Associate Software Engineer

About the role

Moody's is hiring an Associate Software Engineer in London to join its Corporates and Government (C&G) engineering team. The C&G team builds technology solutions for corporate and public sector clients, including the compliance and third-party risk platform, which is a cloud-based SaaS product. The role works in an agile product environment alongside experienced engineers.

Key responsibilities

• Support the design, development, testing and maintenance of software solutions for the C&G team.
• Develop, test, document and maintain software features, components, APIs and integrations under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Participate in agile ceremonies, technical discussions, code reviews and team learning activities.
• Write clean, reliable code and contribute to automated testing, documentation and continuous improvement of engineering practices.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, engineers and stakeholders to deliver customer-focused solutions.
• Use approved AI-assisted development tools responsibly for coding, testing, documentation and learning.
• Investigate and resolve straightforward defects, support production improvements and learn from operational feedback.
• Build technical knowledge across Moody's platforms, engineering standards, cloud technologies and secure software delivery practices.

Required profile

• Foundational software engineering experience and the ability to write clean, maintainable, well-tested code.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field preferred, or equivalent practical experience.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn about cloud-native architecture, distributed systems, AI-assisted development tools and emerging engineering practices.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills, clear communication and a growth mindset.
• Willingness to work across programming languages you may not know, using AI tooling such as Claude Code to become productive quickly.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of modern web or backend technologies such as React.NET Core, C# or Python; exposure to Rust is a plus.
• Understanding of APIs, databases, software design principles, version control, testing and agile delivery.
• Exposure to cloud platforms, CI/CD, containers, observability or secure software development is beneficial.
• Awareness of responsible AI, data protection, security and ethical technology use is beneficial.