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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.

• Required: 3+ years of professional programming experience with a proven track record of on-time delivery.

• Required: Production programming experience object-oriented languages such as Java, C#, or software development with any strongly typed language.

• Required: Experience with relational data storage such as PostgreSQL and SQL Server.

• Required: Working experience with Microservice Architectures.

• Required: Working experience with cloud platforms (public or private) such as Azure, Google Cloud, AWS.

• Required: Demonstrable skills in analytic computing and algorithms.

• Required: Demonstrable understanding of advanced programming concepts such as multi-threading, memory management, and query processing.

• Required: Passion for finding and solving problems.

• Required: Proven ability to convey complex ideas to others in a concise and clear manner.
• Required: Excellent verbal and written communications skills (to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels).
• Preferred: Familiarity with OAuth2.0, SAML 2.0, SCIM, IDP’s such as AWS Cognito, Okta or Azure Active Directory.
• Preferred: Hands-on experience with Azure EventHub or AWS SNS/SQS.
• Preferred: Familiarity with data science/analytics, and large-scale distributed systems.
• Preferred: Experience working with event driven architecture.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Electrical Engineering or similar.

Responsibilities

The Senior Software Engineer is a hands-on engineer who works from design through implementation of standalone features for the MA Platform. In this role you will be expected to be a full life cycle engineer, and present designs, perform peer code reviews and work collaboratively with your team and across teams to drive initiatives/features. This is a hands-on position where you will do everything from designing and building components and cutting-edge features to formulating strategy and direction within the Org. You need to not only be a top developer with excellent programming skills and a stellar record of delivery but also excel at communication and customer obsession. You are empowered to build best in class solutions working with architects both within the team and outside and will be responsible for your work end-to-end. You are expected to be independent yet collaborative ensuring that your deliverables fit into the overall teams’ commitments.

About the team

The Platform Elements Team is accountable for providing comprehensive support for all Moody's products. This team offers a variety of services, including authentication, entitlements, metering, and infrastructure support. The current job opening is specifically for the Identity Management Service, which is responsible for delivering single sign-on, user management, and access control for all Moody's customers when they interact with Moody's products.

For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is $112,000 - $184,950, 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 may be eligible for a completion bonus. Moody’s also offers insurance and a discounted employee stock purchase plan for limited duration employees.

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 or based on a sincerely held religious belief 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.

This position may be considered a promotional opportunity, pursuant to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.

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