Senior Software Engineer, Full-Stack - Ratings Technology

Senior Software Engineer, Full-Stack Applications
- Ratings Technology (Chicago)

Senior Software Engineer, Full-Stack Applications
- Ratings Technology

As one of the world’s top three credit ratings agencies, Fitch Ratings plays a critical role in global capital markets by providing credit analysis, ratings, research, and commentary to financial market participants. For over 100 years, Fitch Ratings has been creating value for global markets through its rigorous analysis and deep expertise, which have resulted in a variety of market leading tools, methodologies, indices, research, and analytical products.

Fitch Ratings is part of Fitch Group, a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries, which also includes Fitch Solutions. With dual headquarters in London and New York, Fitch Group is owned by Hearst.

Join our fast‑growing Toronto innovation hub, where you’ll help reinvent an industry using decades of deep proprietary data and a modern technology stack. Backed by strong enterprise support, you’ll build reliable, explainable intelligence at real scale within a collaborative, outcome-driven environment. If you’re looking for purposeful work, continuous learning, and a place where your impact and growth can accelerate, this is where you’ll thrive.

Fitch Ratings is seeking a Senior Software Engineer
to join our organization. This role is about leading the development of what comes next: intelligent applications, full-stack platforms that seamlessly integrate cutting‑edge AI capabilities, and user experiences that will fundamentally change how Ratings analysts work and how Fitch delivers insights to global financial markets.

We need
experienced full-stack engineers
who understand AI's potential and can
lead technical initiatives
—not AI specialists, but seasoned technologists who can
architect solutions
that capitalize on AI-driven development capabilities and intelligent automation. If you're energized by "let's architect this the right way and push what's possible" rather than "this is how we've always done it," this is a
high‑impact role
where you'll drive technical excellence and
mentor engineers in one of the most exciting areas of technology today.

What We Offer:

• Lead transformative full‑stack applications with AI at the core
  – Drive architecture and implementation of net‑new applications using Java/Springboot, Python, and REACT that integrate cutting‑edge generative AI capabilities; own technical decisions that enable elegant user experiences and bring intelligent automation to life
• Toronto as Fitch's AI innovation hub
  – Be part of our strategic investment in Toronto as a center of excellence for AI‑driven innovation; work in one of North America's most vibrant tech ecosystems alongside talented full‑stack engineers;
  establish yourself as a technical leader
  in this growing innovation center
• Strategic impact and high visibility
  –
  Own production applications
  that analysts and financial professionals use daily;
  drive systems that change
  how global financial markets operate; gain visibility through
  technical leadership
  and meaningful contributions
• Technical leadership and influence
  –
  Drive engineering best practices
  ,
  mentor team members
  , participate in architectural reviews, and grow toward principal/architect/leadership tracks; opportunity to establish yourself as a
  thought leader with influence across teams
• Innovation‑first culture with technical ownership
  –
  Drive experimentation
  with emerging technologies and
  shape technical direction
  ; work with talented engineers who celebrate curiosity, embrace experimentation, and value your
  technical perspective and experience
  ; environment where your
  leadership matters.

We'll Count on You To:

• Architect and lead full‑stack applications
  –
  Design…