Senior Software Engineer

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

• 5\+ years of hands\-on experience in software engineering, with a proven track record of delivering impactful, multi\-team technical projects
• Proficiency in Java and C\#/.Net programming languages
• Experience with relational databases (Postgres, SQL Server), Columnar data storage and NoSQL data stores
• Expertise in developing production\-grade RESTful APIs and microservices
• Familiarity with cloud\-native applications using Docker \& Kubernetes, as well as on\-premise solutions.
• Expertise in Front End technologies like React, Angular and Vue.js along with TypeScript \& JavaScript/CSS.
• Awareness about meta\-frameworks like Server\-Side Rendering (SSR) and Nuxt.js
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and complexity analysis
• Solid grasp of software design principles and writing well\-tested, high\-quality code
• Knowledge and experience of multi\-threading, memory management, and query processing
• Ability to design solutions with application scalability, availability, reliability, security, and cost\-effectiveness in mind

Education

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

Responsibilities

• Develop, deliver and maintain backend services and public APIs
• Implement product features by following all phases of software development lifecycle
• Be part of large\-scale, high\-stakes projects while managing complexity and ambiguity
• Work across teams to prioritize customer\-centric outcomes
• Exercise sound technical judgment in designing features
• Demonstrate collaboration, innovation, and Moody’s core values
• Lead change management initiatives and embrace ambiguity to drive innovation
• Create and implement solutions that balance short\-term needs with long\-term organizational goals
• Engage in both technical and non\-technical decision\-making, achieving consensus across diverse viewpoints
• Anticipate and address technical challenges while proactively managing risks
• Develop and communicate clear technical narratives to influence stakeholders
• Partner with product teams to align technical trade\-offs with customer value

About the team

The Intelligent Risk Platform team is central to Moody’s Insurance group. The team owns and develops scalable platform that spans cross\-cutting concerns across all applications \- like Job Management and Execution, dynamic and scalable resource pools, multi\-tenant lake house using state of the art technologies like Kubernetes, Apache Spark and other scalable and performant query engines, Apache Iceberg, Change Data Capture, to name a few. By joining our team, you will be part of exciting work in databases, REST APIs, highly performant, scalable and reliable platform systems using state\-of\-the\-art technologies.

Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity 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.