Senior Backend Engineer - AI-Driven Insurance Analytics

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Parental leave

Paid time off

401(k) with company match

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Moody's is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and maintain scalable back-end systems powering advanced insurance analytics. You will collaborate with data scientists and ML teams to translate business needs into robust software, participating in architecture discussions and ensuring code quality through reviews and tests.

The role emphasizes autonomy, learning new tech, and strong communication to align stakeholders across technical and non-technical teams.

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

• 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 judgment and collaboration skills.

Skills

Python

SQL

Ruby

AI concepts

Backend design

Scalable architecture

Problem solving

Autonomy

Learning new tech

Communication skills

GIS knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Job description

Moody's is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and maintain scalable back-end systems powering advanced insurance analytics. You will collaborate with data scientists and ML teams to translate business needs into robust software, participating in architecture discussions and ensuring code quality through reviews and tests.

The role emphasizes autonomy, learning new tech, and strong communication to align stakeholders across technical and non-technical teams.