Senior Software Engineer

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. 

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

• Proven experience (5+ years) in professional programming with a track record of on-time delivery.
• Production programming experience in object-oriented languages such as Java, C#, or any strongly typed language.
• Experience with no-sql databases is a plus.
• Working experience with cloud platforms (public or private) such as Azure, Google Cloud, AWS.
• Demonstrable skills in analytic computing and algorithms.
• Understanding of advanced programming concepts such as multi-threading, memory management, and query processing.
• Passion for finding and solving problems.
• Excellent communication skills, with a proven ability to convey complex ideas to others in a concise and clear manner.

(Preferred): 

• Familiarity with OAuth2.0, SAML 2.0, SCIM, and IDPs such as AWS Cognito, Okta, or Azure Active Directory
• Hands-on experience with Azure EventHub or AWS SNS/SQS
• Familiarity with big data, data science/analytics, and large-scale distributed systems
• Experience working with event-driven architecture
  
   

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or similar.

Responsibilities 

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable cloud-native services for a multi-cloud SaaS platform.
• Design, code, test, and deploy high-quality features with end-to-end ownership.
• Build and operate distributed, multi-tenant services with a focus on performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust solutions aligned with business goals.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices in software development.
• Continuously improve system reliability and operational efficiency through monitoring and iterative problem-solving
  
  
  

About the Team 

This isn’t just another authentication engineering role. As part of our team, you’ll help build and operate our own identity provider—supporting Moody’s external customers across a multi-cloud SaaS platform. This means working on complex, large-scale identity systems from the ground up. It’s technically challenging, highly impactful, and a rare opportunity to shape how identity is managed in a secure, scalable, and resilient way. You’ll play a key role in ensuring the platform meets the highest standards of availability, compliance, and performance across diverse environments.

For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is $139,900.00 - $202,750.00, depending on factors such as experience, education, level, skills, and location. This range is based on a full-time position. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for incentive compensation. Moody’s also offers a competitive benefits package, including not but limited to medical, dental, vision, parental leave, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, life, disability, and accident insurance, a discounted employee stock purchase plan, and tuition reimbursement.

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. Moody’s also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or based on a sincerely held religious belief in accordance with applicable laws. If you need to inquire about a reasonable accommodation, or need assistance with completing the application process, please email accommodations@moodys.com. This contact information is for accommodation requests only, and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications

For San Francisco positions, qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

This position may be considered a promotional opportunity, pursuant to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.

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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.