Sr. Software Development Engineer, Platform Engineering

Sr. Software Development Engineer, Platform Engineering

Seattle, Washington, United States

At Pitch Book, a Morningstar company, we are always looking forward. We continue to innovate, evolve, and invest in ourselves to bring out the best in everyone. We’re deeply collaborative and thrive on the excitement, energy, and fun that reverberates throughout the company.

Our extensive learning programs and mentorship opportunities help us create a culture of curiosity that pushes us to always find new solutions and better ways of doing things. The combination of a rapidly evolving industry and our high ambitions means there’s going to be some ambiguity along the way, but we excel when we challenge ourselves. We’re willing to take risks, fail fast, and do it all over again in the pursuit of excellence.

If you have a good attitude and are willing to roll up your sleeves to get things done, Pitch Book is the place for you.

About the Role:

As a member of the Product and Engineering team at Pitch Book, you will be part of a team of big thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers who strive to deepen the positive impact we have on our customers and our company every day. We value curiosity and the drive to find better ways of doing things. We thrive on customer empathy, which remains our focus when creating excellent customer experiences through product innovation.

We know that greatness is achieved through collaboration and diverse points of view, so we work closely with partners around the globe. As a team, we assume positive intent in each other’s words and actions, value constructive discussions, and foster a respectful working environment built on integrity, growth, and business value. We invest heavily in our people, who are eager to learn and constantly improve.

Join our team and grow with us!

As a Senior Software Development Engineer within the Product organization, you will be responsible for delivering the next suite of tools and services that empower the Pitch Book platform SDEs. You will be essential in helping to build exceptional solutions relied upon and used by more than a hundred Pitch Book SDEs every day.

The team will rely on your complete knowledge and full understanding of the team’s business domain to help shape principles and practices. With your strong analytical skills, you’ll be able to break down abstract and complex problems into smaller problems. You will be expected to devise solutions based on limited information and precedent to find creative ways to tackle challenges. It is essential that you will be able to interpret, assess and resolve a wide range of issues and be able to select the right course of action.

You will collaborate with external and internal stakeholders of different roles and backgrounds, who may have varying degrees of understanding of the domain. You may need to adapt your style of communication based on the audience you are interacting with and will be relied on to influence decisions to build optimal solutions to complex challenges. Additionally, as an experienced member of the team, you will have the opportunity to provide technical guidance to less experienced peers.

You will be a key contributor to the AI enabled product delivery experience at Pitch Book, building the platform features, integrations, and golden paths that bring AI into how everyone in the product delivery lifecycle does their job, including engineers, product managers, designers, etc.

Lastly, you exhibit a growth mindset, willing to solicit feedback, engage others with empathy and help create a culture of belonging, teamwork, and purpose. If you love building customer-centric solutions, strive for excellence every day, are adaptable and focused and believe work should be fun, come join us!

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Job Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain components of Pitch Book’s backend services. Hands‑on development will be an integral part of the responsibilities
• Implement well‑designed, testable and efficient code that meets product requirements, coding standards, performance, scalability, reliability, and the organization’s goals and principles
• Collaborate with other engineers, product managers and…