Senior Backend Engineer — AI-Powered Insurance Analytics

Moody; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 116,500 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Parental leave

Paid time off

401(k) plan with employer contribution

Life, disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Moody’s is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design scalable back-end systems powering insurance analytics and AI-enabled workflows. You will contribute to architecture, write high-quality code, and collaborate with data science and ML partners in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes autonomy, learning new stacks, and delivering reliable software. This is a US-based, full-time opportunity with a competitive compensation package and strong benefits.

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 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

Back-end design

Problem solving

Communication

GIS knowledge

Education

B.S. in STEM

M.S. in STEM

Ph.D. in STEM

Job description

Moody’s is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design scalable back-end systems powering insurance analytics and AI-enabled workflows. You will contribute to architecture, write high-quality code, and collaborate with data science and ML partners in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes autonomy, learning new stacks, and delivering reliable software. This is a US-based, full-time opportunity with a competitive compensation package and strong benefits.