Manager-Software Engineering

At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today’s risks into tomorrow’s opportunities. We do this by striving to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they are—with the freedom to exchange ideas, think innovatively, and listen to each other and customers in meaningful ways. Moody’s is transforming how the world sees risk. As a global leader in ratings and integrated risk assessment, we’re advancing AI to move from insight to action—enabling intelligence that not only understands complexity but responds to it. We decode risk to unlock opportunity, helping our clients navigate uncertainty with clarity, speed, and confidence.

If you are excited about this opportunity but do not meet every single requirement, please apply! You still may be a great fit for this role or other open roles. We are seeking candidates who model our values: invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity. 

Skills and Competencies

• 7+ years of hands-on experience developing, deploying, and operating cloud-based applications in production environments (preferably AWS)
• Proven experience leading small software engineering teams, providing technical guidance, and owning end-to-end delivery of user-facing applications
• Strong expertise in Angular, with a focus on building scalable, reusable, and maintainable user interfaces
• Mandatory hands-on experience with Node.js and TypeScript in production environments
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs and asynchronous communication patterns, including integration with AI inference and back-end services
• Solid understanding of security, authentication, and data privacy considerations in cloud-based applications (preferably AWS)
• Experience with other front-end frameworks and libraries such as React (preferred)
• Experience with NestJS for building structured, scalable, and maintainable back-end services (preferred)
• Working knowledge of back-end technologies and databases, supporting end-to-end full-stack development (preferred)
• Excellent problem-solving abilities with strong attention to code quality, maintainability, and system robustness
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional and global teams
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, iterative environment and adapt to evolving product and technical requirements
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies, including iterative delivery, continuous improvement, and team collaboration

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a small team of software engineers building user‑facing applications for AI‑powered tools, fostering collaboration, technical excellence, and innovation
• Design, develop, and maintain high‑quality Angular components that deliver intuitive and reliable user experiences
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
• Build and integrate front‑end and back‑end application layers that consume AI inference APIs and asynchronous processing services
• Ensure application performance, reliability, and responsiveness, with particular focus on latency, error handling, and usability
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, integration issues, and bugs
• Help maintain high standards of code quality, structure, testing, and automation to support scalable and maintainable applications

About the team

Moody’s Ratings’ AI Analytics group develops advanced machine learning (ML) and generative AI solutions for high-profile data science initiatives. The successful candidate will contribute to building high‑quality front‑end and back‑end systems for strategic AI initiatives. The successful candidate will strive to meet Moody’s values: openness, diversity, inclusivity, respect, and a willingness to learn.

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.

Candidates for Moody's Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody’s Policy for Securities Trading and the requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary.

For more information on the Securities Trading Program, please refer to the STP Quick Reference guide on ComplianceNet

Please note: STP categories are assigned by the hiring teams and are subject to change over the course of an employee’s tenure with Moody’s.