Full-Time

Senior Software Engineer

Posted on 11/23/2025

ISS | Institutional Shareholder Services

ISS | Institutional Shareholder Services

1,001-5,000 employees

Proxy advisory and ESG data analytics

Compensation Overview

$115k - $145k/yr

+ Bonus

North Bethesda, MD, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid role; Rockville office with shuttle from Shady Grove metro station.

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
React.js
Java
REST APIs
Oracle
Linux/Unix
AngularJS
Spring
HTML/CSS
Requirements
  • Bachelor/master’s degree in computer science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field.
  • 5 – 10 years of current software development experience with large, complex systems.
  • 5-10 years of progressive industry experience with Java.
  • 3+ years of real industry experience in developing REST APIs using CXF or Spring.
  • 3+ years of experience building rich user interfaces using ReactJS, AngularJS, or JSF.
  • 2+ years of experience working with Linux.
  • 2+ years of experience with MS SQL Server or Oracle.
  • Proficient in using popular design patterns and Java frameworks.
  • Proficient in object-oriented programming.
  • Great analytical, reasoning, debugging, and problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Good understanding of HTML 5, CSS 3, and SAML2.
Responsibilities
  • Participate in architecture, design & development of various software components of our large technical platform providing efficient, secure, and reliable services to large financial institutions.
  • Play an active role in an agile team responsible for all phases of software development process from technical design and delivery estimates to implementation, testing, defect management and support.
  • Design, develop, and release highly scalable distributed applications, processes and services that manipulate large datasets in seconds.
  • Design, & develop rich user interfaces to support complex business workflows.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with macro services architecture and API managers
  • Experience with Eclipse, Visual Studio Code IDEs
  • Experience with SVN/ GitHub and MAVEN/ Gradle.
  • Experience with Jenkins/ Hudson build tools.
  • Experience with Tomcat.
  • Experience with JSF/ JSPs.
  • Familiarity with OAuth, OWASP standards
  • Familiarity with Automated testing and source code analysis tools
  • Familiarity with Splunk/ Gray log tools
ISS | Institutional Shareholder Services

ISS | Institutional Shareholder Services

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ISS Governance provides governance and ESG data, research, and advisory services to institutional investors and corporations around the world. Its offerings include proxy voting advice, governance research, ESG data analytics, and specialized services such as securities class action claims management, delivered through subscriptions and consulting. The company differentiates itself with a global footprint and a broad suite of insights and outreach that help clients understand governance risks and make informed voting and governance decisions. Its goal is to help clients improve governance and ESG practices, manage related risks, and make data-driven investment and voting choices.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$3.4B

Headquarters

Rockville, Maryland

Founded

1985

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Genstar Capital's $720 million acquisition funds expansion into emerging ESG markets.
  • Annual proxy voting updates for 2025 create recurring subscription revenue from institutions.
  • Scope 3 emissions analytics meets regulatory demands, driving upsell to existing clients.

What critics are saying

  • Genstar Capital prioritizes profits, eroding ISS proxy advice independence within 12-24 months.
  • Glass Lewis captures share with parallel 2024-2025 guideline updates in US and Canada.
  • ESG skepticism causes sustainability solution subscription losses in 12-18 months.

What makes ISS | Institutional Shareholder Services unique

  • ISS STOXX launches Real Asset Climate Solutions using Sust Global's geospatial AI in October 2025.
  • ISS provides ESG Corporate Ratings covering 12,000 issuers with 100 industry-specific indicators.
  • ISS offers Governance QualityScore assessing board structure, compensation, and shareholder rights.

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Company News

Marketscreener
Feb 11th, 2026
Deutsche Boerse AG Reaches Agreement to Acquire Remaining 20% Minority Stake in ISS STOXX

Deutsche Boerse AG: Deutsche Boerse Group to acquire General Atlantic’s minority stake in ISS STOXX Deutsche Boerse AG: has reached agreement to acquire remaining 20% minority stake in ISS...

ESG Today
Oct 24th, 2025
ISS STOXX Launches New Suite of Real Asset Climate Risk Solutions for Investors

ISS STOXX launches new suite of Real Asset Climate risk solutions for investors. Emanuela Hawker October 24, 2025 ISS Sustainability Solutions, the sustainable investment-focused business of ISS STOXX, announced the launch of Real Asset Climate Solutions, a new suite of tools aimed at enabling investors to assess and mitigate climate-related impacts in their portfolios. According to ISS, the new set of solutions was designed to support institutional investors, banks, insurers, and reinsurers to identify and manage climate risks and develop climate resilient portfolios, utilizing ISS STOXX's toolsets including Physical Risk, Carbon Footprint and Scenario Alignment analyses and geospatial asset-level data. The new solutions include Geospatial Asset Analytics solution - powered by the recently acquired geospatial AI-powered climate risk intelligence company Sust Global - enabling users to evaluate exposure to climate hazards such as floods, wildfires and heatwaves based on Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scenarios, with projections through to the end of the century. It also allows assessment of potential structural damage and business disruption at the asset level. Additional products in the new suite include Carbon Footprinting, analyzing of emissions performance at the real asset and portfolio level, projecting Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions and financed emissions, a Scenario Alignment solution to help assess how real asset portfolios are positioned against science-based decarbonization pathways, projecting Scope 1 and 2 emissions and comparing them to granular benchmarks, differentiated by building type and region, enabling investors to evaluate climate risk exposure and alignment with decarbonization strategies and targets. Till Jung, Head of the Sustainability Business at ISS STOXX, said: "Physical and transition risks from climate change are accelerating and are a material financial consideration for investors, banks and insurers. As a leading provider of climate research, data and analytics, we are pleased to launch our integrated suite of real asset climate solutions to help financial market participants better identify and mitigate climate risks."

WTW
Dec 18th, 2024
ISS announces updates to its Voting Policy Guidelines for 2025

Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has released updates to its voting guidelines for 2025, effective for shareholder meetings from 1 February 2025 onwards.

Guerdon Associates
Sep 10th, 2024
ISS sold – again

Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has been purchased by Genstar Capital. The business, which includes both ISS proxy research (which sells services to institutional investors) and ISS Corporate Solutions (which sells services to issuers related to ESG), was sold by the previous owner, Vestar Capital, for US$720 million.

Spectrum Equity
Sep 10th, 2024
News | RiskMetrics Group Acquires of Institutional Shareholder Services | Spectrum Equity

ISS is the world's leading provider of corporate governance and proxy voting solutions to the institutional investor community. The combined company address multiple classes of interrelated risk.

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