Lead, Software Engineering

The Team:

As a member of the S&P Global Market Intelligence Technology team, you'll join a dynamic group of talented and ambitious engineers. Our software engineers are integral to the full lifecycle of our products, from design through release. You'll be expected to participate in the design, development, troubleshooting, and debugging of software programs to enhance existing products and develop new ones. Collaboration with QA Analysts, Business Analysts, and Infrastructure Teams will be key to your role.

Impact:

In this position, you'll be responsible for creating technical designs, developing high-performing web applications, and ensuring quality through a comprehensive testing process. You'll work with cutting-edge technologies, where innovation and delivery are rewarded. You will be part of the team that supports the search application on our company-wide product platform, providing essential information to the global finance industry and beyond.

What's in it for you:

We are currently seeking a Lead Software Developer who is enthusiastic about new and emerging search technologies. This role offers the chance to work alongside highly skilled search engineers, including experts in Data Science and Machine Learning.

Responsibilities:

• Architect, design, and develop solutions within a multifunctional Agile team to support key business needs for the platform's search application.
• Design, implement, and test front-end solutions for the web platform application.
• Design, implement, and test middleware applications within the search application architecture.
• Engineer components and common services focused on integration with advanced AI systems.
• Collaborate with AI/ML teams to integrate next-generation reasoning and agent orchestration.
• Apply best practices in software engineering while leveraging automation throughout solution delivery.
• Collaborate and lead effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Must be able to articulate technical solutions through documentation, diagrams, code comments, etc.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in computer science, Information Systems, or Engineering.
• 9-12 years of significant experience in developing web applications and services.
• Proficiency in object-oriented design and design patterns.
• Experience in application development using mainstream programming languages and frameworks.
• Familiarity with autonomous AI systems and interest in AI planning tools.
• Experience in backend integration involving AI APIs.
• Solid experience in web development technologies.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in working with search technologies.
• Knowledge of cloud computing platforms, containerization, and orchestration.
• Understanding of modern communication protocols.
• Experience with machine learning models for enhancing application features is advantageous.
• Proficient in Agile development methodologies including familiarity with test-driven or behavior-driven development approaches and related testing frameworks.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Additional experience in application development using other programming languages and frameworks is beneficial.
• Familiarity with distributed systems and messaging protocols.
• Experience in handling large data volumes with applications/middleware.