Senior Backend Engineer - AI-Driven Insurance Analytics

PowerToFly; Newark (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company contribution

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Moody’s is seeking a backend-focused software engineer to design and deliver scalable back-end software powering insurance analytics. You will build robust services and collaborate with product, data science, and ML teams to translate requirements into architecture and code.

The role emphasizes performance, reliability, and security, with opportunities to leverage AI tools and new languages while growing technical leadership. The team values clear communication and ethical AI practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 7+ years of relevant hands-on industry experience.
• Master’s degree in a STEM field with 4+ years of relevant hands-on industry experience.
• PhD degree in a STEM field with 2+ years of relevant hands-on industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver scalable back-end software solutions that power advanced insurance analytics products and services.
• Build and maintain robust, scalable back-end systems that power high-performance insurance analytics applications.
• Design, build, and maintain extensible back-end services and web applications with a focus on architecture, scalability, and reliability.
• Participate in technical design discussions and provide expert input across the back-end technology stack.
• Perform code reviews and technical analysis to ensure code quality, maintainability, and alignment with engineering standards.
• Develop and maintain unit and end-to-end tests to ensure system performance and reliability.
• Collaborate closely with product, data science, and machine learning partners to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Evaluate new tools and technologies and provide recommendations to continuously improve the back-end technology stack.
• Own critical components of back-end development, demonstrating strong technical judgement and collaboration skills.

Skills

Python

SQL

Ruby

AI concepts

Back-end development

Problem solving

Learning agility

Communication

GIS (preferred)

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Job description

Moody’s is seeking a backend-focused software engineer to design and deliver scalable back-end software powering insurance analytics. You will build robust services and collaborate with product, data science, and ML teams to translate requirements into architecture and code.

The role emphasizes performance, reliability, and security, with opportunities to leverage AI tools and new languages while growing technical leadership. The team values clear communication and ethical AI practices.