Lead Full Stack Software Engineer

MetLife; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

Life insurance

401(k) with company matching

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

MetLife's Global Technology team in New Jersey is seeking a hands-on software professional to design, develop, and govern large-scale applications across the enterprise. You will stay involved in design, development, debugging, and performance tuning while guiding multiple development teams.

The role offers a hybrid work arrangement with at least three days in the office. A bachelor’s degree and 5 years of web-scale software experience, including Java, Node.js, and React, are required, with a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or information technology and 5 years of web-scale application design.
• 5 years of experience in Java and/or Node.js.
• 2 years of experience in React.
• Experience designing enterprise APIs and documenting in OpenAPI.
• Spring Cloud and DevOps pipelines for CI/CD in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement large, complex global projects with cross-team coordination.
• Collaborate with business and IT partners to design distributed applications and APIs.
• Design and code, test transactions, and monitor efficiency of existing systems.
• Review, modify programming systems, including testing, debugging and installation.
• Provide technical support and governance across development teams.
• Ensure standards and best practices are followed.

Skills

Java

Node.js

React

OpenAPI Specification

Microservices Architecture

Spring Cloud

DevOps Pipelines

Cloud Computing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or information technology

Tools

OpenAPI Specification

Microservices

Kubernetes

Istio

Azure

CI/CD

Job description

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

Join a highly collaborative technology environment where you’ll help shape and deliver complex, large-scale applications used across a global organization. This role offers the opportunity to remain hands-on with design, development, debugging, and performance tuning while also providing technical leadership and governance across multiple development teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement large and complex technology projects at a global scale, applying product-centric technical expertise to navigate complex deployments with multiple systems and teams.
• Collaborate with business and IT partners in the design and implementation of complex distributed applications. Contribute to the technical design and development of applications using existing and emerging technology platforms. Convert business problems into programming instructions.
• Design and code programs, create test transactions, and run tests as necessary. Monitor operating efficiency of existing application systems.
• Review, analyze, and modify programming systems, including encoding, testing, debugging, and installing for a large-scale system.
• Provide technical support to project teams throughout project lifecycle around technology platforms, solution design, security, debugging, profiling, and performance tuning.
• Provide governance over development teams to ensure that standards and best practices are being followed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or information technology and five (5) years of experience designing applications and systems at web scale.
• 5 years of experience in Java and/or node js
• 2 years of experience in React.
• Specific skills/other requirements - must also possess experience in the following: Designing enterprise APIs and documenting them in OpenAPI Specification. Developing enterprise APIs in Microservices architecture using Java.
• Spring Cloud framework. Designing and implementing DevOps Pipelines for Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery of code in a cloud computing environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in SQL or Oracle technologies.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies.
• Experience in leading and mentoring software development teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with containerized applications in Azure cloud infrastructure using technologies such as Kubernetes and Istio service mesh. Monitoring and analyzing performance of complex distributed applications using Splunk and AppDynamics Observability Platform.

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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 $120,000 - $161,600. 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! For more information regarding MetLife’s U.S. benefits, please

About MetLife

Recognizedon Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies",Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companiesto Work For®, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of theworld’s leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities,employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutionalcustomers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positionsin the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

As part of our New Frontier strategy, MetLife is building an AI-enabled, people-centered future. We’re looking for people who bring curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset as we use AI to enhance how we serve customers, support communities, and evolve the way work gets done. At MetLife, AI is a responsible partner that supports human judgment, creativity, and continuous improvement while helping us build trust, inclusion, and long-term value.

Our purposeis simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world atlarge create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our corevalues - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, andThink Ahead - we’re inspired to transform the next century in financialservices. 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 [e-mail]. 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.

This posting is for a current vacancy and is anticipated to remain open for at least 90 days from the listed posting date.