Director - Software Engineering

The Moody’s Analytics Customer Experience & Innovation team is looking for a Director - Software Engineering to join our newly formed group. We lead innovation and help map the future for the organization, ensuring the creation of highly desirable high-impact products and solutions.

You will be responsible for helping to craft innovative products by working with highly skilled technologists. You will help build an agile approach to solution development to deliver scalable material products, and also undertake research and experimentation in new technologies to ensure we stay at the forefront of technology.

• Lead a team of software engineers responsible for the design, coding, and integration of new and innovative products
• Build an engineering culture that is highly collaborative working with cross-functional teams
• Passionate about exploring new technologies and helping the broader organization understand how they could apply to our business
• Work with other Directors to continuously improve engineering and product development for the broader team
• Work closely with HR on talent acquisition and talent management ; provide job descriptions, perform interviews, develop on-boarding plans, develop succession plans, etc
• Grow and shape your team by hiring and developing plans for their careers, setting both long- and short-term goals
• Communicate the vision from senior management and set and communicate business objectives for your team that align with this vision.
• Think strategically and align your team with the overall vision of the business.

What you bring!

• History of reliably shipping and scaling high-quality products where you set the technical vision and direction
• Hands-on experience with professional software engineering best practices for the full SDLC, including coding standards, code reviews, build processes, testing, and operations
• Proven track record of leading and running highly productive cross-functional engineering teams
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with other functional areas at all levels of the organization
• Can communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience leading teams with both micro-service and monolithically applications
• Experience with AWS / Google Cloud platforms. Building and managing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps standard methodologies
• Deep understandings of Object-Oriented designing and programming
• Confirmed ability to lead a large, and/or distributed team that includes other managers
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, consistently displays excellent presentation skills

Some combination of the following at senior level engineer:

• Experience coding using general purpose languages such as Python, GO, Java
• Experience building applications using frameworks such as NodeJS, React, Next or similar
• Experience working with data structures and building microservices and APIs (GraphQL / RESTful)
• Experience of designing and building serverless applications
• Experience building for and developing on both mobile and web platforms

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Moody’s Analytics Customer Experience & Innovation team

Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Moody's (NYSE: MCO) is a global integrated risk assessment firm that empowers organizations to make better decisions. Our data, analytical solutions and insights help decision-makers identify opportunities and manage the risks of doing business with others. We believe that greater transparency, more informed decisions, and fair access to information open the door to shared progress. With over 11,000 employees in more than 40 countries, Moody's combines international presence with local expertise and over a century of experience in financial markets. Learn more at moodys.com.

At Moody’s, we’re taking action. We’re hiring diverse talent and providing underrepresented groups with equitable opportunities in their careers. We’re educating, empowering and elevating our people, and creating a workplace where each person can be their true selves, reach their full potential and thrive on every level. Learn more about our DE&I initiatives, employee development programs and view our annual DE&I Report at moodys.com/diversity

Moody’s Analytics provides financial intelligence and analytical tools supporting our clients’ growth, efficiency and risk management objectives. The combination of our unparalleled expertise in risk, expansive information resources, and innovative application of technology, helps today’s business leaders confidently navigate an evolving marketplace.

For Colorado-based roles only: the anticipated base salary range for this position is $ 131500 to $ 190600, depending on factors such as experience, education, level, skills, and location. This range is based on a full-time position. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for annual performance incentive compensation. Moody’s also offers a competitive benefits package, including not but limited to medical, dental, vision, parental leave, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, life, disability, and accident insurance, a discounted employee stock purchase plan, and tuition reimbursement.