Principal Software Engineer

Salary: $191,500 - 277,600 per year Requirements:

• We are looking for 12+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years leading engineering teams and delivering complex, large-scale, multi-team initiatives with measurable business impact.
• We need experience leading multiple teams or groups of teams, including managing engineering managers, technical leads, and staff-level engineers with accountability for delivery across a portfolio.
• We require strong technical depth in TypeScript, Python, C#, or similar technologies, with the ability to contribute credibly to architecture and code reviews, challenge design choices, and evaluate technical risk.
• We seek deep expertise in enterprise AI applications built on large language models, including agents, retrieval augmented generation, orchestration frameworks, model optimization, and evaluation frameworks.
• We need experience operating AI systems in production at scale, including observability, cost and capacity planning, regression detection, and incident response for AI-powered applications.
• We require deep knowledge of cloud-native technologies, serverless applications, event-driven architectures, data and inference pipelines, relational, NoSQL, and vector databases, and modern software architecture patterns.
• We want a proven track record of owning multi-year technical strategy and architectural roadmaps, guiding teams from AI prototype through production deployment, and influencing organizational change.
• We require deep expertise in artificial intelligence, including a history of implementing advanced AI solutions to drive strategic transformation and operational efficiency, using AI tools to lead innovation initiatives, and managing AI-related risks with responsible governance.
• We require a bachelors or masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• We require employment eligibility to work in the U.S., as we will not pursue visa sponsorship for this position.

• We will have this leader define and execute long-term technical strategy while owning the multi-year architecture and technology roadmap for AI platforms and applications.
• We will rely on this person to lead, grow, and organize multiple engineering teams, including engineering managers, technical leads, and staff-level engineers, with accountability for delivery outcomes across the portfolio.
• This role will drive architectural decisions, organizational alignment, and the integration of AI-powered solutions using large language models, retrieval augmented generation, orchestration frameworks, and agentic workflows.
• We expect the leader to establish engineering excellence through architecture reviews, code reviews, automated testing, observability, security standards, operational excellence, and machine learning operations practices.
• This person will own budget planning and cost management, including headcount, cloud infrastructure, model consumption, tooling investments, vendor relationships, and build-versus-buy decisions.
• They will partner with product, business, risk, legal, compliance, and audit stakeholders to maximize customer value and implement responsible AI governance practices.
• They will attract, develop, and retain engineering talent through mentoring, succession planning, performance coaching, and building future engineering leaders.
• This role will define and report key metrics that show platform adoption, delivery performance, reliability, cost efficiency, and measurable business impact.

• AI
• C#
• Cloud
• Machine Learning
• NoSQL
• Python
• Security
• Serverless
• TypeScript

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hackajob is partnering with Moodys Corporation to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. At Moodys, we bring together talented people to turn risk into opportunity and are committed to an inclusive environment where ideas are shared openly and diverse perspectives are valued. We are transforming how the world understands risk through AI, helping clients navigate uncertainty with clarity, speed, and confidence. Our Digital Content and Innovation team builds and deploys intelligent, AI-powered solutions that advance innovation across our products and platforms, enabling smarter client experiences and next-generation analytical capabilities. This Director role will help shape our technical vision, guide strategic investment, build high-performing teams, and scale applied AI responsibly. For US-based roles, the anticipated hiring base salary range is $191,500.00 to $277,600.00, with eligibility for incentive compensation. We also offer a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, parental leave, paid time off, a 401(k) with employee and company contribution opportunities, life, disability, and accident insurance, a discounted employee stock purchase plan, and tuition reimbursement.

last updated 42 week of 2026