Let's begin! Staff Software Engineer (11254) bei Moodys

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 & Competencies

• 7+ years of experience designing and deploying scalable backend systems, with a strong track record in metering, telemetry, or observability.
• Advanced proficiency in C++, C#, or Java, with deep expertise in Agile methodologies and Test-Driven Development.
• 4+ years of experience building cloud-native services on AWS, Azure, or GCP, with a focus on distributed systems.
• Proven ability to debug and optimise complex systems, especially in high-throughput, low-latency environments.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with a history of influencing architectural decisions across teams and mentoring engineers.
• Hands-on experience with event-driven architectures, streaming data pipelines, and usage-based billing systems.
• Familiarity with AI concepts, and a strong interest in applying responsible AI practices to improve engineering workflows and product capabilities.
• Experience with time-series data modelling, Kafka, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, and building dashboards and alerts for observability.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement scalable metering systems that power usage-based billing, product analytics, and operational visibility across Moody’s SaaS platforms.
• Lead the development of cloud-native telemetry pipelines, ensuring reliability, performance, and extensibility.
• Write high-quality, maintainable code that processes real-time telemetry and time-series data.
• Partner with Product, Data Science, and Platform Engineering to deliver integrated solutions that drive business outcomes.
• Set technical direction for the team, mentor junior engineers, and champion best practices in system design, observability, and DevOps.
• Own the full lifecycle of metering systems—from instrumentation and testing to deployment, monitoring, and production support.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement, contributing to both internal platform evolution and customer-facing value

About the Team

The Platform Engineering group builds the foundation for all of Moody’s Analytics. The Metering team focuses on large-scale usage tracking systems that enable accurate billing, actionable product analytics, and real-time operational insights.
We contribute to Moody’s by:

• Delivering systems that support usage-based billing and product visibility.
• Enabling data-driven decisions across internal teams and customer platforms.
• Partnering closely with stakeholders to deliver technology that moves the business forward.
  By joining our team, you’ll be part of a collaborative, high-trust culture where engineers have autonomy, technical ownership, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on Moody’s cloud-native transformation.

For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is $140,200 -  $218,500, 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 [email protected]. 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.

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