Assistant Director - Applied AI Engineer

Moody's Analytics is a global leader in ratings and integrated risk assessment, focusing on transforming how the world sees risk through advanced AI solutions. The Assistant Director - Applied AI Engineer will identify high-impact business problems and design, build, and own applied AI solutions that improve workflows for users.

Responsibilities:

• Identify high-friction problems across the business and design software solutions that address them effectively
• Build end-to-end, full-stack applications powered by modern AI tooling
• Own technical design and direction for assigned projects and clearly communicate architectural decisions and tradeoffs
• Partner closely with users to understand workflows and translate insights into product and engineering decisions
• Deploy solutions to production environments and take responsibility for ongoing performance, reliability, and improvements
• Review, test, and approve code to ensure quality, consistency, and maintainability
• Mentor and support other engineers, contributing to the team’s technical growth
• Continuously improve team tools, practices, and engineering standards

Requirements:

• Strong generalist engineering experience with the ability to deliver reliable, scalable software across the full technology stack
• Demonstrated ability to own technical decisions, evaluate tradeoffs, and lead technical design when required
• Experience building and shipping full-stack applications using modern frameworks and tooling
• Practical experience applying modern AI and machine learning techniques in production environments
• Ability to translate ambiguous business problems into well-designed technical solutions
• Clear and effective communication skills, particularly when explaining complex technical concepts to non-technical partners
• Proven ability to mentor and support other engineers while contributing to team standards and best practices
• Deep expertise in artificial intelligence, with a track record of implementing advanced AI solutions—including agentic AI systems—to drive strategic transformation and operational efficiency
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience