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Full-Time Job
Lead Software Engineer (Fullstack)
Morningstar
About the role
Role: As a Lead, you will use your vast experience in full stack software development to implement complex solutions, improve existing features and code maintainability, and deliver digital products needed to access most of our core research and data products. You will be working together with a team of talented and results oriented individuals and take part in the constant development and improvement of our digital products. You will be responsible for managing the implementation, delivery, and improvement of our digital product, while increasing the teams skills and performance.
Job Responsibilities
- Lead a team of developers who work with various technologies across our software environment (.Net, AWS, EKS, Github Copilot).
- Collaborate with product management team to establish product related tasks and schedules.
- Collaborate with Software Architects, Product Managers, and Head of Software Development Team to make technical stack and architecture decisions.
- Act as the business expert on technical and functional components.
- Develop solutions using the best technology available for each scenario.
- Review code and give feedback to help development sub-team grow and embrace efficient and sustainable development practice.
- Ensure the development team adheres to established coding standards and embraces efficient and robust engineering practices.
- Ensure the solution is implemented, involving other development teams as needed, focusing on coordinating their activities.
- Using Agile methodology, lead the development through various stages of App lifecycle.
- Build/maintain the relationship with other software development teams, act as a point of contact and continuously assess the interdependencies, communicate changes and plans across the organization.
- Work within an Agile software development framework setting including developers, and QA to release functionality on a regular basis.
- Ensure the development team adheres to established coding standards and embraces efficient and robust engineering practices Partner with Software Architects, Product Management team to contribute to the technical direction of the product team; Assist Director of Tech in employee performance evaluation and coaching.
- Assist Director of Tech in designing and implementing new evaluation metrics and participate in goal setting.
- Evaluate and improve the technical skills of software developers.
- Contribute and develop solutions based on requirements using the best technology available for each scenario and in the estimated timeframe.
- Implement unit and integration tests.
- Qualifications 7+ years work experience, 6 years relevant experience developing solutions and managing development teams. 4+ yearsβ of experience with: .NET, database domain models, n-layered design, OOP; experience with ASP.NET Core 3.1, .NET Core 3.1. 2+ yearsβ of experience with Angular 2+ and TypeScript.
- Experience with IdentityServer4, Microservices, Docker, Serilog.
- Preferable experience with Node Package Manager, Nuget, Xunit, MOQ.
- Good business acumen and business process knowledge.
- Good project management and communication skills (SCRUM experience is a plus).
- Strong data related skills (relational data sets, queries).
- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
- Good time management and customer relationship skills.
- Solid understanding of software development life cycle.
- Proven ability to appreciate and understand technical environments in a business context.
- Experience in working with complex interdependent processes and departments.
- Strong collaboration, time-management, and prioritization skills are critical to the success of this role.
- Self-motivated, excellent work ethic, strong interpersonal and English communication skills, ability to work in a team environment.
- Experience supporting and maintaining live software applications that supports a global user base as well as working experience debugging unfamiliar code Experience with Agile methodology and tools like Jira would be a plus.
- Working experience with Git, CI/CD and AWS Cloud services Experience working with large datasets and various relational DBMS platforms (PostgreSQL, MS SQL β SQL / PL-SQL) and ETL tools.
- Leverage AI-powered software engineering tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Amazon Q) to accelerate code development, testing, debugging, documentation, and code reviews while maintaining high standards of quality and security.
- Drive adoption of AI-assisted development practices across the SDLC, establishing best practices, governance, and measurable productivity improvements for engineering teams.
- Morningstar is an equal opportunity employer.
Eligibility & process
Who can apply
Open to eligible candidates
Skills & stack
Selection process
Details are shared by the recruiter after shortlisting.
Prep kit
20 resourcesStudy material 4
Aptitude Practice Questions & Mock Tests
Curated logical, quantitative, and verbal reasoning problems for the initial online screening round.
Company-Specific Interview Preparation Corner
Detailed interview experiences, exam formats, and previous test questions for Morningstar and tech roles.
Technical Placement Question Bank
High-yield coding cheat sheets, core CS fundamentals (OOP, DBMS, OS, Networks), and rapid revision guides.
Algorithm, DSA & Live Code Debugger Practice
Hands-on problem sets to improve coding speed and step-by-step memory debugging.
Company-specific guides 4
APTITUDE & LOGIC
Aptitude Practice Questions & Online Mock Tests
Curated logical, quantitative, and verbal reasoning problems to sharpen reasoning skills required for the initial screening test.
COMPANY GUIDE
Morningstar Interview Preparation Corner
Comprehensive guide covering typical interview formats, common questions, and preparation tips for Morningstar and off-campus tech roles.
MOCK TESTS & PAPERS
Comprehensive Interview Prep Resources & Syllabus
Collection of previous year questions, company-specific test patterns, and interview experiences for technical and HR rounds.
CODING PRACTICE
Algorithm and Data Structure Problem Set
Practice problems to improve coding proficiency and algorithm problem-solving speed for technical rounds.
Likely coding questions 4
Round-wise strategy 4
Round 1: Online Assessment (OA)
Aptitude, Quantitative Logic & 2 Coding Problems
Focus on accuracy and speed. Practice arrays, strings, and standard arithmetic puzzles.
Round 2: Technical Interview 1
Core Tech Stack (React, Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, REST APIs, SQL, Docker, Git) & Live Code Tracing
Explain your thought process aloud. Analyze time & space complexities before coding.
Round 3: System Design & Problem Solving
Database Schemas, APIs & Architecture Basics
Clarify edge cases, diagram schemas cleanly, and discuss scalability trade-offs.
Round 4: HR & Cultural Fit Discussion
Morningstar Core Values, Learning Agility & Offer Terms
Demonstrate passion, strong communication, and readiness for full-time collaboration.
Technical questions 5
What is the difference between WHERE and HAVING clauses in SQL? Answer
Model answer: WHERE filters rows before any groupings are applied, while HAVING filters aggregated groups after GROUP BY has executed.
Explain SQL Window functions: ROW_NUMBER(), RANK(), and DENSE_RANK(). Answer
Model answer: ROW_NUMBER() assigns unique sequential integers. RANK() assigns identical ranks to ties and skips ranks. DENSE_RANK() assigns identical ranks to ties without skipping rank numbers.
How do you handle NULL and missing values during data cleaning in Python/Pandas? Answer
Model answer: Use .isna().sum() to identify missing values. Impute with mean/median using .fillna() or remove with .dropna(subset=[...]) depending on variance impact.
What is the difference between Star Schema and Snowflake Schema in Data Warehousing? Answer
Model answer: Star Schema has denormalized dimension tables directly connected to the central Fact table. Snowflake Schema normalizes dimension tables into sub-dimensions to minimize redundancy.
How do you calculate MoM (Month-over-Month) growth in SQL? Answer
Model answer: Use LAG(revenue, 1) OVER (ORDER BY month) to fetch the previous month's revenue and compute (revenue - prev_revenue) / prev_revenue * 100.
Behavioural & HR questions 3
Why do you want to join Morningstar as a Lead Software Engineer (Fullstack)?
Highlight Morningstar's market reputation, recent tech innovations, and how your skills in React directly solve their team's objectives.
Highlight Morningstar's market reputation, recent tech innovations, and how your skills in React directly solve their team's objectives.
Describe a challenging bug or academic project roadblock and how you resolved it.
Use the STAR method: Situation (project context), Task (what needed solving), Action (specific tools/logic applied), Result (quantifiable positive outcome).
Use the STAR method: Situation (project context), Task (what needed solving), Action (specific tools/logic applied), Result (quantifiable positive outcome).
How do you handle strict deadlines or sudden scope changes?
Explain your prioritization strategy, proactive communication with mentors/peers, and agile mindset.
Explain your prioritization strategy, proactive communication with mentors/peers, and agile mindset.
Competitive Package
Mumbai, India
Open to eligible candidates
