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S&P GlobalSG

Lead Software Engineer, Python

Our legacy is built on delivering Essential Intelligence.

S&P Global

Employee count: 5000+

Salary: 111k-165k USD

United States only

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About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

11

The Team:

Join an innovative Agile technology team within a global organization, consisting of Development, Quality Assurance, and Product Ownership teams. As a senior developer and technical lead, you will enhance the platform's framework and uphold code quality standards. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to refine user stories and integrate with other internal systems. The team primarily focuses on building and maintaining REST APIs on cloud platforms, alongside full stack development for a sophisticated user interface application.

Responsibilities and Impact:

  • Engage in hands-on coding, documentation, testing, debugging, support, and team mentoring.

  • Design and develop applications using Python backends, databases, cloud services, and Java services.

  • Take ownership of code modules and lead code review processes.

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to formalize and document requirements for existing applications and new initiatives.

  • Work with other teams to integrate data and services across the enterprise.

  • Break down business objectives into technical requirements, delegate tasks, and conduct code reviews and pull requests.

Compensation/Benefits Information: (This section is only applicable to US candidates)

S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $110,862 to $165,100. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual’s geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses and certifications.

This role is eligible for an annual incentive plan in addition to base compensation. However, it is not eligible for additional compensation such as an annual incentive bonus or sales commission plan.

This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, please click here.

What We’re Looking For:

Basic Required Qualifications:

  • Minimum of 7+ years of experience in application development.

  • Proficient in Python programming, leveraging its versatile libraries and frameworks to develop robust, scalable, and efficient applications

  • 2-3 years of experience in Java development with strong skills in J2EE, JMS, EJB.

  • Proficient in full-stack development, comfortable with backend tasks.

  • AWS services and cloud infrastructure setup and deployment automation

  • PostgreSQL database design and development and performance tuning proficiency

  • Expertise in translating complex business requirements into maintainable enterprise software solutions.

  • Strong communication skills and experience working with business users.

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or Quantitative Finance, or equivalent experience.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

  • Proficiency in database design, development, and performance tuning.

  • AWS and cloud engineering services, including databases, Redis, Active MQ, Kafka, S3, EC2

  • Familiarity with containerization and deployment in cloud environments.

  • Skilled in diagnosing enterprise applications in a cloud environment.

  • Comfortable in multiple operating system environments

  • Experience with cloud services, messaging systems, and storage solutions.

  • Understanding of financial markets, Index/Benchmarks, Asset Management, Trading platforms

Right to Work Requirements:

This role is limited to persons with an indefinite right to work in the United States.

This role is expected to work a hybrid schedule out of our NYC office.

About S&P Global Dow Jones Indices

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. We’re 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 7.4 trillion in passively managed assets linked to our indices and over USD 11.3 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 (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world’s 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 world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/spdji.

What’s In It For You?

Our Mission:

Advancing Essential Intelligence.

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. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

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.

Recruitment Fraud Alert:

If you receive an email from a spglobalind.com domain or any other regionally based domains, it is a scam and should be reported to reportfraud@spglobal.com. S&P Global never requires any candidate to pay money for job applications, interviews, offer letters, “pre-employment training” or for equipment/delivery of equipment. Stay informed and protect yourself from recruitment fraud by reviewing our guidelines, fraudulent domains, and how to report suspicious activity here.

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, sexual 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: The EEO is the Law Poster http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf describes discrimination protections under federal law. Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision - https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf

20 - Professional (EEO-2 Job Categories-United States of America), IFTECH202.2 - Middle Professional Tier II (EEO Job Group), SWP Priority – Ratings - (Strategic Workforce Planning)

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Our legacy is built on delivering Essential Intelligence.

S&P Global’s roots stretch back to 1860 with a vision for how Essential Intelligence could Accelerate Progress in the industrial revolution. Integrity, discovery and partnership are embedded into our identity.

S&P Global works constantly to expand our data and insight capabilities. In an ever-changing world, our transparent, trusted solutions provide confidence for critical decisions.

Forming connections for impact is part of S&P Global’s DNA. It’s how we get our insights into the hands of subscribers with newfound ease and scale.

Customers worldwide depend on S&P Global’s data and insights. We’ve become the global standard in providing critical financial information to our customers.

New challenges to solve. New markets to navigate. New opportunities to capture. In a world that gets more complex by the hour, we will continue to provide the data, insights, technology, and innovation to help get our customers ahead.

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Healthcare benefits

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.

Sabbaticals

Team members are also eligible for sabbaticals, helping you tackle that bucket list or deal with life's unexpected challenges.

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