User Interface Software Engineer

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

10

S&P Global Dow Jones Indices

The Role: User Interface Software Engineer – Vue JS

The Team: As a team member on an Agile team that develops and supports an internal cloud-based platform that managed financial market indices. You will be part of Agile technology team in a global organization comprising of DEV/QA/PO teams. The team supports both back-end services in Python and AWS as well as a Vue 3 front-end UI.

S&P DJI is the world’s leading resource for benchmarks and investable indices. As a developer in this role, you will contribute to building a system that has a broad global impact on the stability of financial markets and to the results of individual investing.  The team builds tools for our business users to manage market indices. This project is a new phase of development focused on improving user experience and introducing innovative new capabilities.

Responsibilities and Impact:  As an application engineer for this role means that you are working with cutting edge UI technology, but you are also comfortable working with REST APIs and SQL databases, and you easily understand business logic implementation. The candidate must be a delivery-focused person, initiative-taking with an agile development mindset. You enjoy agile prototyping, collaborating with your team and customers, and delivering high-quality / high business value product. You are a problem solver and an innovator more than someone who just implements requirements. The role is approximately 50% UI engineer, 20% collaboration with full stack developers working on the backend, and 20% UI designer.

• An accomplished software developer with 5+ years of professional experience you need to understand code abstraction, library creation, code reuse, front end architecture and design patterns. 

• An accomplished UI developer on modern frameworks, with strong Vue 3 experience.

• Evaluates and utilizes off-the-shelf libraries and frameworks to accelerate development, but not afraid to build from scratch if required.

• More of a software engineer than a UI designer but understands UI/UX enough to build features independently without a formal design.

• Enjoys solving complex technical challenges and unique business problems; always curious and wanting to learn.

• Familiarity with back-end systems and REST API development, preferably using Python.

• A strong team player: Focused on success of the team – completing sprint goals, aligning with the objectives of the larger organization, and understanding the users’ needs.

• Prior team technical leadership skills preferred.

• Must communicate and collaborate well in Agile team of 5 – 8 engineers and QA, balancing individual tasks with larger team goals.

• Initiative-taking and delivery focused.  Able to produce quality results from only high-level direction, and iteratively commits PRs to collaborate with the team.

What’s in it for you:  This 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 We’re Looking For:

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of diverse software engineering on a wide range of technologies

• Primary languages include JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, Python.

• Front-end engineering and architecture experience in building complex Single Page Applications (SPA) using JavaScript / Typescript

• Strong Vue JS (including Vue3) expertise. React and/or Angular experience is helpful, but this is primarily a Vue3 based UI. (must be able to get started immediately on Vue 3)

• Understanding of UI/UX design systems and strong knowledge of Tailwind CSS.

• Big data grid rendering and data visualization experience. AG-grid and AG-charts experience preferred.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Back-end skills including Python and JavaScript, PostgreSQL database, Python app servers such as Flask or FastAPI and deploying on Nginx.

• Object-oriented programming, design patterns, and working with modular systems.

• AWS Cloud services development experience including Docker, ECS, S3, and Redis.

• Experience building enterprise applications that have proprietary concepts (i.e. not a shopping cart or social media site)

• Strong experience collaborating with backend teams on RESTful web APIs development.

• Maintains a high standard of code style, performance and testability.

• Strong unit testing, logging and benchmarking experience.

• Experience with working within a CI/CD pipeline scan/test/build/deploy processes.

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

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.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:

At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.

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