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The Company
At the heart of S&P Global , we are an information company . With expertise across the world’s largest industries we leverage technology and data science to provide the data , insights and software to help our customers make better informed decisions , driving growth , performance and efficiency .

Personal competencies

Personal impact

  • Must work effectively with a diverse team spread across globe
  • Strong analytical, investigative and problem solving skills
  • Proactive, organised and able to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Self-motivated and enthusiastic
  • Open minded, flexible and willing to adapt to changing situations
  • Delivery focused
  • Job Specifications – Software Engineer – Java
    As a Software Engineer, you will create and maintain high-quality cloud-based applications to help S&P Global’s Private Equity business grow. You will be working with a team of experienced application/web developers (in multiple global locations), business analysts and business stakeholders.
    Day to day, you will contribute to current and future development efforts towards various different modules of S&P Global Private Equity solutions. You will have access to market-leading tools and services, and be part of a wider group that values technical excellence.

    Duties & accountabilities
    Candidate needs to:

  • Work closely with the development team and highlight issues and risks proactively.
  • Be delivery focused. Participate in agile product development through all SDLC phases.
  • Analyse business requirements, design, implement and test features. Understand non-functional requirements like performance, scalability etc. aspect of the application.
  • Be an active player in system architecture and design discussions. Have a passion for technology and offer new ideas and approaches. Recommend product, process, and tooling improvements.
  • Build high-quality, reusable code and libraries for future use in a timely and efficient manner.
  • Embrace quality standards including: code conventions, code reviews, unit testing, static analysis and revision control. Coordinate with QA/QC staff for product functional and system testing.
  • Maintain and support all areas of the application.
  • Work in an individual capacity as well as in teams across geographies.
  • Work under the general supervision of the Development Manager and take direction from other Team Leads within the organization where required.
  • Business competencies

    Education and experience
    3+ years strong technical and platform knowledge, including some or all of:

    Required

  • Java
  • Thorough understanding of agile software development methodology and industry best practices.
  • Thorough understanding of fundamental software engineering and computer science principles: object-oriented design, functional programming, structured design, databases, algorithms, data structures, usability, refactoring, debugging, and configuration management.
  • Excellent design and problem solving skills and disciplined, engineering oriented mind set.
  • Minimum 3 years of experience developing commercial web applications or services used by external customers.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presentation skills.
  • Desirable

  • AWS Lambda and Serverless Architecture
  • SQL
  • AWS managed services, Linux, Docker
  • Scala (or other functional programming experience)
  • Angular 9+
  • JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Spring
  • Other JVM languages
  • Experience with Continuous Integration and build systems
  • Git + Gitlab
  • Good degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Numerate field
  • Some experience with configuration languages (CloudFormation, Terraform, etc.)
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    Equal Opportunity Employer:

    S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.

    If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.

    US Candidates Only:
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    Job ID R28097