Associate Software Jobs in Chicago, IL (NOW HIRING)

• Architect and lead the development of scalable AI and cloud‑native Agentic solutions using OpenAI, Azure, and AWS to enhance financial data acquisition and automation capabilities.
• Design and implement AI‑powered transcription platforms, driving significant improvements in speed and efficiency.
• Design, code, debug, maintain, and upgrade high‑performance software systems, ensuring performance, reliability and maintainability.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple engineering teams, guiding day‑to‑day development activities and architectural decision‑making.
• Lead cross‑functional collaboration with Application Architects, Systems Engineers, DevOps/SRE, and business stakeholders to align technical solutions with business objectives.
• Advocate and enforce global best practices for product performance, reliability, scalability, security, and code reusability.
• Conduct architectural design and system planning, ensuring scalable solutions that meet technical excellence and financial sector business needs.
• Enforce coding standards and software engineering best practices across development teams.
• Lead DevOps efforts with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS Fargate; implemented CI/CD pipelines with SonarQube and automated infrastructure deployments.
• Make strategic infrastructure decisions, monitor operational costs, and implement optimizations to reduce spend and improve system efficiency.
• Facilitate team meetings to foster innovation and technical rigor.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related field, or a Master’s degree with equivalent experience.
• 8 years of software engineering experience in a Lead, Principal, Senior, Associate Software Engineer, Developer, or related role (6 years with a Master’s degree).
• 5 years of experience designing scalable AI and cloud‑native solutions using AWS, Azure, OpenAI or similar cloud platforms.
• 5 years of experience developing commercial‑quality software products focused on distributed and real‑time systems.
• 5 years of experience with Python and Java, and performance, reliability, scalability, security, and reusability tactics.
• 5 years of experience defining, refining, and maintaining application architectures for sophisticated end‑user products.
• 5 years of troubleshooting and debugging skills.
• 3 years of mentoring and leading engineering teams.
• 3 years of experience in machine learning, including model development and deployment in production environments.
• 3 years of experience building and delivering proof‑of‑concepts (POCs) to validate technical solutions.
• 3 years of experience with AWS cloud platforms and SaaS architectures.
• 3 years of experience in DevOps, implementing CI/CD pipelines, containerizing with Docker, and orchestrating with Kubernetes/AWS Fargate.
• 3 years in agile development practices (scrum and scaled agile).
• Unrestricted right to work in the U.S.

Remote work requests will be considered in accordance with the company’s remote work policy.

$117,957 – $123,010 per year.

• Financial Health: 100% 401(k) match up to 6% of salary.
• Stock ownership potential.
• Company‑provided life insurance—1× salary + commission.
• Physical Health: comprehensive medical/dental/vision benefits, potential premium discounts and company‑provided HSA contributions (up to$500‑$2,000 annually).
• Wellness incentives: up to$300‑$600 annually.
• Long‑term and short‑term disability insurance.
• Emotional Health support.
• Trust‑Based Time Off: 6‑week paid sabbatical program.
• Paid family caregiving leave.
• Competitive 8‑24week paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance.
• Leadership coaching and formal mentorship opportunities.
• Annual flex stipend—$1,000 to cover education and well‑being expenses.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Social health – charitable matching gifts program.
• Dollars for Doers volunteer program and paid volunteering days (15+).
• Employee resource and affinity groups.

Morningstar’s hybrid work environment encourages collaboration in person each week; the typical hybrid model includes four in‑office days per week, with additional flexibility as needed.

Morningstar is an equal‑opportunity employer and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We participate in the E‑Verify program and comply with all applicable EEO laws.