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S&P Global

Software Engineering Lead

AI summary of the role

Lead software engineer role within S&P Dow Jones Indices' Fixed Income value stream, responsible for architecting and building high-performance calculation engines and analytics services for fixed income indices.

What you’ll do

  • Design and develop high-performance calculation engines and services for fixed income indices
  • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers and quantitative developers
  • Architect and oversee calculation engines and analytics services, balancing latency, throughput, cost, and accuracy
  • Implement end-to-end data lineage, reconciliation, anomaly detection, reproducibility, auditability, and version control

What you’ll bring

  • 10+ years of software development with Enterprise Java (Java 17/21 or equivalent JVM languages)
  • Deep hands-on proficiency with AWS for building scalable distributed systems
  • Hands-on experience building, deploying, and integrating AI/ML models or generative AI into enterprise platforms
  • Proven expertise in fixed income system design and analytics

Technologies

Java · Spring Boot · Spring Cloud · Kafka · AWS · PostgreSQL · MongoDB · Cassandra · Kubernetes · Docker

About S&P Global

Sells credit ratings, market indices (S&P 500, Dow Jones), and financial data/analytics to investors, issuers, banks, and corporates worldwide.

Public · 5000+ people

Source and classification

Internal deployment & tooling · Evidence for this classification:

About the Role: Grade Level (for internal use): 11 About the Role S&P Dow Jones Indices is seeking a highly experienced Lead Software Engineer to play a pivotal role in developing and maintaining our Fixed Income platforms. In this position, you will contribute to building scalable, reliable, and auditable solutions that support our index offerings. You will evaluate emerging technologies, lead system design efforts, and ensure the delivery of high-quality financial applications. This role involves hands-on development, team mentorship, and collaboration across cross-functional teams to drive innovation and operational excellence. The Team Our Fixed Income value stream focuses on delivering robust calculation engines essential for managing our fixed income indices. We operate with a product-first mindset, following Agile principles, and are committed to modernizing our technology
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About the Role: Grade Level (for internal use): 11 About the Role S&P Dow Jones Indices is seeking a highly experienced Lead Software Engineer to play a pivotal role in developing and maintaining our Fixed Income platforms. In this position, you will contribute to building scalable, reliable, and auditable solutions that support our index offerings. You will evaluate emerging technologies, lead system design efforts, and ensure the delivery of high-quality financial applications. This role involves hands-on development, team mentorship, and collaboration across cross-functional teams to drive innovation and operational excellence. The Team Our Fixed Income value stream focuses on delivering robust calculation engines essential for managing our fixed income indices. We operate with a product-first mindset, following Agile principles, and are committed to modernizing our technology stack to meet evolving industry standards. As a leader in this space, you will help shape the future of our index processing capabilities. Responsibilities Design and develop high-performance calculation engines and services for fixed income indices, processing large-scale financial data efficiently. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement scalable, reliable solutions supporting critical business operations and client needs. Drive technical excellence through code reviews, architec [... source excerpt omitted ...] each out for further information regarding our hiring practices or any questions you may have. Thank you for considering a career with us! What We're Looking For: Basic Required Qualifications: 10+ years of software development experience with Enterprise Java Development: Java 17/21 or equivalent JVM languages (such as Kotlin, Scala), including concurrency, JVM tuning, and memory management Enterprise Framework Experience: Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Security) or comparable enterprise frameworks such as Quarkus, Micronaut, or Jakarta EE Distributed Systems Architecture: Microservices design patterns, RESTful API development, and experience with message brok [... source excerpt omitted ...] res. Autonomy & Agility: Demonstrated ability to work independently, learn complex new systems rapidly, and successfully lead greenfield platform buildouts. Additional Preferred Qualifications: Experience in financial services, especially fixed income securities, indices, or calculation engines. Experience with Python or other scripting languages for data processing and automation. Knowledge of containerization technologies such as Docker, orchestration platforms like Kubernetes, or enterprise container platforms including OpenShift. Experience with CI/CD platforms and DevOps practices using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps. Familiarity with performance optimiza

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