that have progress in mind. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values :

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead.

We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits :

We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you and your career need to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include :

Health & Wellness : Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

Flexible Downtime : Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

Continuous Learning : Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

Invest in Your Future : Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.

Family Friendly Perks : It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.

Beyond the Basics : From retail discounts to referral incentive awards small perks can make a big difference.

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at S&P Global :

At S&P Global, we believe diversity fuels creative insights, equity unlocks opportunity, and inclusion drives growth and innovation Powering Global Markets.

Our commitment centers on our global workforce, ensuring that our people are empowered to bring their whole selves to work.

It doesn’t stop there, we strive to better reflect and serve the communities in which we live and work, and advocate for greater opportunity for all.

S&P Global has a Securities Disclosure and Trading Policy ( the Policy ) that seeks to mitigate conflicts of interest by monitoring and placing restrictions on personal securities holding and trading.

The Policy is designed to promote compliance with global regulations. In some Divisions, pursuant to the Policy’s requirements, candidates at S&P Global may be asked to disclose securities holdings.

Some roles may include a trading prohibition and remediation of positions when there is an effective or potential conflict of interest.

Employment at S&P Global is contingent upon compliance with the Policy.