Junior AI-Driven Full-Stack Engineer (Hybrid)

MetLif; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MetLife in Malaysia invites a Junior AI Engineer (Full Stack) to join our Hybrid-structured team in Kuala Lumpur. You will design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain cloud-native applications with an AI-first approach, embracing responsible AI and secure, scalable software delivery.

This role emphasizes collaboration with product, architecture, security, and operations to translate business needs into robust technical solutions, while contributing to incident response and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• Foundational knowledge in building applications using modern full-stack, API, data, and cloud technologies.
• Exposure to Azure AI Foundry, Copilot SDK, Semantic Kernel, AI agents, RAG, and LLM application patterns preferred.
• Some knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, API-first development, domain-driven design, and shift-left quality and security practices.

Responsibilities

• Apply AI-first engineering practices across discovery, requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, operations, and continuous improvement.
• Translate business outcomes into clear technical specifications, architecture decisions, NFRs, design notes, and acceptance criteria.
• Build secure, scalable, resilient, observable, and maintainable full-stack solutions.
• Use AI responsibly to improve engineering productivity and software delivery quality.
• Partner with product, architecture, security, operations, and business teams to deliver aligned outcomes.
• Support incident resolution, automation, simplification, and continuous improvement activities.

Skills

Full-stack development

AI-assisted software delivery

GitHub Enterprise

GitHub Copilot

Azure AI Foundry

Copilot SDK

Semantic Kernel

DevOps & CI/CD

Security & quality

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/IT

Tools

GitHub Enterprise

GitHub Copilot

Azure AI Foundry

Copilot SDK

Semantic Kernel

Job description

MetLife in Malaysia invites a Junior AI Engineer (Full Stack) to join our Hybrid-structured team in Kuala Lumpur. You will design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain cloud-native applications with an AI-first approach, embracing responsible AI and secure, scalable software delivery.

This role emphasizes collaboration with product, architecture, security, and operations to translate business needs into robust technical solutions, while contributing to incident response and continuous improvement.