Senior Development Engineer Python Full Stack

About the Role:
Grade Level (for internal use):
10S&P Global Dow Jones Indices
The RoleDevelopment Engineer Python Full Stack
S&P Dow Jones Indices a global leader in providing investable and benchmark indices to the financial markets, is looking for a Development Engineer with full stack experience to join our technology team. This is mostly a back-end development role but will also support UI development work.The Team: You will be part of global technology team comprising of Dev, QA and BA teams and will be responsible for analysis, design, development and testing.
Responsibilities and ImpactYou will be working on one of the key systems that is responsible for calculating re-balancing weights and asset selections for S&P indices. Ultimately, the output of this team is used to maintain some of the most recognized and important investable assets globally.

Development of RESTful web services and databases; supporting UI development requirements.

Interfacing with various AWS infrastructure and services, deploying to Docker environment.

Coding, Documentation, Testing, Debugging, Documentation and tier-3 support.

Work directly with stakeholders and technical architect to formalize/document requirements for both supporting existing application as well as new initiatives.

Perform Application & System Performance tuning and troubleshoot performance issues.

Coordinately closely with the QA team and the scrum master to optimize team velocity and task flow.

Helps establish and maintain technical standards via code reviews and pull requests

Whats in it for youThis is an opportunity to work on a team of highly talented and motivated engineers at a highly respected company. You will work on new development as well as enhancements to existing functionality.
What Were Looking For:
Basic Qualifications

7 - 10 years of IT experience in application development and support, primarily in a back-end API and database development roles with at least some UI development experience.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or, or in lieu, a demonstrated equivalence in work experience.

Proficiency in modern Python 10+ (minimum 4 years dedicated, recent Python experience)

AWS services experience including API Gateway, ECS / Docker, DynamoDB, S3, Kafka, SQS.

SQL database experience, with at least 1 year of Postgres.

Python libraries experience including Pydantic, SQLAlchemy and at least one of (Flask, FastAPI, Sanic), focusing on creating RESTful endpoints for data services.

JavaScript / Typescript experience and at least one of (Vue 3, React, Angular)

Strong unit testing skills with PyTest or UnitTest, and API testing using Postman or Bruno.

CI/CD build process experience using Jenkins.

Experience with software testing (unit testing, integration testing, test driven development).

Strong Work Ethic and good communication skills.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

Basic understanding of financial markets (stocks, funds, indices, etc.)

Experience working in mission-critical enterprise organizations

A passion for creating high quality code and broad unit test coverage.

Ability to understand complex business problems, break into smaller executable parts, and delegate.

About S&P Global Dow Jones Indic e s
At S&P Dow Jones Indices, we provide iconic and innovative index solutions backed by unparalleled expertise across the asset-class spectrum. By bringing transparency to the global capital markets, we empower investors everywhere to make decisions with conviction. Were the largest global resource for index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average . More assets are invested in products based upon our indices than any other index provider in the world. With over USD 4 trillion in passively managed assets linked to our indices and over USD 13 trillion benchmarked to our indices, our solutions are widely considered indispensable in tracking market performance, evaluating portfolios and developing investment strategies. S&P Dow Jones Indices is a division of S&P Global (NYSESPGI). S&P Global is the worlds 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 worlds leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today. Whats In It For
You
Our Purpose:
Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technologythe 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:
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.