Lead Software Engineer (Toronto)

Fitch Group is currently seeking a Lead Software Engineer - Associate Director based out of our Toronto office.

As a leading global financial information services provider Fitch Group delivers vital credit and risk insights robust data and dynamic tools to champion more efficient transparent financial markets. With over 100 years of experience and colleagues in over 30 countries Fitch Groups culture of credibility independence and transparency is embedded throughout its structure which includes Fitch Ratings one of the worlds top three credit ratings agencies and Fitch Solutions a leading provider of insights data and analytics. With dual headquarters in London and New York Fitch Group is owned by Hearst.

As a leading global financial information services provider Fitch Group delivers vital credit and risk insights robust data and dynamic tools to champion more efficient transparent financial markets. Withover 100 years of experience andcolleaguesin over 30 countries Fitch Groups culture of credibility independence and transparency is embedded throughout its structure which includes Fitch Ratings one of the worlds top three credit ratings agencies and Fitch Solutions a leading provider of insights data and analytics. With dual headquarters in London and New York Fitch Group is owned by Hearst.

FitchsTechnology &DataTeamis adynamic department where innovation meets team includes the Chief Data Office Chief Software Office Chief Technology Office Emerging Technology Shared Technology Services TechnologyRisk and the Executive Program Management Office (EPMO).Driven by our investment in cutting-edge technologies like AI and cloud solutions were home to a diverse range of roles and backgroundsunited by a shared passion for leveraging modern technology to drive projects that matter to our organization and are also proudto be recognized byBuiltInas aBest Place to Work in Technology3 yearsin a youre an experienced professional or just starting your career we offer an exciting and supportive environment where you can grow innovate and make a difference.

Want to learn more about a career in technology and data at Fitch

Visit: Youll Make an Impact:

• Build cross-platform web-based add-ins that run inside Microsoft Office applications.

• Design and develop secure performant data delivery tools integrated with multiple backend systems.

• Design and developapplications that enable internal and external client self-service analytical content creation.

• Implement BDD practices and frameworks to enhance test automation and acceptance criteria using cutting-edge AI techniques.

• Integratecode andtest case execution and reporting within the CI/CD pipeline to align with the DevOps strategy criteria requirements and user stories.

• Work with cross-functional teams including business analysts developers and users to build andexpose data and analytics services.

You May be a Good Fit if:

• 5 yearsof software development experiencewith proven expertise and TypeScript

• Strong knowledge of theExcel development ecosystem: COM Add-ins Excel formulas custom functions named functions and VBA

• Demonstrated ability to parse validate and generate Excel formula syntax programmatically

• Extensive experience designing and consumingREST APIsand microservices architectures

• Extensive experience with asynchronous pipeline architectures in Java

• Hands-on experience withAI/ML frameworks(LangChainLlamaIndexAutoGen or similar) and understanding of Agentic AI workflows

• Proven track record offine-tuningmodelswith structured code-based training data (formulas function calls structured outputs).

• Experience processing Excel files and VBA code as training inputs for machine learning models

• Strong data engineering skills: dataset construction data cleaning normalization and quality assurance

• Experience working withstructured financial dataand understanding of financial instruments (bonds derivatives etc.) is highly desirable

• Proficiency inautomated testing frameworks(Playwright Selenium Jest or similar)

• Solid understanding ofBDD/TDD methodologiesand acceptance test-driven development

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• Knowledge offinancial modelingand quantitative analysis

• Familiarity withPythonfor data science and ML model development

• Experience withCI/CD pipelinesand DevOps practices

• Experience configuringgithubworkflowsforCIandCD

• Exposure to Code quality metrics and shift-left principles

• Experience troubleshooting AWS hosted deployments

• Experience validating AI-generated outputs against business logic and AI guardrails.

• Exposure to the financial industry domain and data platforms

Why Choose Fitch:

• Hybrid Work Environment:2 days a week in office required.

• A Culture of Learning & Mobility:Dedicated trainings leadership development and mentorship programs designed to ensure that your time at Fitch will be a continuous learning opportunity

• Investing in Your Future:Retirement planning and tuition reimbursement programs that empower you to achieve your short and long-term goals

• Promoting Health & Wellbeing:Comprehensive healthcare offerings that enable physical mental financial social and occupational wellbeing

• Supportive Parenting Policies:Family-friendly policies including a generous global parental leave plan designed to help you balance career and family life effectively

• Inclusive Work Environment: A collaborative workplacewhere all voices are valued withEmployee Resource Groups that unite and empower our colleagues around the globe

• Dedication to Giving Back:Paid volunteer days matched funding for donations and ample opportunities to volunteer in your community

Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective timely independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitchs credibility and reputation our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts ofinterestor any appearance of a conflict of 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 is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluatequalified 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 TORONTO ROLES ONLY: Expected base pay rates for the role will be between CAD 120000 and CAD 155000 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 Fitchs total compensation package which depending on the position may also include commission earnings discretionary bonuses long-term incentives and other benefits sponsored by Fitch.

Required Experience:

IC

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1