Asst Director - Senior Software Engineer - (NY or Remote)

Company: Moody's Investors Service
Location: New York
Posted on: November 23, 2021

Job Description:

Job DescriptionData Solutions is also the home of NewEdge, the premier collection of premium and web aggregated business news with more than 19,000 sources which are normalized and delivered within sub seconds of release. Our Software Engineers help drive our customer-intensive business by creating and managing expert software services to process real-time news feeds, many of which have sub-second requirements. You will be part of a highly motivated team responsible for handling millions of digital assets daily.We are looking for someone with deep Elastic Search experience who has architected and implemented solutions using microservices in Kubernetes for high availability and high throughput applications that require real-time response. You need to b e flexible and creative when it comes to choosing an appropriate tech stack. Learning a new programming language quickly to adapt to any situation should be viewed as exciting and no problem. You will be asked to train and mentor other developers. You will build solutions autonomously to solve complex problems without direct supervision that you would present to the team.Assistant Director - Sr Software Engineer is seen as an expert in several technologies within the software engineering field:Provide expert level advice on multiple technologies across projects.Provide advice on requirements using expert level of knowledge on the possible technology solutions.Author technical design documents for shared modulesJava development skills, high-performance computing and superb programming abilities are expected.Take ownership of Business Missions/Epics and stories; Implement and test features based on the requirements.Collaborate across functional and project teams to assist in fixing the most complex/difficult defects.Investigate and find the root cause for the most complex software problems reported by clients. Show expertise when communicating with clients via email and phone regarding these defects.Provide input to continuously improve our engineering practices.Play a primary role in training sessions and knowledge sharing across the teams.You need to ask the right questions, log what needs to be logged, run the right diagnostics, build the correct software employing the proper algorithms, and provide crystal-clear answers to questions about your code.You will need to set high-performance goals for yourself, assume responsibility and accountability, and self-impose standards of excellence in a structured environment with your manager. QualificationsMinimum Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related majors from top institutions, Master is a plus.Deep understanding of Object-Oriented design and programming.5+ years' professional software development experiences on multi-tiered enterprise applications.Known to be an expert in several technologies; sought out for advice in these areas.Clear understanding of Software Development Life CycleExpertise on agile process, including SCRUM; mentors others to improve development process more broadly.Quickly learns new technologies; is motivated to learn latest technologies and share this knowledge with others.Excellent verbal and written communication skillsWorks well in a fast-paced team environment; able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.Has expert analytical and problem-solving skills.Can communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.Consistently displays good presentation skills.Expert in Programming Languages: Java, SQL, NodeJS and othersComfortable with learning new languages and frameworks.Familar with Java APplication Frameworks: Spring, Struts, Hibernate....etc.Comfortable with Development tools: Visual Studio, Eclipse (CDT) and others.Expert in Development Platforms: LinuxExpertise in building large-scale high-volume APIs with RESTful endpoints. Experience with API gateways for maintainability and observability a big plus.Competent in Application Servers: Tomcat, ApacheCompetent in Service / Microservice -oriented architecture/web services (SOAP/REST) and CQRSFamiliar with SQL Databases: SQL (MySQL) and other NoSQL engines.Competent in Others: Jira, SVN, Git Moody's is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender, age, religion, national origin, citizen status, marital status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Moody's also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws. If you need to inquire about a reasonable accommodation, or need assistance with completing the application process, please email accommodations@moodys.com . This contact information is for accommodation requests only, and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications. For San Francisco positions, qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For New York City positions, qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment consistent with the requirements of the New York City Fair Chance Act. For all other applicants, qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment consistent with the requirements of applicable law. Click here to view our full EEO policy statement. Click here for more information on your EEO rights under the law. Click here to view our Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination statement. 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.

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