Lead Software Development Engineer

Description and Requirements

Join MetLife’s Global Technology team, where 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.

Lead, Design, develop, implement, and maintain the application using distributed technologies including leading a team of engineers working in the onshore-offshore model.

Create, write/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.

Cook up with dev teams, business systems analysts, product & business teams, partners and project leads across various phases of a project and product delivery.

• 7+ years of hands-on distributed application development experience with JAVA, Typescript / JavaScript, and the following frameworks/technologies: Spring, Springboot, ReactJS, NodeJS, and/or Azure.
• Strong hands-on Salesforce development experience (Apex, LWC, SOQL) with expertise in building scalable solutions, integrating external systems (REST APIS, event-driven architecture), and applying best practices across architecture, data modeling, security, and performance optimization.
• 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 NoSQL (CosmosDB preferred).
• Experience with DevSecOps practices and tooling for CI/CD, release management, and automation using Azure DevOps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 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.

Pay

The expected salary range for this position is $105,400 - $150,000. 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

All employees are eligible for 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 the Role

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.

Schedule

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!