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

• Required: 7+ years of professional experience with Python and Java in production environments.
• Required: Proven success building large-scale, multi-threaded distributed systems.
• Required: Deep expertise with AWS cloud services (e.g., Glue, Redshift, Lambda, S3, Aurora Postgres, EKS) and enterprise data platforms.
• Required: Strong understanding of streaming frameworks (Kafka, Flink, Spark) and real-time data processing.
• Required: Proficiency in SQL and PGSQL.
• Required: Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing.
• Preferred: Familiarity with financial data quality frameworks.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required.

Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of enterprise-scale, cloud-native data platforms, using both Python and Java to process data from millions of companies worldwide.

• Lead the design and development of multi-threaded, distributed applications in both Python and Java.
• Code high-volume data services on AWS (Glue, Redshift, Lambda, S3, Aurora Postgres, EKS).
• Own the design of microservices and event-driven platforms, ensuring performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Implement metadata-driven rule engines, validation frameworks, and governance models.
• Mentor senior engineers, set coding standards, and contribute to long-term architectural strategy.
• Collaborate with product and business leaders to align technical roadmaps with enterprise goals.

About the team

Our Data Validation Team at Moody’s Analytics sits at the core of our Data Estate initiative, responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and trustworthiness of some of the world’s most important financial data. We work with datasets covering over 500 million companies worldwide, powering the analytics and insights used by global banks, investors, and regulators. By joining our team, you will be part of exciting work in a core function of our data strategy.

For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is $116,500.00 - $169,000.00, 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.