Senior Software Engineer

Department Overview

The Private Markets Department sits within the S&P Global Market Intelligence division. It is comprised of highly skilled and experienced professionals located in US, Europe and India. The team produces high quality software and services for the Private Markets sector of the Finance Industry.

Position Summary

This position is to join a team working on a SASS offering. Together with the rest of the team you will be producing high quality software that conforms to the functional and non-functional business requirements.

This position is a hands-on senior development role. It is a highly technical position and will require proven experience of developing Single Page Applications (SPAs), using React. As the application will be deployed straight through into production using CI/CD principles it is essential that you are comfortable and knowledgeable developing within such a framework. We are looking for individuals that can work in an agile manner and are passionate about technology.

Roles And Responsibilities

The role involves working as a software developer in an Agile Scrum team, reporting to the Team Lead. The teams are small, friendly, and democratic, where everyone is encouraged to contribute to their success. As a front end developer you will be developing React SPAs, based on UX designs, and business requirements. In addition to your core responsibility in writing such applications, you will be expected to engage in other activities within the team including
• Collaborating with other members of the team to help meet team goals
• Participating in Scrum ceremonies and activities, including backlog grooming, sprint planning, estimation and sprint reviews
• Maintain and update your knowledge of the technology landscape
• Responsible for the quality and timely delivery of your tasks
• Help the team drive innovation and adoption of best practices

Business competencies

Education and experience
• A good bachelor’s degree in Computer Science
• 5+ years experience as a software engineer
• 2 years+ full time experience as a front-end developer with React, including writing coded tests
• Experience of any of the following would be advantageous - serverless architectures, AWS, CI/CD using Gitlab or Azure DevOps

Management requirements
• Able to provide regular progress and status updates on your tasks to your manager and peers
• Manage and track progress of ongoing items you depend on

Personal competencies

Personal impact
• Passion for software engineering and attention to detail
• Strong desire to learn new technologies, methods and tools
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team

Communication
• Great communication and interpersonal skills – both verbal and written.
• Able to communicate with both business and technical people in an appropriate manner.
• Able to communicate effectively with geographically remote team members

Teamwork
• Willingness to be flexible and adapt to project priorities and processes and ability to meet deadlines.
• Work closely with other team members globally to deliver high quality solutions to aggressive time frames.
• Enjoy working in a small and friendly team who works together to solve issues and overcome difficulties

Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, ****** orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.

US Candidates Only

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