Software Engineer - Financial Risk Analytics

You will join a collaborative, globally distributed engineering team that values technical rigour, pragmatic decision-making, and delivering measurable impact. The team is part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, which delivers information-centric capital markets and risk solutions for trading desks and their risk management partners.

Responsibilities and Impact

• Architect and own full-stack product features end-to-end , from design and implementation through automated testing and production support , maintaining accountability for quality, security, and performance at every stage.
• Build scalable, performant UIs using React and TypeScript, and deliver backend services and REST APIs in Node.js and Java, contributing to a platform that powers financial risk decisions for institutions worldwide.
• Design, develop, and optimise PostgreSQL schemas and SQL solutions to support complex, data-intensive financial requirements.
• Lead technical design reviews and architectural decisions, translating intricate financial-risk business requirements into well-structured, maintainable engineering plans , collaborating with product managers and risk specialists across functions.
• Drive engineering excellence by establishing and evolving practices in testing, code review, CI/CD, observability, and secure development; mentor engineers and shape platform-wide standards.
• Apply emerging technologies, including agentic AI and AI-enabled tooling, to improve engineering productivity through code generation, automated testing, documentation, and workflow automation.

What We're Looking For

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Production experience building and maintaining applications using React, TypeScript, and modern JavaScript (ES6+).
• Production experience with Node.js/Express or Java, with a demonstrated track record of delivering across multiple technology stacks.
• Production experience developing and consuming REST APIs.
• Demonstrated SQL proficiency and production experience with relational databases, including PostgreSQL.
• Production experience with automated testing frameworks such as Jest, Jasmine, or Playwright.
• Demonstrated experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git-based workflows, and Linux/Unix environments.
• Production experience working within Agile software development environments.
• Demonstrated track record of making and communicating sound technical decisions to both engineering and business stakeholders.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Professional experience with Java and Spring/Spring Boot, including cross-stack integration between JavaScript/TypeScript and Java services.
• Production experience with distributed systems, event-driven architectures, or data-intensive backend services.
• Domain experience in financial markets, trading, risk management, or regulatory technology; working knowledge of counterparty credit risk, xVA, or market risk.
• Experience with UI libraries such as Highcharts, DevExtreme, TanStack, or Tailwind; working knowledge of HTML5, web accessibility standards, and frontend performance optimisation.
• Hands-on experience with containerisation technologies such as Docker, CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, and AWS services such as CloudFront, S3, and Okta; production experience with container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.
• Demonstrated implementation of application security controls including authentication, authorisation, and data protection.
• Practical experience with generative AI, large language models (LLMs), AI-assisted development tools, or agentic frameworks.

Compensation / Benefits Information

• The anticipated base salary range of compensation for this position is $102,375 CAD to $152,375 CAD.
• Final base salary compensation for this role will be based on the individual's performance, geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses and certifications.
• This role is eligible for an annual incentive plan.
• Additional benefits include:

+ Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body. + Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on. + Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills. + Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs. + Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.