Software Engineer

Fitch Group is currently seeking a Software Engineer 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.

Fitchs Technology & Data Team is a dynamic department where innovation meets impact. Our team includes the Chief Data Office Chief Software Office Chief Technology Office Emerging Technology Shared Technology Services Technology Risk 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 backgrounds united by a shared passion for leveraging modern technology to drive projects that matter to our organization and clients. We are also proud to be recognized by Built In as a Best Place to Work in Technology 3 years in a row. Whether 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.

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How Youll Make an Impact:

• Demonstrate proficiency in full-stack technologies for enterprise-scale applications.
• Work as part of an agile team in design development debugging and deployment efforts while addressing security cross-browser and cross-platform expectations and concerns.
• Understand the importance of design best practices provide effective translation to code artifacts and implement appropriate integration approach for API/data layer.
• Partner with Product Owners and stakeholders to understand business needs define and develop applications/ architecture design review implement and optimize Engineering processes.
• Build data expertise and a deep understanding of business domain knowledge and own data quality for allocated areas of ownership.
• Maintain and enhance microservices based components for the application suite.
• Recommend create and maintain development best practices and guidelines to be used across various applications.
• Write automated unit integration performance and visual regression test cases.
• Integrate test case execution with the CI/CD pipeline to better align with the DevSecOps strategy.
• Promote implement and evolve development best practices especially on commits versioning and dependency management.

You May be a Good Fit if:

• 1-3 years of experiencedeveloping distributed applications with moderate-to-high complexity
• Proficiency inJava and Spring Bootfor backend development
• Strong hands-on experience with OAuth 2.0 and OIDC(OpenID Connect) implementations this is a core focus area
• Practical experience withSAML/SSO implementationsandRole-Based Access Control (RBAC)in enterprise systems
• AdvancedAPI design and security testingskills including OAuth flow testing
• Experience withJavaScript/TypeScript and Reactfor frontend development
• Working knowledge ofAI/ML frameworks(LangChain LlamaIndex AutoGen) and understanding of how Agentic AI enhances development workflows
• Experience withAI-assisted development tools(GitHub Copilot Microsoft Copilot) and their practical application in daily coding
• Working knowledge ofrelational databases(Oracle/PostgreSQL) andNoSQL databases(MongoDB/DynamoDB) from both storage and compute perspectives
• Familiarity withRESTful API developmentand testing tools like Postman
• Experience withversion control(Git/GitHub) and basic CI/CD concepts
• Ability to work inAgile/DevSecOps environmentswith emphasis on security automation and quality

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• Working knowledge ofSpring Securityframework and custom authentication/authorization configurations
• Experience withKubernetes/EKSfor container orchestration and production deployments
• Proficiency withAWS CLI and AWS services(IAM EKS Lambda API Gateway etc.)
• Hands-on experience withGitHub Actions/Workflows and ArgoCDfor implementing GitOps practices and automated deployment pipelines
• Interest in exploringAI integration patterns prompt engineering and emerging frameworks like Model Context Protocol (MCP)
• Experience withmicroservices architectureand distributed system design patterns
• Exposure tomonitoring logging and observabilitytools in production environments

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 of interest 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 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 TORONTO ROLES ONLY:Expected base pay rates for the role will be between 80000 CAD and 120000 CAD 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:

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