Senior Backend Engineer: AI-Powered Insurance Analytics

Sacbar; Newark, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; 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) plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Moody's invites applications from highly skilled software engineers to join our backend team focused on scalable insurance analytics. You will design, build, and maintain back-end services and APIs, collaborating with product, data science, and ML partners to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.

Strong Python/SQL, AI tooling, and a passion for scalable architecture are essential. This role requires eligibility to work in the U.S.

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 judgment and collaboration skills.

Skills

Python

SQL

Ruby

AI concepts

Back-end design

Autonomy

Learn new tech

Communication

GIS

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Moody's invites applications from highly skilled software engineers to join our backend team focused on scalable insurance analytics. You will design, build, and maintain back-end services and APIs, collaborating with product, data science, and ML partners to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.

Strong Python/SQL, AI tooling, and a passion for scalable architecture are essential. This role requires eligibility to work in the U.S.