Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer

About the Role

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.

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.

Requirements

• 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).

Schedule

This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office.

Pay

The expected salary range for this position is $100,000 - $140,000. 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

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.
• 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.
• 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.