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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Onsite
Our teams combine strong product thinking, close cross-functional collaboration, and thoughtful application of AI to solve complex problems and deliver high-impact solutions.
Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid - 4 days in office)
The Role
In this role, you’ll split your time evenly between technical team leadership and individual contributor.
As the leader of a cross-functional squad, you’ll collaborate closely with stakeholders to drive timely delivery of projects. Your responsibilities will encompass end-to-end ownership of components, with a focus on maintaining quality, stability, and driving technical enhancements. You will form strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure alignment and success. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to learn and adapt to emerging technologies, as we strive to innovate and refine our business.
As an engineer, you’ll primarily work with modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks such as Vue3, Nuxt, and NestJS, while contributing to backend systems built with C#/.NET and SQL.
Job Responsibilities:
Lead technical discussions and contribute to architectural decisions for new features and services
Design, implement, and maintain scalable, reliable, secure, and high-quality software solutions
Mentor engineers to uphold code standards and to contribute to the team's technical growth
Continuously learn and adapt to new technologies and processes
Participate in the on-call rotation for production support every two months
AI-Driven Engineering
We are actively integrating AI across the software development lifecycle to improve speed, quality, and scalability. This includes:
AI-assisted development to accelerate implementation
Automated code reviews to improve consistency and maintainability
Intelligent issue triage and prioritization
Workflow automation to reduce manual overhead
Exploration of emerging capabilities such as autonomous agents, Model Context Protocol (MCP), and AI-generated testing
We’re looking for engineers who are excited to experiment with and apply these technologies in real-world scenarios.
Qualifications
5+ years of experience building production-grade applications
Strong proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript
Experience with modern frontend frameworks (e.g., Vue.js or React)
Solid understanding of browser technologies, HTML, and CSS
Experience building backend services using frameworks such as Nuxt or NestJS
Strong understanding of fundamental software concepts including Design Patterns, Object-Oriented Programming, HTTP(S), RESTful API, SSO, security, unit testing, and databases.
Possesses Agile and project management skills to contribute effectively to team workflows
Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
Experience using AI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude, CLI-based agents) to enhance development workflows
Why Join Us
Work on meaningful problems that directly impact investors’ financial futures
Collaborate in a highly cross-functional, product-driven environment
Gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge AI tools and workflows
Build modern, full-stack applications with real ownership and impact
$90,489.00-$132,711.00 CAD
Incentive Target Percentage
12.5% Annual
If you receive and accept an offer from us, we require that personal and any related investments be disclosed confidentiality to our Compliance team (days vary by region). These investments will be reviewed to ensure they meet Code of Ethics requirements. If any conflicts of interest are identified, then you will be required to liquidate those holdings immediately. In addition, dependent on your department and location of work certain employee accounts must be held with an approved broker (for example all, U.S. employee accounts). If this applies and your account(s) are not with an approved broker, you will be required to move your holdings to an approved broker.
Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to collaborate in-person each week as we've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis. In most of our locations, our hybrid work model is four days in-office each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you'll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.