Morningstar Wealth is seeking a Lead Software Engineer with strong backend expertise to lead the development and modernization of our model creation and data delivery systems. This role is central to advancing how Wealth builds, manages, and delivers data pipelines and services that power our products and client experiences. The ideal candidate has deep technical expertise in backend system design, large-scale data delivery, and cloud-based development, with the ability to guide teams in building robust, scalable, and high-performance solutions. While primarily backend-focused, familiarity with front-end frameworks (Vue.js) is a strong plus. AI/ML experience is not required, but exposure or interest in these technologies is welcomed. To foster continuous collaboration, we follow a hybrid policy in which you will work onsite a minimum of 4 days per week in our Chicago offic e.