Senior Software Engineer

Job description

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. Moody’s is transforming how the world sees risk. As a global leader in ratings and integrated risk assessment, we’re advancing AI to move from insight to action—enabling intelligence that not only understands complexity but responds to it.

We decode risk to unlock opportunity, helping our clients navigate uncertainty with clarity, speed, and confidence. 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.

Skills and Competencies

• 6+ years of backend or platform engineering experience building scalable, production-grade systems
• Strong proficiency in C#/.NET or Java, with expertise in object-oriented design, clean coding practices, and service-oriented architectures Hands-on experience building RESTful APIs, distributed systems, and cloud-native applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS Proven ability to own features and services throughout the software development lifecycle, from design through production support
• Strong foundation in system design, algorithms, scalability, reliability, and operational excellence
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and mentoring capabilities within Agile engineering environments

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy, and support scalable backend services and APIs for a multi-tenant SaaS platform
• Own significant features and technical components from architecture through production operations
• Collaborate with product and engineering stakeholders to deliver robust, scalable, and customer-focused solutions
• Contribute to architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical standards across the platform
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices throughout the organization
• Ensure solutions meet scalability, security, reliability, and observability requirements in cloud environments About the Team The Platform Engineering team provides the core services and infrastructure that support Moody’s Insurance Solutions products.

The team focuses on enabling scalability, accelerating product delivery, and building resilient services that power the company’s technology ecosystem. Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender, age, religion or creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, 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.