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Senior Software Engineer

Moody's

New York, NY
Full Time
Senior
117k-203k
15 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

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. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer who will work from design through implementation of large-scale, data-centric systems for the MA Platform. This role involves thought leadership in the Data Domain across Moody's Analytics, promoting best practices in software development, and driving projects independently.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, code, test, and develop features to support large-scale data processing pipelines for our multi-cloud SaaS platform with good quality, maintainability, and end-to-end ownership.
  • Define and leverage data models to understand cost drivers and create concrete action plans addressing platform concerns on Data.
  • Develop highly efficient code that scales to thousands of active users by minimizing operational costs.
  • Work with all aspects of high throughput, distributed, and multi-tenant services on Azure and/or AWS and/or GCP.
  • Collaborate with team members to plan, architect, implement, and deliver new features and experiences.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in building and shipping production-grade software systems or services, with experience in Distributed Systems, large-scale data processing, data storage, Information Retrieval, Data Mining, or Machine Learning fundamentals.
  • BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience.
  • Experience building and operating online services and fault-tolerant distributed systems at internet scale.
  • Proven experience shipping software and internet-scale services using GraphQL/REST APIs on Microsoft Azure and/or AWS cloud.
  • Experience writing code in C++/C#/Java using agile and test-driven development (TDD).
  • 3+ years in cloud service development on Azure or AWS.
  • Experience with building cloud-scale infrastructure components.
  • Familiarity with secure software design concepts.
  • Demonstrated problem solving and debugging skills.
  • Data-driven approach to solving problems iteratively and measuring success.

Nice to Have

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Familiarity with Extract Transform Load (ETL) pipelines, Data Modelling, Data Engineering, and past ML experience.
  • Experience in Data Bricks and/or Microsoft Fabric.
  • Hands-on experience with distributed computing platforms like Apache Spark, Apache Flink, Apache Kafka, or Azure EventHub.
  • Familiarity with big data, data science/analytics, and large-scale distributed systems.
  • Experience building data pipelines, collecting metrics/logs, and hauling data to storage for various needs.

Qualifications

  • BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience.

Benefits & Perks

  • Competitive salary range of $116,500 to $202,750 depending on experience and other factors.
  • Incentive compensation eligibility.
  • Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, parental leave, paid time off, 401(k) with employer contributions, life, disability, and accident insurance.
  • Discounted employee stock purchase plan.
  • Tuition reimbursement.

Working at Moody's

Moody's values an inclusive environment that encourages exchanging ideas, innovation, and listening to customers. The company emphasizes investing in relationships, leading with curiosity, championing diverse perspectives, turning inputs into actions, and upholding trust through integrity. The platform engineering team is responsible for providing platform elements to help Moody's onboard and benefit from new technologies and cloud solutions, fostering a culture of standardization, technological advancement, and innovation within the Data Platform team.

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Job Details

Posted AtJul 15, 2025
Salary117k-203k
Job TypeFull Time
ExperienceSenior

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About Moody's

Website

moodys.com

Location

New York, NY

Industry

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