Lead Software Development Engineer

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Lead Software Development Engineer

Lead Software Development Engineer

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Cary NC USA
Hybrid
105K-150K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Information Technology • Insurance • Financial Services • Big Data Analytics
At MetLife we’re a purpose-driven company that helps our customers build a more confident future.
The Role
Lead the design development and maintenance of enterprise applications using distributed technologies oversee the software development lifecycle and collaborate with various teams to deliver solutions that enhance customer experience.
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The Team You Will Join
When you join MetLife's Global Technology team you'll be part of a forward-thinking group dedicated to shaping the future of digital solutions for customers worldwide. You'll develop maintain and support technology applications and delivery leveraging AI automation and contemporary ways of working to enhance experiences and drive business outcomes. Your work will simplify complex processes improve tech resiliency and ensure high-performing seamless solutions that power life's most important moments. In this dynamic environment you'll collaborate with talented peers across teams and functions expanding your skills in impactful ways. Ready to push boundaries and set new industry standards? Join us and help drive the future of technology forward.
The Opportunity
Being a leader in the Group Benefit space MetLife always is in search of top talent who are driven by the purpose of providing excellent customer experience ready for new challenges and always focused on providing simplified solutions to complex problems. The Group Benefits area in MetLife is growing and the group core team is looking for an energetic and motivated Software Engineer who is forward-focused not afraid of experimentation and a team player. In this role you will be working on a few of the most exciting group business applications collaborating and interfacing with partners to deliver on enterprise-level strategic initiatives. Your work will make an impact on how MetLife fulfills its promises to the customer and you will have excellent opportunities to interact and contribute to the group's success.
Key Responsibilities
  • Lead Design develop implement and maintain the application using distributed technologies including leading a team of engineers working in the onshore-offshore model.
  • Create w rite/update the technical and system documentation explaining in detail the changes that are done and their impact.
  • Oversee IT aspects of software development life cycle using agile and DevSecOps methodology across a set of group benefit applications.
  • Develop secured scalable distributed enterprise level applications from customer perspective that are simple to use and maintain.
  • Coordinate and collaborate with dev teams business systems analysts product & business teams partners and project leads across various phases of a project and product delivery.

Required Qualifications
  • 7+ years of overall experience.
  • Hands-on development experience with JAVA Typescript / JavaScript and the following frameworks/technologies: Spring Springboot ReactJS NodeJS and/or AWS.
  • Hands-on development of microservices and applications from the ground up experience with messaging/integration technologies (e.g. Kafka MQ or similar).
  • Proficiency with various database technologies and solutions including both SQL (Oracle or MS SQL Server preferred) and/or NoSQL (CosmosDB preferred).
  • Container-based development leveraging Docker and/or Kubernetes and experience with DevSecOps practices and tooling for CI/CD release management and automation using Azure DevOps.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science Computer Engineering Information Systems or a related field with 7+ years of hands-on distributed application development experience.
  • Experience with Microsoft Azure Services: Functions AKS ASE CosmosDB.
  • Experience with MACH architecture (Microservices API Cloud Headless) and cloud-first infrastructure.
  • Experience with Veracode and security best practices.
  • WebSphere Application Server experience is a plus.
  • Experience with tools such as helmcharts ansible and Terraform is a big plus.

Location Expectation: This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office.
The expected salary range for this position is $105000 - $150000 . This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation and stock-based long-term incentives. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health financial wellness and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision dental insurance and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home pet critical illness hospital indemnity and accident insurance as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs parental leave paid time off paid holidays volunteer time off tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™ as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® MetLife through its subsidiaries and affiliates is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance annuities employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets we hold leading positions in the United States Latin America Asia Europe and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues customers communities and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together Do the Right Thing Deliver Impact Over Activity and Think Ahead - we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race color national origin religion creed sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability marital or domestic/civil partnership status genetic information citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States) uniformed service member or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law ("protected characteristics").
If you need an accommodation due to a disability please email us at [email protected]. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
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Skills Required

  • 7+ years of overall experience
  • Hands-on development experience with JAVA Typescript/JavaScript Spring Springboot ReactJS NodeJS AWS
  • Experience with messaging/integration technologies (e.g. Kafka MQ)
  • Proficiency with SQL and/or NoSQL database technologies
  • Container-based development leveraging Docker and/or Kubernetes
  • Experience with DevSecOps practices and tooling

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HQ: New York NY
43000 Employees
Year Founded: 1868

What We Do

We're honored to be No. 10 on Great Place to Work's World's Best Workplaces and recognized in the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list in 2025. At MetLife we're leading the global transformation of an industry we’ve defined for over 157 years. At MetLife every innovation and line of code is a lifeline for our customers and their families—from victims of natural disasters to people living with disabilities and beyond. With operations in more than 40 markets and leading positions across the globe MetLife fosters an inclusive culture where our people are energized and inspired to deliver for our customers and communities. Join our remarkable journey—one in which you help write the next century of innovation in financial services—because with MetLife making the world a better place is All Together Possible.

Why Work With Us

At MetLife you’ll be working for a company whose purpose is to help customers throughout their life’s journey and often in their most critical time of need. You’ll be a part of developing leading-edge platforms that will have a lasting impact on the lives and well-being of tens of millions of customers.

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