Hands-on senior full-stack engineer building cloud-native responsive React UIs and Java/Spring Boot backends. Develop RESTful APIs and microservices ensure code quality CI/CD security and collaborate with Product UX QA and DevOps in Agile delivery.

Description and Requirements
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
The Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer is responsible for developing full stack applications across the globe. Guided by our purpose - always with you building a more confident future - and our New Frontier strategy focused on stronger growth attractive returns and all-weather performance
We are looking for a hands-on UI Full Stack Engineer with strong expertise in React and Java/Spring Boot to build scalable high-performance cloud-native applications.
In this role you will develop modern responsive user interfaces and integrate them with secure REST APIs and microservices. You will contribute across the stack while ensuring high standards in code quality performance and security.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop full-stack applications using React (UI) and Java/Spring Boot (backend).
- Build responsive accessible and high-performing web interfaces.
- Develop and integrate RESTful APIs and microservices.
- Partner with Product UX QA and DevOps teams for end-to-end delivery.
- Participate in Agile development (estimation sprint delivery code reviews).
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues across UI and backend.
- Ensure code quality through testing CI/CD and secure coding practices.
Required Qualifications

• 6-7 years of full stack software development experience.
• Frontend: React JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Backend: Java Spring Spring Boot.
• Experience building UI-driven full stack applications and APIs.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (preferably Azure).
• Knowledge of relational databases.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with React state management and performance optimization.
• Exposure to microservices and distributed systems.
• Familiarity with Azure services (AKS Functions etc.)
• Understanding of secure coding and code analysis tools.
• Node.js experience.
• Hands-on with Git CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes (preferred).

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 - $140000 . 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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