Senior Software Engineer: AI-Powered Backend & Scalability

Moody; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Completion bonus

Insurance

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Moody's is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and maintain scalable backend systems for insurance analytics in San Francisco. You will collaborate with ML and data science teams to translate requirements into robust services, write tests, and drive architectural decisions.

The role emphasizes autonomy, learning new stacks, and clear communication with stakeholders. Competitive base salary, potential completion bonus, and stock purchase options accompany the role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 7+ years of relevant hands‑on industry experience, or
• Master's degree in a STEM field with 4+ years of relevant hands‑on industry experience, or
• 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

Software architecture

Backend design

Autonomy

Learning agility

Communication

GIS

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Job description

Moody's is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and maintain scalable backend systems for insurance analytics in San Francisco. You will collaborate with ML and data science teams to translate requirements into robust services, write tests, and drive architectural decisions.

The role emphasizes autonomy, learning new stacks, and clear communication with stakeholders. Competitive base salary, potential completion bonus, and stock purchase options accompany the role.