Software Engineer, Full Stack

Fitch Group is currently seeking a Software Engineer, Full Stack based out of our New York office.

Fitch Group Technology has a number of agile teams that deliver world-class innovative solutions to Fitch Group internal and external customers. This position will be within one of our agile teams delivering software products for our BMI business.

What We Offer:

In this position, you will have the opportunity to be a part of an exceptionally talented, bright and driven team, and apply your skills in novel ways. And you will have fun doing it! Our technology stack is modern - cloud based, containerized, serverless and microservices oriented. You will play a key role in implementing tools and processes that aim to improve the quality of our end-to-end code while creating a more efficient and sustainable workflow for our customers. You will work in a hybrid (in-office / Work from Home) arrangement, in a collaborative and supportive work environment where your ideas and contributions are valued with a focus on achievable improvements that get used every day.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Ship features faster by taking ownership of well-scoped tickets, freeing senior engineers to focus on complex architectural work
• Improve code quality by adding test coverage to under-tested areas of the codebase and catching regressions early
• Strengthen the team by bringing fresh perspectives, asking the questions that reveal hidden assumptions, and documenting tribal knowledge as you learn it
• Reduce on-call burden by helping triage bugs, writing better error logging, and tackling small fixes that have been on the backlog
• Grow into a trusted contributor whose code can be merged with confidence, expanding the team's overall capacity within your first year.
• Work as a part of an agile team in design, development and deployment of enterprise-scale web applications.
• Develop Java micro-services to support the frontend.

What You Need to Have:

• 1+ years of professional Java experience (internships, or strong personal projects count)
• Familiarity with Spring or Spring Boot, REST APIs, and SQL databases
• Working knowledge of Git and collaborative development workflows
• Exposure to Python, Langchain, MCP
• Exposure to AWS, Docker, or Kubernetes/ECS
• Experience with testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito)
• 1-year hands-on experience with AWS data services (Lambda, S3, Opensearch)
• 1-year hands on experience with Reactjs/Nextjs
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent practical experience

Why Fitch?

At Fitch Group, the combined power of our global perspectives is what differentiates us. Our global network of colleagues comes together to accomplish things greater than they ever could alone.

Every team member is essential to our business and each perspective is critical to our success. We embrace a diverse culture that encourages a free exchange of ideas, guaranteeing your voice will be heard and your work will have an impact, regardless of seniority.

We are building incredible things at Fitch and we invite you to join us on our journey.

Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Wholly owned by the Hearst Corporation, we are comprised of three main businesses: Fitch Ratings | Fitch Solutions | Fitch Learning.

For more information please visit our websites:  

www.fitchratings.com | www.fitchsolutions.com | www.fitchlearning.com

Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch’s credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interests or any appearance of a conflict of interest. Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you, or your immediate family, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.

Fitch Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

FOR NEW YORK ROLES ONLY: Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $88,000 and $105,000 per year. Actual salaries will be determined on an individualized basis and may vary based on factors including but not limited to education, training, experience, past performance, and other job-related factors.  Base pay is one part of Fitch’s total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, long-term incentives, and other benefits sponsored by Fitch. 

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