Who is Markit Digital

We design, develop, and host data rich, full featured, and high traffic web and mobile applications for financial institutions, brokerages, and media clients from all over the world. We leverage a combination of our mature .NET stack along with the latest and greatest the industry has to offer to deliver some of the fastest and most utilized applications in the financial industry.  We work closely in teams to promote an inclusive environment with tons of idea sharing.   

Why Us? 

• We’re always up to date on the latest technologies: MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Hadoop, Casandra, gRPC, C++17
• We do things the best way possible
• We work with the biggest names in financial data
• We’re located in beautiful Boulder
• We have a challenge for you!

 
What you’ll do?

• Evaluate new technologies to see if we have a place for them
• Create new POCs while working closely with our smartest and brightest
• Help create best practice dogma that moves us to a more robust, performant and testable environment
• Work between different departments to create and evangelize new features and products

 
Who you are?

• You understand the complexity of a microservice environment with over 200 apps
• You care about maintainability of a system
• You can draw a diagram and explain to someone off the street how data flows through a complex system
• You have been coding for 7+ years and aren’t afraid of a new language
• You can add features while removing tech debt

Specific Job Requirements

• Perform Code Reviews across multiple languages development languages, including C#, C++, Java, and scripting languages.
• Review and enforce software development standards, architecture requirements, security and risk compliance concerns throughout the software lifecycle. 
• As part of code reviews and solution design, the candidate must be able to provide tactical direction and solutions that lead to longer term strategic goals.  
• Participate in solution evaluations, proof of concepts, and estimate project costs.
• Troubleshooting and resolving root cause issues in our internal and cloud environments.
• Support business and sales team as needed through all stages of a sales, design, and project execution.

Personal Qualities

• Enthusiasm for new technologies and their potential to make an impact.
• a willingness to “jump right in” with an emphasis on producing results.
• Highly collaborative – an affinity for solving complex problems through dialog with team members.
• Curiosity – always seeking the “why’s” and “how’s” in the interest of continuous learning and the mastery of a craft.
• Innovation – the courage to challenge prevailing assumptions and suggest better ways of doing things to achieve business value.
• Comfortable with ambiguity – can begin to explore and solve complex problems even when the problem and solution are not always well defined.

Education/Experience Requirements

• IT Degree or relevant professional experience

It is the policy of IHS Markit to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, IHS Markit will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. We maintain a drug-free workplace. For candidates in the US, we are a participant in E-Verify (see link below).