MetLife

Senior JAVA Developer - AI Engineering

Reposted 9 Hours Ago

Cary NC USA

Hybrid

100K-130K 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

Seeking a Senior Java Developer to drive AI adoption and improve developer experience through automation tooling and frameworks. Responsibilities include design and delivery of AI-assisted workflows test automation frameworks platform tooling and optimizing development processes.

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Description and Requirements
Role Value Proposition:
We're looking for a senior engineer who is passionate about engineering excellence and developer experience. In this role you will drive org-wide AI adoption test automation strategy and DevEx improvements partnering with product teams to design reusable frameworks platforms and best practices that significantly accelerate delivery while improving quality and security.
You will act as a technical leader and hands-on builder-defining standards building reference implementations coaching teams and instrumenting metrics to measure impact.
Key Responsibilities:

Design and deliver AI-assisted development workflows (e.g. code generation refactoring assistance knowledge search test generation) using tools like GitHub Copilot Azure OpenAI and M365 Copilot.
Build AI services and integration patterns (e.g. prompt engineering libraries retrieval-augmented generation model evaluation guardrails observability).
Optimize local dev environments and inner loops: fast builds containerized dev remote dev environments golden paths and templates.
Build platform tooling: CI/CD pipelines reusable GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps templates standardized build/release workflows and deployment automation.
Improve repo hygiene: monorepo/multirepo strategy branch protection semantic versioning conventional commits and automated changelogs.
Implement observability for DevEx: DORA metrics (lead time deployment frequency MTTR change failure rate) build times flaky tests PR cycle time.
Run productivity experiments and A/B tests (e.g. Copilot on/off pipeline caching strategies) and scale what works.
Define and implement test pyramids across unit integration contract and end-to-end layers.
Build and scale test automation frameworks (e.g. Playwright/Cypress/Selenium REST API testing Pact for consumer-driven contracts performance testing with k6/JMeter).

Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:
Required:

7+ years of professional software engineering experience with full-stack development.
Proven track record in test automation frameworks CI/CD pipelines and developer productivity tooling.
Strong proficiency in front-end (React Angular or similar) and back-end (Java or J2EE or Python) technologies.
Expertise in automated testing tools (Playwright Cypress Selenium JUnit PyTest) and/or contract testing (Pact).
Hands-on experience with CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions Azure DevOps) and cloud environments (Azure preferred AWS/GCP acceptable).
Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot Azure OpenAI) and prompt engineering concepts.

Preferred:

Familiarity with DORA metrics and productivity measurement frameworks.
Exposure to microservices architecture event-driven systems and performance testing.

At MetLife we're leading the global transformation of an industry we've long defined. United in purpose diverse in perspective we're dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our customers.
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 $100000 - $130000. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. 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.
$100000 - $130000
#BI-Hybrid

Top Skills

Angular

AWS

Azure

Azure Devops

Cypress

GCP

Github Actions

Java

Junit

Pact

Playwright

Pytest

Python

React

Selenium

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The Company

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.