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# Software Engineering Manager

- **Company:** Moody's
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Data Retrieval, Distributed Systems, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Large Language Models, Multi-Agent Systems, Backend, Information Technology
- **Published:** August 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/software-engineering-manager/moody-s-job107864698

## About the Role

* 3+ years leading or managing software engineers, including coaching and career development, with the ability to lead through influence rather than formal authority
 * Strong backend or platform engineering background, still hands-on at the Tech Lead level, with the ability to be both highly technical and an effective people manager
 * Hands-on experience building AI/ML applications (RAG, agent frameworks, MCPs, skills, harnesses) and taking them to production or in platforming (LLM or MCP gateway, agentic runtime, auth, data retrieval, eval tooling)
 * Experience operating production distributed systems on AWS/Azure, with a strong grasp of reliability, observability, and incident response at scale
 * Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build consensus and translate technical topics for engineers and executives alike
 * Strong sense of ownership and humility, with a thoughtful perspective on humans and AI agents working on the same team - including what humans should and should not delegate
 * Deep expertise in artificial intelligence, with a track record of implementing advanced AI solutions to drive strategic transformation and operational efficiency. Strong experience using AI tools to lead innovation initiatives. Demonstrated leadership in managing AI-related risks, ensuring ethical governance, and fostering a culture of responsible AI adoption across the organization, * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred

## Description

As a player-coach engineering leader in the Strategy and Innovation team, you will embed across high-priority projects, raise the technical bar across multiple squads, and develop engineers through credibility, influence, and hands-on delivery

 * Embed in a high-priority project for four to six months at a time, guiding architectural decisions across AI-powered services, agent frameworks, and the Agentic software development lifecycle
 * Coach and manage several engineers across squads, leading through influence and partnering with their product managers and tech leads
 * Stay hands-on by diving into codebases, shipping production-grade changes, reviewing code at a high bar, and running incidents when needed
 * Challenge technical decisions and help engineers think through complexity, shaping solutions rather than simply reviewing them
 * Invest in engineers' growth through one-on-ones, coaching, feedback, and career development conversations
 * Drive cross-team alignment and adoption of engineering best practices, including operational rigor and reliability standards
 * Build trust with stakeholders through clear communication, sharing progress, surfacing risks early, and bringing people along on technical direction


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