Senior Backend Engineer — AI-Powered Insurance Analytics

Moody's Corporation; Newark (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Parental leave

Paid time off

401(k) plan with company contribution

Life and disability insurance

Stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Moody's Corporation is seeking a senior backend-focused engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable back-end software for our insurance analytics platform. You will collaborate with data scientists and product teams to translate requirements into robust services and APIs.

The role emphasizes architecture, reliability, and performance, with opportunities to work on AI-powered workflows and risk assessment technologies. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 7+ years of hands-on industry experience.
• Master’s degree in STEM with 4+ years of hands-on industry experience.
• PhD in STEM with 2+ years of 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 focusing 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 ML partners to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Evaluate new tools and technologies and propose improvements to the back-end stack.
• Own critical components of back-end development with strong technical judgment and collaboration skills.

Skills

Python

SQL

AI/ML

Backend design

Problem solving

Learning new tech

Communication

GIS knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Job description

Moody's Corporation is seeking a senior backend-focused engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable back-end software for our insurance analytics platform. You will collaborate with data scientists and product teams to translate requirements into robust services and APIs.

The role emphasizes architecture, reliability, and performance, with opportunities to work on AI-powered workflows and risk assessment technologies. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are offered.