About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

03

What You’ll Do

• Build High-Quality Backend Systems: Design, develop, test, and maintain backend services and APIs that power Kensho’s AI applications, ensuring they are reliable, secure, and performant.

• Develop Retrieval and Orchestration Services: Create APIs and services that orchestrate data retrieval workflows, integrate with ML systems, and support grounded, verifiable outputs for GenAI (LLM based) applications.

• Optimize Backend Performance: Identify and resolve latency, throughput, and scalability issues across distributed systems to ensure smooth operation under high-load and real-time retrieval scenarios.

• Ensure Robust Architecture: Contribute to architectural decisions, implement clean service boundaries, and build backend foundations that support both our GenAI platform and established ML toolkits like Link and NERD.

• Maintain Operational Excellence: Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and instrumentation to ensure system health, observability, and rapid issue detection.

• Strengthen Security and Privacy: Apply best practices for API security, authentication, authorization, and data privacy in compliance with Kensho and S&P Global standards.

• Improve System Reliability: Identify technical debt, propose practical improvements, and enhance code quality, maintainability, and fault tolerance across the stack

• Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with Product, Machine Learning, Infrastructure, and Design teams to align backend capabilities with user needs and product direction.

• Contribute to User Experience: Build backend components that enable smooth, intuitive, and reliable user experiences in customer-facing applications.

• Prototype and Experiment: Validate new ideas through prototypes, instrumentation, and data-driven experimentation to support innovation and rapid iteration.

Technology You'll Encounter:

• Python, Flask, FastAPI, Django REST Framework

• PostgreSQL, Celery, RabbitMQ, Redis, Kafka, OpenSearch

• AWS, Docker & other orchestration tools, Sentry, Prometheus

• Git, Jenkins, Github Actions, Jsonnet

• Terraform, Grafana

What’s In It For You?

Our Mission:

Advancing Essential Intelligence.

Our People:

We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:
Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits:

We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.

Our 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.

• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:

At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.

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