Staff Platform Engineer (DevEx + Generative AI)

at  Moodys

LOCATION(S):

• One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5FA, GB
• MIS Support Center, 4th floor, East Tower, Eurocenter Business Center, in front of Cenada, Heredia, 40104, CR
• 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street, New York, New York, 10007, US
  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.
  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.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years of experience in software development, preferably Python.
• Solid understanding and experience working with pipeline automation and CI/CD systems
• Experience & interest in GenAI frameworks LangChain, Llama Index, LangSmith
• Knowledge of Data Pipelines / AI SDLC (MLOps)
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with Cloud Providers Azure, AWS or GCP
• Experience with IAC preferably Terraform
• Understanding of GitOps concepts, (e.g. ArgoCD)
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills:
• Be able to discuss and defend opinions when designing a solution or approach
• Be able to support developers in using DevEx offerings
• Supporting users on Mac/Linux/Windows Platforms
• Observability stacks (e.g. Grafana, Sentry)
• BS in Computer Science (or equivalent)
• Ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
• Willingness to learn, a can-do attitude, and motivation to succeed and grow.
  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

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop clean, functional code with a polyglot engineering mindset. Proficiency in multiple languages Python is required, and ability to pick up Go, Typescript.
• Experience providing a smooth local development environment for Kubernetes deployed services running docker locally for multiple services.
• Coordinate with development teams facilitating experimentation along with functional testing of applications, setting up & implementing test frameworks for unit, integration & contract tests.
• Lead the adoption of cloud-native environments including Kubernetes. Managing the complete development lifecycle of applications from design to rollout.
• Evolve and maintain CI/CD processes for streamlined development and deployment.
• Creative and inquisitive mindset, with skills in independent research and in creating POCs (proof of concept)
• Deliver self-serve Observability & service management to engineering teams.
• Collaborate in an environment where everyone’s ideas are valued.
• Troubleshooting skills are crucial along with active participation in team activities such as suggesting architecture improvements or recommending process improvements.
• The ability to work collaboratively with team members ensuring successful task delivery is a necessity and assisting in coordinating the activities of less experienced team members.
• Create comprehensive documentation and conduct training sessions to support our tools and processes adoption and usage.
• Continuously research the Platform Engineering and DevEx landscapes, keeping track of trends in in developer-platform processes and tooling, and conducting quick experiments and POCs to evaluate their potential and effect on developer productivity and happiness.
• Contribute to product direction discussions and help shape the product roadmap.