Associate 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. 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

• 1-3 years of hands-on software development experience in Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, Spring, Hibernate, REST/SOAP APIs, SQL, JSON, XML, and Microservices.
• Good understanding of Object-Oriented Design, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Design Patterns, Agile/Scrum, and SDLC practices.
• Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/GCP/Azure, Kafka, API Gateway, S3, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, ECS/EKS, and build/version control tools such as Maven, GitHub, Bitbucket, and Subversion.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and support Java-based financial applications using Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, REST/SOAP services, SQL, and Microservices.
• Collaborate with architects, development leads, business analysts, QA teams, and globally distributed technology teams to deliver business requirements.
• Participate in requirement analysis, solution design, architecture discussions, code reviews, Agile ceremonies, and technical documentation.
• Provide production support through incident resolution, root cause analysis, troubleshooting, data analysis, and defect fixes.
• Contribute to ongoing enhancements of enterprise applications while following software engineering best practices and coding standards.

About The Team The Moody’s Ratings Technology (Ratings Tech) team partners closely with business and technology stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing technology solutions that support critical Ratings business processes. The team is responsible for building and enhancing enterprise applications using modern Java-based architectures, APIs, microservices, cloud technologies, and data platforms.

Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity 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.