London

Associate Software Engineer

Moody's

Office & Professional

Description

Location
London

Hours
Full Time

About the Role
At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today’s risks into tomorrow’s opportunities. We strive 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.

As an Associate Software Engineer on the Corporates and Government engineering team, you will support the design, development, testing, and maintenance of software solutions in an agile product environment. You will work closely with experienced engineers to develop, test, document, and maintain software features, components, APIs, and integrations. You will participate in agile ceremonies, technical discussions, code reviews, and team learning activities.

You will write clean, reliable code and contribute to automated testing, documentation, and continuous improvement of engineering practices. Collaboration with product managers, designers, engineers, and stakeholders to deliver customer-focused solutions is key. You will use approved AI-assisted development tools responsibly to support coding, testing, documentation, and learning.

Additional responsibilities include investigating and resolving straightforward defects, supporting production improvements, and building technical knowledge across Moody’s platforms, engineering standards, cloud technologies, and secure software delivery practices.

Our Corporates and Government team delivers technology solutions that support Moody’s corporate and public sector clients. Joining this team means working on enterprise software development, public sector innovation, and global impact initiatives where hands-on technical leadership and AI-enhanced engineering practices are central to success.

Moody’s Compliance & Third-Party Risk platform is a high-performance, cloud-based SaaS solution designed for speed, scalability, and reliability. It empowers organizations worldwide to harness complex data seamlessly, driving smarter decisions and uncovering opportunities in real time. Being part of this dynamic, forward-thinking group means working on cutting-edge innovations that operate at scale, solve complex challenges, and make a tangible impact globally.

Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. 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.

Requirements

Experience
- Foundational software engineering experience with the ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
- Working knowledge of modern web or backend technologies such as React, .NET Core, C#, Python, or similar; exposure to Rust is a plus.
- Understanding of APIs, databases, software design principles, version control, testing, and agile delivery practices.
- Exposure to cloud platforms, CI/CD, containers, observability, or secure software development practices is beneficial.
- 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, with the ability to ask thoughtful questions and work collaboratively.
- Clear communication skills and a growth mindset, committed to continuous improvement and high-quality delivery.
- Awareness of responsible AI, data protection, security, and ethical technology use is beneficial.
- Willingness to work across different programming languages and use AI tooling such as Claude Code to become productive quickly.

About you
You are curious, collaborative, and eager to learn new technologies and practices. You model Moody’s values by investing in every relationship, leading with curiosity, championing diverse perspectives, turning inputs into actions, and upholding trust through integrity.