At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today's risks into tomorrow's opportunities. We do this by striving to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they are-with the freedom to exchange ideas, think innovatively, and listen to each other and customers in meaningful ways. Moody's is transforming how the world sees risk. As a global leader in ratings and integrated risk assessment, we're advancing AI to move from insight to action-enabling intelligence that not only understands complexity but responds to it. We decode risk to unlock opportunity, helping our clients navigate uncertainty with clarity, speed, and confidence.
If you are excited about this opportunity but do not meet every single requirement, please apply! You still may be a great fit for this role or other open roles. We are seeking candidates who model our values: invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity.

Skills and Competencies

• 8+ years of experience building scalable backend platforms, distributed systems, and enterprise applications.
• Strong expertise in Java and C#/.NET, including APIs, microservices, and modern software engineering practices.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server, performance tuning, NoSQL databases, and cloud-native architectures.
• Proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, cloud platforms, and production-scale performance and reliability engineering.Proven ability to lead technical initiatives, influence architecture decisions, and mentor engineers across global teams.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills with a focus on delivering business outcomes.
  Education
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
  Responsibilities
• Design and deliver scalable platform services, APIs, and foundational systems supporting Moody's Insurance Solutions products.
• Lead architecture discussions and drive decisions that improve scalability, reliability, and platform modernization.
• Build secure, high-performing software solutions that meet evolving customer and business needs.
• Partner with engineering, product, and platform teams to deliver innovative technology solutions.
• Mentor engineers and champion best practices in software quality, maintainability, and scalability.
• Drive operational excellence through monitoring, troubleshooting, performance optimization, documentation, and continuous improvement.
  About the Team
  The Data Platform Engineering team builds the core data services, infrastructure, and tooling that power Moody's Insurance Solutions products. Working closely with engineering and product teams, the group drives platform modernization and operational excellence while enabling the delivery of scalable, reliable, and innovative customer solutions.
  This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of Moody's data platforms, work with modern technologies at scale, and make a meaningful impact across the organization.

Moody's is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender, age, religion or creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Candidates for Moody's Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody's Policy for Securities Trading and the requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary.
For more information on the Securities Trading Program, please refer to the Securities Trading Policy on Moody's Compliance Expo page

Please note: STP categories are assigned by the hiring teams and are subject to change over the course of an employee's tenure with Moody's.