Sam Moore

Sam Moore is the VP of Architecture at Betterment, a financial technology company based in New York City.1 He has been with Betterment for over a decade, steadily progressing through various engineering roles within the organization.12

Career Progression at Betterment

Sam's journey at Betterment includes the following positions:

• VP, Architecture (April 2022 - Present)
• Principal Engineer (October 2019 - April 2022)
• Senior Staff Engineer (April 2017 - October 2019)
• Staff Engineer (April 2016 - April 2017)
• Lead Software Engineer (November 2014 - April 2016)
• Software Engineer (June 2013 - November 2014)1

Key Contributions

Throughout his tenure at Betterment, Sam has made significant contributions:

• Led the design and implementation of Betterment Checking, a new line of business
• Spearheaded the exploration and implementation of re-platforming mobile codebases from native to Flutter
• Designed and implemented "Coach," a build tool for Betterment's polyglot, monorepo codebases
• Collaborated on "sopsorific," Betterment's secrets management system
• Guided the migration of Betterment's Rails applications from version 4.2 to 5.11

Leadership and Mentorship

Sam has demonstrated strong leadership skills:

• Mentors colleagues on being great contributors and growing in their software development careers
• Acted as a mentor in Betterment's Leadership and Development program
• Previously served on the Diversity and Inclusion steering committee1

Philosophy and Approach

Sam's professional philosophy emphasizes:

• Building pragmatic software
• Favoring collaboration over competition
• Enabling iteration and continuous improvement
• Developing relationships based on respect and understanding
• Promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace1

Public Speaking

Sam has shared his expertise at conferences, including a presentation titled "Successful Flutter Re-Platforming — The Path For Betterment" at Flutter Con USA.3